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

This engaging memoir vividly recaptures Emerick's days as a recording engineer for EMI at their Abbey Road studios from 1962 to 1968, where he worked on many of the Beatles' albums--most notably Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. (At age 20, Emerick won an Emmy award for the recording of Pepper.) Emerick recounts how he was hired by EMI fresh out of school in 1962 at 15 and began almost immediately helping record the Beatles, who had just been signed by George Martin to their first professional contract. The book is full of engaging stories about the Beatles and Emerick's contributions to their distinctive (and evolving) sound, thanks to his (and Martin's and the band's) relentless striving for innovative recording techniques. The book is distinguished by the memorable character of its narrator. Quiet and self-effacing in the recording booth, Emerick nonetheless is a man with strong opinions about the Beatles, their music, and the colleagues and friends with whom he has worked. Eccentric, likable, and occasionally cranky, Emerick's voice makes this book a pleasure to read. Recommended. Reviewed by: David Venturo

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