As a sonically creative and imaginative studio engineer (who helped create the vintage Abbey Road psychedelic sound), it is hard to overestimate the role of Geoff Emerick, who recently passed at the age of 72. After George Martin, Emerick was the most important recording studio figure that contributed to The Beatles’ genius recording output, and (if you believe Emerick), Martin stole much of his glory in the process.
In addition to working on the Beatles’ seminal later albums, and at least a dozen solo McCartney albums, Emerick engineered on countless other classics. Among them:
The Beatles – Revolver (1966)
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)
The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
The Beatles – White Album (1968)
The Beatles – Abbey Road (1969)
The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle (1967)
Paul McCartney – Band on the Run (1973)
Paul McCartney – Ram (1971)
Paul McCartney – Venus and Mars (1975)
Paul McCartney – London Town (1978)
Paul McCartney – Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976)
Paul McCartney – McCartney II (1980)
Paul McCartney – Tug of War (1982)
Paul McCartney – Pipes of Peace (1983)
Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie (1997)
Keith West / Mark Wirtz Orchestra – Excerpt From A Teenage Opera (1967)
Tomorrow – Tomorrow (1968)
Peter & Gordon – Hot Cold & Custard (1968)
Los Brincos – Contrabando (1968)
Koobas – Koobas (1969)
Badfinger – No Dice (1970)
Badfinger – Straight Up (1971)
Stealers Wheel – Stealers Wheel (1972)
Nektar – Down To Earch (1974)
America – Holiday (1974)
Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos (1975)
Elvis Costello – Get Happy! (1980)
Elvis Costello – Imperial Bedroom (1982)
