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by Kenneth Womack


  Davies, Hunter. The Beatles. Updated ed. New York: Norton, 2013.

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  ———. You Never Give Me Your Money: The Beatles After the Breakup. New York: Harper, 2011.

  Dowlding, William J. Beatlesongs. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1989.

  Doyle, Tom. Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s. New York: Random House, 2013.

  Drummond, Norrie. “Dinner with the Beatles.” NME, May 27, 1967. In “Beatles Interview: Sgt Pepper Launch Party 5/19/1967,” by Jay Spangler, The Beatles Interview Database, www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1967.0519.beatles.html.

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  ———. Liverpool, Wondrous Place: From the Cavern to the Capital of Culture. London: Virgin Books, 2007.

  Emerick, Geoff, and Howard Massey. Here, There, and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles. New York: Gotham, 2006.

  ———. Interview with James Marcus. Netscape, February 2007.

  Espiner, Mark. “Sounds and Vision.” Guardian (US edition), June 30, 2001. www.theguardian.com/books/2001/jun/30/books.guardianreview1.

  Everett, Walter. The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

  Fellows, Matthew. “Studio Profiles: AIR Studios.” Audio Media International, July 22, 2015. www.audiomediainternational.com/recording/studio-profile-air-studios/04644.

  Fottrell, Stephen. “Sir George Martin’s Caribbean Legacy: AIR Studios Montserrat.” BBC News, March 9, 2016. www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35761728.

  Freeman, Robert. The Beatles: A Private View. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1990.

  Fricke, David. “Capitol to Release Beatles CDs.” Rolling Stone, February 26, 1987. www.rollingstone.com/music/news/capitol-to-release-beatles-cds-19870226.

  ———. “Cheap Trick: All Shook Up.” Rolling Stone, March 19, 1981. www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/all-shook-up-19810319.

  “From the Music Capitals of the World.” Billboard, March 5, 1966, 37.

  Gambaccini, Paul. Paul McCartney: In His Own Words. New York: Flash, 1976.

  “George Martin.” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1999. www.rockhall.com/inductees/george-martin.

  “George Martin in US for Material Hunt.” Cash Box, February 19, 1966, 18.

  Goldstein, Richard. “Are They Waning?” New York Times, December 31, 1967, 62.

  Goodden, Joe. Riding So High: The Beatles and Drugs. London: Pepper and Pearl, 2017.

  Hanly, Francis, dir. Produced by George Martin. BBC, 2012.

  Harris, John. “Let It Be: Can You Dig It?” Special limited edition, Mojo: 1,000 Days of Revolution: The Beatles’ Final Years—Jan 1, 1968 to Sept 27, 1970, March 2003.

  Harrison, Louise. My Kid Brother’s Band: A.K.A the Beatles. Morley, MO: Acclaim Press, 2014.

  Herrera, Nancy Cooke de. All You Need Is Love: An Eyewitness Account of When Spirituality Spread from the East to the West. San Diego: Jodere, 2003.

  Hogan, Phil. “Carry That Weight.” Guardian, March 9, 2003. www.theguardian.com/books/2003/mar/09/biography.highereducation2.

  Holden, Stephen. “Paul McCartney: Tug of War.” Rolling Stone, May 27, 1982. www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/tug-of-war-19820527.

  Hornsby, Jeremy. “Model Fifth Beatle.” Letter to the editor. Times, March 11, 2016, 20.

  “How We Met: Cilla Black and Sir George Martin.” Interviews with Anthi Charalambous. Independent, March 29, 1998. www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-cilla-black-and-sir-george-martin-1153302.html.

  Hudak, Joseph. “Kenny Rogers on Working with George Martin: ‘The Highlight of My Career.’” Rolling Stone, March 9, 2016. www.rollingstone.com/music/news/kenny-rogers-on-working-with-george-martin-the-highlight-of-my-career-20160309.

  Huntley, Elliot J. Mystical One: George Harrison After the Breakup of the Beatles. Toronto: Guernica Editions, 2004.

  Hyatt, Wesley. The Billboard Book of Number-One Adult Contemporary Hits. New York: Billboard Publications, 1999.

  “It’s Beach Boys Over Beatles: Reader Poll.” Billboard, December 10, 1966, 10.

  Jamison, Tom. “Lives Remembered: Sir George Martin.” Able, March 2016. http://ablemagazine.co.uk/lives-remembered-sir-george-martin/.

  Johns, Glyn. Sound Man: A Life Recording Hits with the Rolling Stones, the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, Eric Clapton, the Faces. New York: Blue Rider, 2014.

  Johnson, Derek. “Most Way-Out Beatles Ever.” NME, February 11, 1967, 6.

  ———. “Next Beatle Album in Depth: NMExclusive.” NME, November 1, 1969, 11.

  Johnson, Joe. “Meeting George Martin: A Personal Journey.” Beatle Brunch (blog), March 10, 2016. https://beatlebrunch.wordpress.com/2016/03/10/meeting-george-martin-a-personal-journey/.

  Jones, Nick. “New Singles Including the Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Buffalo Springfield.” Melody Maker, November 18, 1967, n.p.

  Juber, Laurence. Guitar with Wings: A Photographic Memoir. With Marshall Terrill. Deerfield, IL: Dalton Watson, 2014.

  Kifner, John. “Devastated by Hurricane, Montserrat Starts to Rebuild.” New York Times, September 22, 1969. www.nytimes.com/1989/09/22/us/devastated-by-hurricane-montserrat-starts-to-rebuild.html.

  Kozinn, Allan. “The Beatles on Compact Disc: A Conversation with George Martin.” Beatlefan 9, no. 2 (1987): 8–10.

  ———. “The Beatles’ Producer, Still with Stories to Tell.” New York Times, June 17, 2003. www.nytimes.com/2003/06/17/books/beatles-producer-still-with-stories-tell-george-martin-has-found-life-after.html.

  Lahr, John. Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton. London: Open Road, 2013.

  Lawrence, Alistair. Abbey Road: The Best Studio in the World. London: Bloomsbury, 2012.

  Leigh, Spencer. Love Me Do to Love Me Don’t: The Beatles on Record. Sleaford, UK: McNidder and Grace, 2016.

  Lennon, John. “Beatles Music Straightforward on Next Album.” Interview by Alan Smith. Hit Parader, December 1969. www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1969.0503.beatles.html.

  ———. Lennon Remembers. Interview by Jann Wenner. 1970. Reprint, New York: Verso, 2000.

  ———. “Old Grey Whistle Test.” Interview with Bob Harris. BBC. March 17, 1975.

  Lennon, John, and Yoko Ono. All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Interview by David Sheff. Edited by G. Barry Golson. New York: Griffin, 2000.

  Lewisohn, Mark. The Beatles Live! London: Pavilion, 1986.

  ———. The Complete Beatles Chronicle: The Only Definitive Guide to the Beatles’ Entire Career. London: Pyramid, 1992.

  ———. The Complete Beatles Recording Sessions: The Official Abbey Road Studio Session Notes, 1962–1970. New York: Harmony, 1988.

  ———. Tune In: The Beatles—All These Years. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown, 2013.

  ———. Tune In: The Beatles—All These Years. Vol. 1. Extended ed. Boston: Little, Brown, 2013.

  Lezard, Nicholas. “Summer of Love.” Guardian, June 9, 1995, 6.

  “Linda McCartney Service Reunites Three Beatles.” New York Times, June 9, 1998, http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/09/arts/linda-mccartney-service-reunites-3-beatles.html.

  Logan, Nick. “Sky-High with the Beatles.” NME, November 26, 1967, n.p.

  Love, Mike. Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy. With James S. Hirsch. New York: Blue Rider, 2016.

  Lush, Richard. “What Was It Like to Record with Lennon and McCartney? A Conversation with Sgt. Pepper Sound Engineer Richard Lush.” Interview by Riley Fitzgerald. Hhhhappy, January 17, 2017. http://hhhhappy.com/what-was-it-like-to-record-with-lennon-and-mccartney-a-conversation-with-sgt-pepper-sound-engineer-richard-lush/.

  MacDonald, Ian. Revolution in th
e Head: The Beatles’ Records and the Sixties. New York: Holt, 1994.

  The Making of Sgt. Pepper. ITV, 1992. Television documentary.

  Marsh, Dave, and John Swenson, eds. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. New York: Random House, 1983.

  Martin, George. All You Need Is Ears. With Jeremy Hornsby. New York: St. Martin’s, 1979.

  ———. “Commencement 1989: George Martin’s Commencement Address.” Berklee College of Music, April 13, 1989. www.berklee.edu/commencement/past/1989.

  ———. Interview with Gavin Hewitt. BBC Evening News, December 1980.

  ———. Interview with Richard Buskin, March 3, 1987. YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=evomc1xfM9s&t=103s.

  ———. Interview with Sue Lawley. Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, November 19, 1995.

  ———. “Listen to My Story: George Martin Interview with Melody Maker.” Interview by Richard Williams. Melody Maker, August 21, 1971, http://beatlesnumber9.com/martininterview1971.html.

  ———, ed. Making Music: The Guide to Writing, Performing, and Recording. New York: Quill, 1983.

  ———. “The Making of Sgt. Pepper.” Lecture, Count Basie Theatre, Red Bank, NJ, 1999.

  ———. “The Mojo Interview: Sir George Martin.” Interview by Jim Irvin. Mojo, March 2007, 39.

  ———. Playback: An Illustrated Memoir. Guildford, UK: Genesis Publications, 2002.

  ———. Produced by George Martin: Highlights from 50 Years in Recording. Parlophone, 2001, compact disc.

  ———. “The Producer Series, Part 1.” Interview by Ralph Denver. Studio Sound, January 1985, 56–64.

  ———. “The Producer Series, Part 2.” Interview by Ralph Denver. Studio Sound, February 1985, 52–58.

  ———. “‘They Were My Boys, the Greatest in the World’: An Interview with George Martin (1993).” Interview by Bill DeYoung. Bill DeYoung website, January 3, 2016. www.billdeyoung.com/tag/george-martin-beatles/.

  ———. “To Sir with Love.” Interview by Larry the O. Electronic Musician, January 7, 2009. www.emusician.com/gear/1332/to-sir-with-love/40689.

  ———. With a Little Help from My Friends: The Making of Sgt. Pepper. With William Pearson. Boston: Little, Brown, 1994.

  Martin, Giles. Interview with Scott Goldman, Grammy Museum, Los Angeles, CA, May 2, 2017.

  Mason, Nick. Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2005.

  Massey, Howard. The Great British Recording Studios. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2015.

  Matteo, Steve. Let It Be. New York: Continuum, 2004.

  McKenzie, Sheena. “Who Was the Real Fifth Beatle?” CNN.com, March 9, 2016. www.cnn.com/2016/03/09/entertainment/who-was-real-fifth-beatle/index.html.

  Miles, Barry. In the Sixties. London: Jonathan Cape, 2002.

  ———. Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now. New York: Holt, 1997.

  Morse, Steve. “Paperbacks.” Boston Globe, December 18, 1983, 1.

  Nicholl, Katie. “George Harrison Close to Death.” Daily Mail, November 14, 2001. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-61825/George-Harrison-close-death.html.

  Norman, Philip. John Lennon: A Life. London: Ecco, 2008.

  Oates, John. Change of Seasons: A Memoir. New York: St. Martin’s, 2017.

  “Obituaries: Brian O’Hara.” Independent, July 1, 1999. www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituaries-brian-ohara-1103691.html.

  O’Toole, Kit. Michael Jackson FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About the King of Pop. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2015.

  “Platter Chatter: Albums by the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, and Kaleidoscope.” Hit Parader, April 1968, n.p.

  Porterfield, Christopher. “Pop Music: The Messengers.” Time, September 22, 1967, 60.

  Priore, Domenic. Smile: The Story of Brian Wilson’s Lost Masterpiece. London: Sanctuary, 2005.

  “Remembering the Forgotten Beatle.” Rolling Stone, December 5, 2001, 9.

  Repsch, John. The Legendary Joe Meek: The Telstar Man. London: Woodford, 1989.

  Richardson, Mark. “The Beatles’ Love.” Pitchfork, November 30, 2006. http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9669-love/.

  Riley, Tim. Lennon: The Man, the Myth, the Music. New York: Hyperion, 2011.

  ———. Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary. New York: Knopf, 1988.

  Rodriguez, Robert. Revolver: How the Beatles Re-imagined Rock ’n’ Roll. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2012.

  Ryan, Kevin, and Brian Kehew. Recording the Beatles: The Studio Equipment and Techniques Used to Create Their Classic Albums. Houston, TX: Curvebender, 2006.

  Scott, Ken. Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust: Off the Record with the Beatles, Bowie, Elton, and So Much More. Los Angeles: Alfred Music, 2012.

  ———. “Beatles’ Recording Engineer Ken Scott Reveals Behind the Scenes Details on Working with the Fab Four.” Interview by Marshall Terrill. Day Trippin’, July 25, 2012. http://daytrippin.com/2012/07/25/beatles-recording-engineer-ken-scott-reveals-behind-the-scenes-details-on-working-with-the-fab-four/.

  “Show Business: Other Noises, Other Notes.” Time, March 3, 1967, 63.

  Snow, Mat. The Who: Fifty Years of My Generation. New York: Race Point, 2015.

  “Spotlight Singles.” Billboard, March 16, 1968, 78.

  Southall, Brian. Abbey Road: The Story of the World’s Most Famous Studios. Wellingborough, UK: Patrick Stephens, 1982.

  ———. Northern Songs: The True Story of the Beatles Song Publishing Empire. With Rupert Perry. London: Omnibus, 2009.

  Spangler, Jay. “John Lennon & Paul McCartney: Apple Press Conference 5/14/1968.” The Beatles Interview Database. www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1968.0514pc.beatles.html.

  Spitz, Bob. The Beatles: The Biography. Boston: Little, Brown, 2005.

  Starr, Michael Seth. With a Little Help. Milwaukee, WI: Hal Leonard, 2015.

  “Stereo Rattles Stations; Mfrs. Strangle Monaural.” Billboard, January 6, 1968, 1.

  Sulpy, Doug, and Ray Schweighardt. Get Back: The Unauthorized Chronicle of the Beatles’ Let It Be Disaster. New York: Griffin, 1997.

  Take a Ride Through the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. WCBS-FM, 2011. Radio playlist.

  Thompson, Gordon. Please Please Me: Sixties Pop, Inside Out. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.

  Turner, Steve. Beatles ’66: The Revolutionary Year. New York: HarperCollins, 2016.

  ———. The Complete Beatles Songs: The Stories Behind Every Track Written by the Fab Four. London: Carlton, 2015.

  Van der Kiste, John. Jeff Lynne: Electric Light Orchestra—Before and After. Stroud, UK: Fonthill Media, 2015.

  Vyner, Harriet. Groovy Bob: The Life and Times of Robert Fraser. London: Faber and Faber, 1999.

  Wade, John. “Alan Civil.” Obituary. Daily Telegraph, March 21, 1989. www.hornsociety.org/information-archive/151-hornplayer/hpn-info-archive/636-alan-civil-obituary.

  Welch, Chris. “Beatles Recall All Our Yesterdays.” Melody Maker, March 9, 1968, 17.

  Wenner, Jann S. “Review: The Beatles’ White Album.” Rolling Stone, December 12, 1967. www.rollingstone.com/music/features/beatles-19681221.

  Williams, Richard. Phil Spector: Out of His Head. London: Omnibus, 2009.

  Winn, John C. That Magic Feeling: The Beatles’ Recorded Legacy. Vol. 2, 1966–1970. Sharon, VT: Multiplus, 2003.

  Womack, Kenneth. The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four. 2 vols. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood Press, 2014.

  Zupko, Sarah. “George Martin: In My Life.” PopMatters, October 1998. www.popmatters.com/recent/tv/film/P98740/music/.

  Index

  * * *

  Abandoned Luncheonette (LP), 416

  Abbey Road (LP)

  CD release, 463

  concept, 376

  concert benefits featuring, 469

  cover design, 387, 417

  Martin’s view of, 390, 393

  recording/production, 375–389, 391–392

  release and reviews, 391–392

 
; song order, 376, 389

  title selection, 387

  Abbey Road Studios. See EMI Studios

  Absolutely Free (album), 376

  Academy Awards, 403, 416

  “Across the Universe,” 299–300, 301, 321, 394, 400

  “Act Naturally,” 4, 5

  Action, 9–10

  Adams, M. Clay, 3, 4–5

  Addey, Malcolm, 220, 252, 434–435

  Adventure (album), 12

  Aerosmith, 438

  “Aftermyth of War,” 479

  “Ain’t She Sweet,” 382

  AIR (Associated Independent Recording)

  artists of, 5–12, 86–87, 239

  business partners, 4, 71

  early production, 5–6

  EMI production agreements with, 71, 425–426

  founding of, xi, 2

  motto, 6

  production assistants at, 311

  production facilities for, 420–421, 466–467, 470, 471, 487 (see also AIR Montserrat; AIR Oxford Street Studios)

  talent scouting, 8–9

  AIR Lyndhurst, 466–467, 470, 471, 487

  AIR Montserrat

  concept development and design, 421–422

  construction, 436

  destruction and closure of, 468–469

  economic impact of, 439

  popularity and success of, 439, 441

  recording/production at, 444, 450–451, 455, 465

  technology at, 439

  Air on the G String (Bach), 306, 416

  AIR Oxford Street Studios

  closure of, 466

  design and construction, 368–370, 405, 439

  grand opening, 405

  mergers, 424–425

  music genre specialties of, 407–408

  popularity and success of, 406, 408, 414, 420, 423

  production sessions at, 412

  purchase offers, 423–424

  recording sessions at, 406, 412, 414, 418, 420, 427–430, 434, 447–451

  studio descriptions and rates, 406

  AIR Ship, 420–421, 425

  “Air That I Breathe, The,” 425

  Airshow World (television show), 481

  “Alfie,” 7–8

  “All My Loving,” 40

  All Shook Up (LP), 443–444

  All the Best (LP), 465

  “All Things Must Pass,” 352

  All This and World War II (documentary), 436

 

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