Geoff Emerick Interview

[@enricomenconi7015]

Great guy and amazing professional

[@PeterStrachanMusic]

The Beatles were astonishing but we sometimes forget that they were really lucky to have a genius producer and also these fantastic recording engineers working with them... There were some very average engineers and producers in these days... There was a lot of luck and magic surrounding these guys.

[@ronbynum7304]

Love this. Geoff was a personal friend and this interview is an incredible representation of who he was. I miss him, so thank you for sharing.

[@gdholmfirth]

If only Geoff had not taken up smoking, we might still have him with us today.

[@hammer44head]

Sorry for the loss of your friend Ron. Geoff's book was fantastic, he seemed so humble yet very good at what he did. RIP.

[@superfuzzymomma]

This man is arguably a genius - Thanks for this

[@timlc]

I’m surprised there hasn’t been a film made about this genius of a man

[@lionheartroar3104]

Rest in Peace sir,,,,you are a legend

[@tyronerodgers]

Great interview! Thank you!

[@Back2TheBike]

I'm amazed you've only got 248 subscribers Duchess. What a beautifully structured and natural interview. Geoff is clearly at ease, relaxed and that is a credit to you. Your reactions are wonderful. It must have been a great session with Geoff. I've just read his book so this was really interesting to near the man speak.

[@duchessofrocknroll3498]

Wow, thank you!

[@TakaHondaGuitar]

2:10 the song is called How Do You Do It

[@DavidAndrewsPEC]

Yep - and they hated it so it was passed over to Gerry & the Pacemakers ... who had a massive hit with it. The lads got to do their own song - and everybody won.

[@oldskoolfool141]

@@DavidAndrewsPEC I'm glad G&TPs did it instead as it fit Marsdens voice like a glove

[@DavidAndrewsPEC]

@@oldskoolfool141 It did, actually. Good point. It didn't have the 'feel' of a Beatles song, even when done by the Beatles.

[@northdevonpictures826]

The great Geoff Emerick. He said in another video that remastering The Beatles' music/sessions/recordings, ruined the art and craft of the originals. They put a lot of work into those recordings.

[@omnijack]

RIP Geoff Emerick

[@SuperNevile]

For anyone leaving school early in the 1960s, that must have been one of the best apprenticeships in the world inspite of the (same old) corporate ethos.

[@allenf.5907]

Duchess did a nice job interviewing. You can never hear enough and learn enough. He gave the world much with what he did for popular music and "that" particular band. Nice stories shared.

[@TheFulllengthmirror]

Bang on the Rung!

[@whatspadethinks]

She's either drunk or stoned out of it on opiates & benzo's, she's literally nodding off while Geoff Emerick is sitting there in front of her. No clue what she's talking about; he's talking about Abbey Road and then she says "well then you continued recording with the Beatles on Sgt Pepper's..." to which Geoff meekly responds "well that's before Abbey Road". RIP Geoff. Would've been nice for a real recording engineer to ask technical questions instead of the same old "favorite color" questions, "do you still talk to Paul McCartney"... He's on about tape speeds (ips) and she doesn't have any idea what he's talking about...

[@profile2047]

I would have agreed with you, but stating someone is on drugs with no evidence is trashy.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Geoff was a massive talent. Like the sound of Beatles records? Here’s how it happened!

[@StanKindly]

9:52 what is referring to that was the most horrendous day of his life?

[@johnman3272]

I think he meant "tense"; he was under so much pressure. Obviously, the day was actually a triumph for him.

[@allenf.5907]

Referring to Tomorrow Never Knows and getting the sounds correct. They were breaking new boundaries.

[@JanPBtest]

I think he was referring to his first day taking over Norman Smith when George asked "Where is Norman?"

[@jagmarc]

When you're very young without formal training suddenly put in the shoes of an established engineer, you get a will to survive and keep your job and to better yourself to prove yourself the whole time, because you don't have a formal qualification to fall back on.

[@jagmarc]

It's so difficult being self taught innovator, one can easily become an outsider. Always constantly striving to better yourself while competing with colleagues who are systemised with a formal education. At times nervous and insecure in case you upset too much the authority in charge by what you do, nervous that formal trained colleagues would dob you in to a superior. Having to cultivate friends in high places whenever possible. Looking for recognition for improvements and push back frontiers finding out what's possible in the face of conformism. He used a loudspeaker as a microphone for "Paperback" bass part and gets a bo##cking from the chief engineer for breaking impedance matching rules. A true engineer is someone who can choose the best working compromise to solve a problem, and for someone like mr Emerick that even applies to how he managed his own career.

[@jake105]

He certainly love those plaid shirts.

[@27mondo]

Wasn't it his cough that made the opening of Taxman kinda different? And, I think copied by Prince in Raspberry Beret although he doesn't seem to mention it.

[@Political.Commentary]

i becomes clear what kind of a sit show The EMI corporate world was ...

[@SuperNevile]

From what I've read, It was a very hierarchical and rigid system and everyone had their own job to do. For example, at EMI, the guys that fixed the machines wore brown coats and the recording guys wore the white ones. It seems that it you had a a very creative and "maverick streak like Geoff, you could have great success one minute and could be fired the next for a minor infringement. Even after making millions for EMI, George Martin still had problems getting a pay rise, so left, and came back as a contractor on higher money. I do note a touch of anger in Geoff when he talks about his experiences at the spot.

[@comic4relief]

He is probably just scratching the surface of the complications. The business aspect of music meets the artistic.

[@johnburns4017]

RIP Geoff.