 First edition | |
| Author | Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Curvebender Publishing |
Publication date | 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 540 |
| ISBN | 0-9785200-0-9 |
Recording The Beatles: The Studio Equipment and Techniques Used To Create Their Classic Albums is a book by Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew, published by Curvebender Publishing in September 2006. Written over the course of a decade, the book addresses the technical side of the Beatles' sessions and was written with the assistance of many of the group's former engineers and technicians,[1] chief among them Peter K. Burkowitz, designer of the REDD mixing console.[2]
The book examines every piece of recording equipment used at Abbey Road Studios during the Beatles' sessions, including all microphones, outboard gear, mixing consoles, speakers, and tape machines. Each piece is examined in great detail, and the book is illustrated with hundreds of full color photographs, charts, drawings and illustrations. How the equipment was implemented during the group's sessions is also covered. The effects used on the Beatles' records are addressed in great detail, with full explanations of concepts such as ADT and flanging. The "Production" section of the book looks at the group's recording processes chronologically, starting with their "artist test" in 1962 and progressing through to their final session in 1970. The book contains several rare and unseen photos of the Beatles in the studio. The studio personnel and the studio itself is examined.
- ^ Kozinn, Allan (26 December 2006). "A Book Publisher, Beatlemaniacs? Why Don't You Do It on Your Own?". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ Peter Karl Burkowitz 1920-2012 Obituary by the AES