RIP GEORGE MARTIN! :(

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(clicky)beatles producer George Martin passed at 90, earlier today

Most of what we know today as classic rock was greatly influenced by him. He was influential in moving rock from a teeny bopper fad to a serious art form.

We should thank George Martin every time we have a CT scan. If he hadn't signed the Beatles, EMI wouldn't have made all that money that went into the research that eventually led to the development of the computed tomography.

^^^wow I had no idea! thanx for that delicious bit o'trivia

No problem. I learned that from my sister, who works as an x-ray tech.

before the beatles he also produced comedy records [via parlophone record label] for peter sellers and the goon show as well.

True. Back in those days, the music business was just a sideline for companies like EMI. Then along came the Beatles, and everything changed.

interesting how a non-musical company/corporation decides to get into music as a sideline.

You know, I remember watching a Keith Richards interview a few years back on YouTube, and he talked about that. For most of these companies like EMI, the music business was a tax write-off. They didn't expect to make any money from it.

an irony, for sure, at least for EMI.

With all due respect to Phil Spector, on whom I'm no expert, George Martin was the first record producer to fully integrate classical music instruments into rock musical instruments.

He was like an unseen wind that moved the sails of many a great ship.They wouldn't have sailed so far without him.

...What was wrong with Spector's mono ?
Literally speaking , anyway , I believe his LPs were issued in the early 60s in stereo .
And , actually , the Beatles' (and other contemporary Martin-produced stuff) early LPs , though they had stereo versions issued , the stereo versions , especially in Britain , were afterthoughts , there was very veryvary little market for stereo " teens' music " LPs in Britain of 1963 !
I like old-style mono single AM radio mixing...........

I performed George Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" on stage the other nite as a tribute to Martin.
Here's Clapton's brilliant version of the song backed by Ringo's All Starr Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj4J6i_vw0w
As for Spector, he was the Mickie Most of the USA. Both despised stereophonic sound, praying it would be only a passing fad. With Phil permanently in prison now, he can no longer block 1960's multitracks from being remixed into stereo. Same goes for Most who died in 2003.

MONO SUCKS!