EMI Takeover Stories
Abbey
Road Reunion: Podcast from Studio 2 by Tim Riley (mp3)
In November of 2006, over 30 engineers gathered for a reunion at Abbey Road studios
in London, where many of them worked uncredited on Beatles sessions. The occasion
was the release of RECORDING THE BEATLES, by Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan, a major
new entry in Beatle scholarship detailing recording techniques and analog equipment.
It's a story about how EMI's rigorous training paradoxically led to numerous
innovations, upending years of convention. The creative solutions these techies
achieved helped the Beatles create rock's most ingenious and enduring sounds,
and RECORDING THE BEATLES draws the curtain on many of their previously unexplained
sounds. The podcast includes interviews with Kehew, engineers Ken Townsend,
Richard Lush, Chris Thomas, and Ken Scott, as well as American producers Steve
Albini (Nirvana, Stooges) and Steve Hoffman (DCC). With Beatle stories peppering
the narrative, Riley provides a backstage glimpse at the wizards who helped translate
Lennon and McCartney songs onto tape.
For more information, visit:
Recording the BeatlesCurvebender Publishing
by Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew
http://www.recordingthebeatles.com
EMI's Abbey Road Studios
http://www.abbeyroad.com
EMI Takeover stories
Best sources: Financial
Times,
Jeff Leeds (NYTimes)
24 May 2007
EMI R.I.P.? WNYC's Soundcheck
23 May 2007
Sgt Pepper Turns 40 (NPR)
22 May 2007
$4.7 Billion Private Equity Buyout Wins Support at EMI
15 May 2007
Amazon.com to Launch DRM-Free MP3 Music Download Store with Songs and Albums from EMI Music and More Than 12,000 Other Labels
14 May 2007
An Open Letter to Sir Paul McCartney: Save Abbey Road
Huffington Post
