Last night, not far from here, Sir James Paul McCartney provided the music for a private party that was held by Trump buddy Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots. I wonder if Paul still keeps a diary?
Category: Beatles
A revolver for Revolver
Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick has died of a heart attack. When John Lennon described how he wanted his voice to sound in “Tomorrow Never Knows” — “Like the Dalai Lama chanting from a mountaintop” — Geoff, 19 years old, had an idea.
… perhaps there was one amplifier that might work, even though nobody had ever put a vocal through it. The studio’s Hammond organ was hooked up to a system called a Leslie — a large wooden box that contained an amp and two sets of revolving speakers, one that carried low bass frequencies and the other that carried high treble frequencies… In my mind I could almost hear what John’s voice might sound like if it were coming from a Leslie. It would take a little time to set up, but I thought it might just give him what he was after.
From Here, There and Everywhere, by Geoff Emerick and Howard Massey
The effect can be heard at 1:27.
All You Need is Ears… And a Good Internet Connection
The official Beatles Channel on YouTube now features all of their albums, but not the American editions!
Hey Julian
Coming up on 50 years. Fifty! Everybody sing Na-Na-Na-Nah!
Why Don’t We Do It In The Road With Plastic Mac
This video is everywhere else, but what the heck, I may as well add it here too.
Colbert Kids Say the Darndest Things
Joshua knows his Beatles!
John Oliver as Paul McCartney, the equivalent role that Eric Idle played in The Rutles. Further proof that Oliver is, as I have always suspected, Idle’s bastard son!