Audio Analysis of the Beatles Multitrack Masters

It's this, right?

I would love to hear the tax man session.

Thanks Andy !

Seconding Francis. I really, really want to hear the "Taxman" part of this, referred to in the "Day in the Life" section.

HEADPHONES,HEADPHONES,GET YOUR HEADPHONES,More fuel added to the fire of the genesis of the Beatles and of the people they surrounded themselves with. I could have listened for hours of this.thanks for bringing this to us,the fans.

This is amazing. I wish the BBC would let us listen to the whole programme.

More more more!
I could listen to this stuff for a thousand hours.

There are a lot of multitrack bits on the Purple Chick editions of the Beatles albums as well.

If you want to know how every single Beatles song was recorded, run and get a copy of RECORDING THE BEATLES. It costs $100, but is totally worth it. You can order it from http://recordingthebeatles.com/

I only listened to the "she's leaving home" analysis and was quite blown away. Of course George Martin was one of the Beatles. All I can say is sit and listen to that boy bands, girl bands and learn from the masters. Thank you for posting these recordings. Wonderful stuff !

This is the most enjoyable thing I've encountered in quite a while. Thank you Andy.

A fascinating look into the recordings. I sure wish more were available. Thanks for sharing!

not quite as exciting, but have you seen the youtube clip Deconstructing Sgt. Peppers? awesome.

i'm so tired of the Beatles, but this gave me chills.

I think this is more of a testament to how much everything better woulda sounded if they'd played it a bit looser and not overproduced everything. The recording is all so nice and clear, too bad the final is so busy and muddy.

That's not Mark Kermode? Crazy, it sounds just like him...

awesome stuff! thanx guys!

The entire show is available via torrent.

The Record Producers The Fifth Beatle - Audio Documentary - BBC 6Music via DVB-T
1 x 120 minutes episode - 128k - MP3 - Slimoo

The Record Producers profiles a man often labelled "The Fifth Beatle" - Sir George Martin.

Richard Allinson and Steve Levine examine his work as a producer, arranger and, through his experiments with sound, technical innovator. Highlights include the first chance to hear newly restored versions of the original master tapes for Please Please Me, along with analysis of the original multi-track of Come Together.

This programme also gives Radio 2 listeners the opportunity to hear some of the Beatles most famous songs in a new way. Because of the limitations of tape machines during the 1960s, it was necessary to either record or mix various instruments and voices onto the same track. Once they'd been committed to tape there was no way of separating them. But now, through the use of revolutionary software, listeners can hear some of these parts in isolation for the very first time.

In his exclusive interview, Sir George talks about various aspects of the studio and recording process, the albums Sgt Pepper and Abbey Road, along with a number of songs, including Strawberry Fields Forever, Tomorrow Never Knows and Rain.

Audio Format : MP3
Duration Approx : 120mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits

The entire show is also available at http://rapidshare.com/files/292517781/The_Record_Producers_-_The_Fifth_Beatle_-_The_Extended_Cut_.mp3.html

Alas only 128kbps.

Awesome! Just totally Awesome!

You'll find the whole MP3 here :-

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=d7d3850207f1f48895af63b7d44918aaad61dc7f2962ed58

Does anyone know if George Martin has done a documentary like this? I would love to see (and hear).

Aside:
There was a documentary called "The Complete Beatles" from the 80's that was amazing. I keep waiting for it to be released on DVD.

Yes - George Martin has done such a documentary, at least about Sgt. Pepper:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6327011555352513615#

this is bogus - and chris carter of breakfast with the beatles agrees

This is great, Thanx!
@Jim Myers: YouTube-User mitaka201 has uploaded all kinds of vintage documentaries, including "The Complete Beatles".
I compiled the 14 parts into an ordered playlist, watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=23AD108F9D5150C1

This is brilliant! Hm... I'd love to get my hands on these stems.. how does one go about that? heh.

@illinoise I'm one of those that rejected the Beatles when I was a kid, so I'm still always discovering the details of what the Beatles did to make amazing compositions. I love hearing stuff like this. And hearing their process is actually helping us with ours, although we are cheating and using Logic Studio and Reason 4. With the Abbey Road refills. So yeah, REALLY cheating.

Love this deconstruction stuff. Keep it coming.

Beatle breakdown clips fantastic. thanks so much. must hear entire BBC program! only blog I've ever enjoyed. very interesting and eclectic.

and not snarky.

I'll be back.

This is even better than pulling out the headphone jack half-way to eliminate the stereo mix! Great stuff.

George (M) was so integral, and apparently really level-headed, good influence all around. Sad to think his hearing has suffered to the point of preventing him from working on the 'Love' sessions'.

Thanks for sharing.

I have both versions of the George Martin Record Producers programme, held at my apple idisk storage, but they are not lossless. If you want an invite to download just let me know via email Andy. :-)

Great stuff! Thanks for sharing.

That was GREAT...sent it on and all me old lads agree.
Thank You

WOW! just WOW! great stuff and lots of fun here. Thanks, Andy.

There are a lot of great bands that I admire. However every time I hear The Beatles, it just reconfirms in my mind that they are THE GREATEST band ever. Hands down. I'm in my 50's now and I listen to a lot of modern music. But I wonder if in my life God will ever again put together 4 individuals, each bringing just the right talents in order to create musical perfection. BTY do yourself a favor and listen to listener supported radioparadise.c-m

uauuuuu that is amazing.... Congrats for the work.