George Martin RIP
Posted by: BevC on 08 March 2016
it is being reported that George Martin has died at the age of 90. He will be sadly missed.
Truly sad news as he played a major part in the soundtrack of my life.
RIP George.
One of the true greats in my musical lifetime.
Love and peace,
Richard
The fact that a classically trained producer was willing to indulge four young rockers speaks volumes to Martin's musical acumen. He was probably the greatest singular factor on the Beatles' overall sound as a band, no doubt a strong facilitator in the studio, and always regarded as a gentleman. Few, if any record producers are so positively tied to a band as George Martin was to the Beatles - the two names and their credits for success are nearly synonymous. His legacy in the history of recorded music will never be forgotten.
Well yes, but he was house staff at Abbey Road. So was given work to do.
Sad news. RIP George. The Beatles still remains my largest "By Artist" music folder & then add those many other bands & orchestras he produced .......... some legacy.
And he was a very good bloke: modest, generous, loyal.
jon honeyball posted:Well yes, but he was house staff at Abbey Road. So was given work to do.
Surely he was head of Parlophone - an EMI subsidiary - and wanted to widen the label's repertoire with pop music which was how he came to sign the Beatles. So he took them on; he wasn't given them.
Clive
In a year where we have lost some musical giants, this one might be the biggest one yet.
And his contributions went way past the Beatles, although I have always thought of him as the consummate "Fifth Beatle" - in the perfect storm that came together to make the Beatles, he was the musical eye of the hurricane. As great as they were, they wouldn't have been as great without George Martin.
Cdb posted:jon honeyball posted:Well yes, but he was house staff at Abbey Road. So was given work to do.
Surely he was head of Parlophone - an EMI subsidiary - and wanted to widen the label's repertoire with pop music which was how he came to sign the Beatles. So he took them on; he wasn't given them.
Clive
George Martin certainly produced some memorable classical recordings for Parlophone, including Mozart Violin Concertos played by the [former] leader of the Berlin Philharmonic, Szymon Goldberg, with the Philharmonia under Walter Susskind. About 1954 in Abbey Road Number One Studio.
A recording wonderful in every way.
RIP George Martin.
George
Sad news indeed, sophisticated, forward thinking and we probably don't even know the half of him, just his studio work. Tho I think his guiding the Beatles is what he'll forever be known for and god bless him for that. He let them run to create their own magic.
What a life he led, what a contribution, what a legacy........celebrate you George Martin.
The Beatles would have been a great band without him. With him, they were a phenomenon that changed the world and gave pleasure to millions of people, and will continue to do so. There's a showing of "Produced by George Martin" on BBC 4 later tonight.