Producing The Beatles

If you love old movies, be sure to follow my other account where I'm going to be talking about stuff like this as the urge strikes me.

Reminds me of the observation that no one has ever "tucked in" to a meal outside of a New York Times Magazine piece.

I bet they're a lot of fun at parties.

I saw Chilton play a lot in New Orleans in the 90s and he was uniformly brilliant in a very loose, exciting way, just as you would expect from a guy who knew the music business for what it was & lived on his own terms. This crowd earned every bit of his contempt.

Indeed. Always radiant. Have you seen the short Caprice she did with Joanna Hogg in 1986?

Part of the fun of making the podcast is in discovering how sometimes disparate or obscure things are connected, and I love books that do the same. I'm just finishing Stephen Greenblatt's Will In the World, which also connects the dots (for Shakespeare) in a similar, very satisfying way.

Sent this to the arranger, John Barham, and he liked it, so why not share again?

Rewatched this recently because I needed something old fashioned & charming. Seems like an absolutely lost world now (except for the mens' attitudes, which chafed a bit), but still gorgeous looking as ever. Professionally obligated Beatle connection: Larry Adler later worked with G Martin

Apologies for the delay on the next episode of the podcast. Been busy with regular work but also a continuing problem with my LG monitor. Sending it in for repair a SECOND time. I will never buy another LG product.

I will absolutely let you know!

We'll see. Once we finish the 74 book I'll see if I have another Beatle book in me, or if I want to write about something else.

Re: George, I'm touching on some of that in the 74 period, but I agree we need something deeper and comprehensive. His faith is taken at face value and never examined in relation to what else is going on in his life at any given time.

As a photographer I've always wanted this too. I also want the book that's taking shape with each episode of the podcast.

Happy Wah Wah day to all who celebrate!

Radio City will always be my favorite but this is a great, if completely different, experience, and good catch on Holocaust drawing off the piano sound of Mrs Lennon. Been screaming that for years.

All I can hear in my head is a Spinal Tap-style song: “Hot Ladeeeeerrrr.”

Two I like to point to:
Lawrence of Arabia, 3 hrs 47 min with about 70 minutes of music.
Chinatown, 2 hrs 10 min with 31 minutes of original score (plus a couple of needle drops and piano adaptations of period songs).

This Time Tomorrow! But yes, the whole thing is very good

Right it’s not just wallpaper behind the rhythm track, it’s a whole little clockwork doing its own thing while supporting the Beatley parts

Wings minus one (sort of)

YouTube video by Producing The Beatles The Beatles - Martha My Dear (strings/brass stereo mix)

As we continue celebrating George Martin's centenary, here's his isolated score for Martha My Dear. If memory serves, this is also @mjmckean.bsky.social favorite song on the White Album. youtu.be/lmBpNI6tGNI

There’s always a crank.

I cannot wait!

YouTube video by Producing The Beatles Strawberry Fields Forever - cellos and trumpets score re recording

Happy 100th Big George! I’ll be celebrating here for the next week but let’s start with one his greatest scores, Strawberry Fields Forever, which we re-recorded by following the Beatles’ original rhythm track so it’s as faithful as possible. youtu.be/UrO-s7gh0-c?...

Strawberry Fields Forever (cellos/trumpets score), by Producing The Beatles track by Producing The Beatles

Amen. I got so mad about that one that I had to produce a note perfect re-recording for the podcast. I might have a problem. producingthebeatles.bandcamp.com/track/strawb...

Can anyone think of a rock-related book before this that went this deep? I feel like Recording Sessions raised the bar not just on Beatles writing but on popular music scholarship in general

One week in the vaults. That’s all I’m asking. Just.one.week.

Whatever you do, don't show this to Chuck Berry's publisher

The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions by Mark Lewisohn

The best. What a voice.