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How many have pre-ordered "Recording The Beatles"

Post by lapsteel » Mon May 29, 2006 2:30 pm

After reading the interview I got on the website and pre-ordered the deluxe version. August is going to be a good month. This will be coming and I will have my July/August Tape Op. Awesome!

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Post by hammertime » Mon May 29, 2006 8:56 pm

I think the premise of the book is sort of flawed (that is, that there were some special tricks/gear or other b.s. that made these recordings what they were; they were just a tight band that rehearsed alot and had a good chemsitry and had the right producer for the job-- with these ingredients, any decent professional studio could have recorded them). I'd probably flip through it at borders, like I did with that other book, "equipment of the beatles" or something like that, but I wouldn't pay more than 10 or 15 bucks for it.

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Post by Ryan Ferris » Mon May 29, 2006 9:16 pm

I did.

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Post by TapeOpLarry » Mon May 29, 2006 10:04 pm

I ordered one ages ago. If I didn't trust these tow I'd be worried!

I think it wil be interesting as a historical document, and the info on how a studio like Abbey Road worked will be cool.
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Post by JGriffin » Mon May 29, 2006 10:24 pm

hammertime wrote:I think the premise of the book is sort of flawed (that is, that there were some special tricks/gear or other b.s. that made these recordings what they were; they were just a tight band that rehearsed alot and had a good chemsitry and had the right producer for the job-- with these ingredients, any decent professional studio could have recorded them). I'd probably flip through it at borders, like I did with that other book, "equipment of the beatles" or something like that, but I wouldn't pay more than 10 or 15 bucks for it.
Um, yeah, except that there were a lot of techniques that were developed while making those records, as well as gear that was specially built by the engineers at the studio...so the concept as you stated it is...well, spot on.
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Post by JASIII » Tue May 30, 2006 1:07 pm

I ordered a copy. I honestly doubt anyone's ordering the book hoping to "sound like the Beatles". I hope not anyway. I ordered it for a) gear porn, b)to deepen my knowledge of Beatles and recording history, and c)as a reference book. Don't think I'm rushing out to buy any Fairchild stuff anytime soon, or ever.
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Post by Rivers » Tue May 30, 2006 1:14 pm

I did.
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Post by BrianK » Tue May 30, 2006 2:55 pm

Hello,

Somehow someone has gotten an impression that there is a "premise" to the book. I don't think we ever had one, or set out to have such a goal.

Hopefully, this book will show one of the largest "pictures" of the whole era and process they used. We learned a TON by doing it, so it is likely you will too. It's not just a gear book, but it shows more detail to the gear than anywhere else. It is also a people book, a methods book, a place book, a history book. Lots of facets beyond just a tight band and a single producer contributed; we think you'll be surprised at the reality of what went on there. Beatles records are considered "magic" to listen to, but they are really the work of lots of real people doing their thing in the studio.

Thanks to those who ordered already!
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Post by hammertime » Tue May 30, 2006 11:29 pm

Yeah, whatever, I'll probably flip through it if it goes on sale at Barnes and Noble. I might even buy it if it's less than 20 dollars.
BrianK wrote:Hello,

Somehow someone has gotten an impression that there is a "premise" to the book. I don't think we ever had one, or set out to have such a goal.

Hopefully, this book will show one of the largest "pictures" of the whole era and process they used. We learned a TON by doing it, so it is likely you will too. It's not just a gear book, but it shows more detail to the gear than anywhere else. It is also a people book, a methods book, a place book, a history book. Lots of facets beyond just a tight band and a single producer contributed; we think you'll be surprised at the reality of what went on there. Beatles records are considered "magic" to listen to, but they are really the work of lots of real people doing their thing in the studio.

Thanks to those who ordered already!

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Preordering Recording The Beatles

Post by MoonPool » Wed May 31, 2006 10:10 am

I pre-ordered a copy. I realized as time goes on there's loads of misinformation that has been put out there. Some by the parties involved (The Beatles and their PR machine) and some by writers who did no real investigation and made stuff up. It's all part of the mix now. A thoroughly researched book such as this made a lot of sense to me. It also seems to be something that a small number of the general public would care about. I like to support that kind of writing, so while I think the price is steep, I understand the publishing world and am fortunate to be able to afford it at the moment. I'm sure it'll be a fascinating read in places. I never thought of the book as a "How to sound like Beatles from an engineering point of view", but rather as an opportunity to look back in time and see what was happening at Abbey Road. Looking at other studios of the time in depth would also be pretty cool - but I would have to wait until my budget had room for it.

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Post by BrianK » Thu Jun 08, 2006 5:55 pm

Yes, there's a lot of misinformation. Certainly, slim memories are part of it, but some things have been passed down over time - from who knows what source.

Even more than misinformation, there are a lot of details that are (so far)completely unknown. This is good to know, as there will be a LOT of new Beatle information in the book, not just a rehash of previous things. As said in the quotes, some of this is even "new" to the people who worked there; they never knew who designed the gear or where it came from, how it worked, why it was special.

We learned it all too, so we have some sense of how much surprise and cool discovery there is to be made by a reader. It's a subject that is well-studied, by those who care, but if you ask what they really know about the specifics, it's unknown. Tape editing tricks, overdubbing methods, prototype effects - some very unknown things.

In the end, you'll have a much more realistic idea of what really happened. You can decide for yourself what talents and components made the records good.
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Post by sloanfiske » Fri Jun 09, 2006 6:49 am

i did.

it's gonna be a cool coffee table book.
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Post by BrianK » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:42 pm

http://www.recordingthebeatles.com/preview.htm

We just posted some sample/preview pages so you can have a peek inside the book. If you read these four, you have just 536 pages left to go!
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Post by TapeOpLarry » Sat Jun 24, 2006 1:06 am

Shit, these teasers look really, really cool. I can't wait!
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Post by lapsteel » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:33 am

That is awesome! I really liked the closer look at "Mother Nature's Son"

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