Producing The Beatles

Jan 14 2024 18 ep. 23 mins 662
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The podcast dedicated to exploring the untold story behind producer George Martin's revolutionary collaboration with The Beatles.

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016 "Now and Then"-

Jan 14 2024 31 mins  
Beatle author Ken Womack and Ranking the Beatles host Jonathan Pretus join me to discuss the tech that made the Beatles’ new single “Now and Then” possible. And from John's haunting vocal to Giles Martin's stirring string arrangement, we peel back the layers of the production and consider Paul's nearly 30 year mission to complete John's demo.

015a A closer look at the "Live and Let Die" orchestration-

Jan 14 2024 5 mins  
A little extra mini-episode examining George Martin’s orchestration for “Live and Let Die,” with a recreation of part of the arrangement.

015 Paul McCartney and Wings, "Live and Let Die""

Jan 14 2024 28 mins  
In our penultimate Season 1 bonus episode, we examine another solo recording, this time Paul McCartney’s thrilling theme song for the 1973 James Bond film, Live and Let Die. I’m joined by Allan Kozinn, co-author of The McCartney Legacy Volume 1, who takes us through all the details of the writing and recording process. We also learn how Paul debuted the song before the film’s

014 George Harrison, "Isn't It A Pity"

Dec 19 2022 23 mins  
In the second episode looking at the making of All Things Must Pass, we explore the recording of the largest production on the album. We hear from participants at the sessions, listen to outtakes and isolations, peek into Mal Evans’ diaries, and sample a reconstruction of the song’s epic orchestral score.

013 George Harrison, "My Sweet Lord"

Apr 24 2022 38 mins  
Today, the first of two episodes exploring the production of George Harrison’s first solo album, All Things Must Pass, with new research and interviews drawn from the book Ken Womack and I wrote on the making of the album. In this episode, we cover the intricate and painstaking production of “My Sweet Lord.” We explode the myth of Phil Spector’s contributions, speak to a nu

012 John Lennon, "Love" (S1 bonus episode)

Feb 21 2021 22 mins  
In the first bonus episode for Season 1, we step outside of our regular format and take a peek into solo Beatles territory, with a look at the recording of John Lennon’s song “Love” from his first post-Beatles solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band. We trace the song’s development all the way from home demo to finished recording, sampling the session tapes and discovering

011 Nothing is Real: Strawberry Fields Forever, take 26

Apr 12 2020 27 mins  
Recording Strawberry Fields Forever was a complicated, layered process, famously requiring the cutting together of two different takes in two different keys and tempos. Today we put our magnifying glass on the second of those takes, take 26, with special attention given to George Martin’s dramatic score for three cellos and four trumpets. We go into the recording studio with seve

010 It's Gonna Be Alright: Revolution — Part II (single version)

Sep 08 2019 23 mins  
In Part 2 of our look at the trio of songs titled “Revolution,” we dive into the recording of the electric guitar driven single version of the song.

009 It's Gonna Be Alright: Revolution - Part I (Revolution 1 & 9)

Jul 21 2019 36 mins  
Sparked by the air of social upheaval in 1968, John's song "Revolution" spawned three very different recordings: Revolution 1, Revolution 9, and Revolution (the single version). Today, in the first of a two part episode, we look at how Revolution 1 gave birth to Revolution 9, and discover the mesmerizing missing link between the two. Former New York Times music critic Allan Kozinn

008 Producing an "Unproduced" Album - Get Back/Let It Be

Mar 10 2019 34 mins  
In this episode, we discover what role George Martin played in the infamous Get Back sessions of January 1969, a project where John Lennon made clear they didn't want any of Martin's "production shit."