Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick dies age 72
Grammy-winning engineer worked on records such as Revolver, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road and various Paul McCartney solo albumsGeoff Emerick, the audio engineer best known for his work with the Beatles, has died aged 72 following a heart attack.Emerick began working as an assistant engineer for EMI Records in the early 1960s when he was 15 years old. In 1963, he first encountered the Beatles when he was a tape operator on an overdub session for Misery and Baby Itâ€...
New York Times — A Grammy Award-winning engineer, he played a key role in the making of “Revolver,†“Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band†and other import... more info
Guardian Music — Grammy-winning engineer worked on records such as Revolver, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Abbey Road and various Paul McCartney solo albumsGeoff Emerick, t... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Geoff Emerick, the legendary engineer who helped The Beatles with their groundbreaking studio work in the 1960s and recounted his time with the band in the essential memo... more info
Stereogum — Geoff Emerick, the imaginative recording engineer who was one of the architects of the Beatles' legendary recordings and worked with them on their early hits and their la... more info
Guardian Music — Whether piping Lennon through an organ or recording Ringo ‘wrongly’, the innovative engineer translated the band’s wildest ideas into timeless sounds... more info
USA Today Music — Geoff Emerick, who worked as a recording engineer for The Beatles and played an important role in "Revolver," and other albums has died.
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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Geoff Emerick, the innovative English recording engineer who most famously worked in tandem with producer George Martin on several of the Beatles’ most artisticall... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Geoff Emerick, the innovative English recording engineer who most famously worked in tandem with producer George Martin on several of the Beatles’ most artisticall... more info