L' estate di Sgt. Pepper. Come i Beatles e George Martin crearono Sgt. Pepper's lonely hearts club band

Sir George Martin's first hand recollection of The Beatles monumental and groundbreaking Sgt. Pepper's album. Martin devotes each chapter to the chronological order that each single and song was created by the band so after setting up where the band was at after touring he relates the making of "St

The great George Martin shares the secrets of his experience with the greatest band ever and how they created the record that changed music history. Nothing to add, really. That's greatness to the core. Martin's stories makes you think you know the boys personally, as he did. He shares some interest Leggi tutto

A fascinating look at a groundbreaking album from the ultimate man on the inside. It's remarkable to read about what they were able to accomplish with four tracks and wild imaginations. I love reading about the process behind the creation of things, and this was right up my alley.

John’s vocals on Day in the Life have a 90-millisecond delay on it. Geoff fed John’s vocal to a mono tape machine which then had separate record and playback heads and then fed it back. John said when the tape echo was right, it helped him to keep time. Lyrics drove the composition of John’s songs. Leggi tutto

Paz, Amor e Sgt. Pepper (Summer of Love: the making of Sgt. Pepper) talvez seja a visão mais abrangente possível que uma única pessoa poderia dar às gravações do mais famoso álbum dos Beatles: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Escrito por George Martin com o auxílio de William Pearson, após par Leggi tutto

Li este livro pela primeira vez em 2017, no ano em que tinha 15 anos e também o ano em que o Sgt. Pepper completou 50 anos. Nesta época que fiquei mais próximo dos garotos de Liverpool e obviamente ouvia esse álbum com uma frequência maior, e alguns anos depois, eles [Beatles] ainda despertam a mesm Leggi tutto

The making of one of the greatest albums of all time - and one that changed the very nature of pop music and recording - from the man who had a major hand in making it happen. Martin was clearly not a polished writer, but I loved his various wanderings through the interpersonal relationships as he d Leggi tutto

I am surprised to see that this book isn’t well known! A book about one of the best Beatles’ albums written by their very own producer is something that should be more cherished. While I think George Martin used this opportunity to say a lot of things he observed about the band in general, it still Leggi tutto