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Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
Geoff Emerick, Howard Massey

Gotham, 2007 - 400 pages

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Essential technical info on many Beatles classics

This book is essential to anyone who is curious about the technical aspects of the Beatles music from Revolver through Abby Road. With some added insight on Let It Be. Mr. Emerick does a great job of sticking to what was happening in the studio and not giving his version of Beatle's history. I disagree with some of the reviews I have read stating that Mr. Emerick gives Ringo and George a bad rap while painting John as moody and Paul as some kind of saint. Mr. Emerick is merely describing his interaction with the Beatles in the studio. He does an excellent job of explaining the recording process at that time and gives some insight on just how far we've come in today's recording studio. The book was easy to get into and hard to put down.


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The Best BEATLES Book Available!!

I have read many Beatles books (from the massive BEATLES ANTHOLOGY to less ambitious works, to downright obscure titles), but in all honestly I must say that Geoff Emerick's HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE is by far the best Beatles book I have ever read.

Emerick's story is almost a dream come true for any Beatles fan. Imagine landing a job at the age of 15 at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in 1962, just in time to witness the launching of the Beatles' recording career. To add to this unimagineably wonderful situation, imagine being hired to be the assistant engineer to Producer George Martin just as the Beatles are about to shoot straight to the statosphere! Without a doubt Emerick was blessed with talent, ingenuity, and a lot of luck to land (and maintain) such a marvelous job.

HERE, THERE & EVERWHERE is beautifully written with rich, vivid details of the Beatles as they recorded their exquisite, timeless music from 1962 until their break up in 1970, and beyond. Through Emerick's recollections and insights, not only do we get an insider's view as to how the music was produced and engineered, but we get to re-live the days and arduous nights that the Beatles spent at Abbey Road and other recording studios. We get to see the good times and the bad times, the endless takes and dubbings, the fun and the fights within the hallowed confines of EMI Sudios / Abbey Road.

Geoff Emerick was there, from the Beatles' early recordings, to SGT. PEPPER, to the WHITE ALBUM, to the mess at the Apple offices, to Paul McCartney's recording of BAND ON THE RUN in Africa, and much more. I heartily recommend this book, you'll learn so much from it!



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Short and Insightful

This is a great book and the best of a half-dozen or so books that I have read on The Beatles. First, it answers convincingly some of the most basic questions about the group such as why they broke up, how they made music together, the personalities of each, etc. Second, it is very frank in its assessments, both with praise and criticism--George Harrison receiving a fair amount of each. Third it is very revealing about particular songs, specifically how they were made (in terms of effects desired and attained)and their evolution in the recording studio. Finally, this book is well-written, not overly technical, relatively short at 300+ pages and a joy to read.


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Geoff Emerick was the sound engineer to the Beatles

This book is very imformative for Beatles fans and audio philes alike. The author does not get caught up in the personal dramas of the Beatles, but chronicles his approach to problem solving in the day when multi-track recording technology was just starting to evolve. He does give some unique observations regarding the Fab 4, but does not seem to be awestruck, having been with them from the very beginning. Even though recording the Beatles was not always fun it was always eventful. This is a very special glimpse behind the magic curtain. I recommend it highly.


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Geoff Emerick became an assistant engineer at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in 1962 at age fifteen, and was present as a new band called the Beatles recorded their first songs. He later worked with the Beatles as they recorded their singles ?She Loves You? and ?I Want to Hold Your Hand,? the songs that would propel them to international superstardom. In 1964 he would witness the transformation of this young and playful group from Liverpool into professional, polished musicians as they put to tape classic songs such as ?Eight Days A Week? and ?I Feel Fine.?

Then, in 1966, at age nineteen, Geoff Emerick became the Beatles? chief engineer, the man responsible for their distinctive sound as they recorded the classic album Revolver, in which they pioneered innovative recording techniques that changed the course of rock history. Emerick would also engineer the monumental Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road albums, considered by many the greatest rock recordings of all time. In Here, There and Everywhere he reveals the creative process of the band in the studio, and describes how he achieved the sounds on their most famous songs. Emerick also brings to light the personal dynamics of the band, from the relentless (and increasingly mean-spirited) competition between Lennon and McCartney to the infighting and frustration that eventually brought a bitter end to the greatest rock band the world has ever known.


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