The podcast is now on Castbox, if that helps anyone find it. I'm looking into Spotify but it's a little more involved than other platforms.
Episode 2 is live: Look At Him Working - Writing the string score for "Eleanor Rigby" George Martin’s score for “Eleanor Rigby” builds on the classical string quartet form that the producer introduced The Beatles to on the song “Yesterday.” In this episode, we examine the writing and recording of the score with cellist Karen Ray, and we also consider Martin’s unusual source of inspiration for this dramatic piece of music.
Listened to the first episode on my travels this past weekend. Excellent stuff, and just about accessible to the layperson, at least if they're familiar with magnetic tape. How are you not being absolutely destroyed by the copyright infringement patrols??
I agonized over this for a VERY long time, but after a bunch of research the best I've been able to figure out is that podcasts aren't covered under standard copyright restrictions. There are plenty of podcasts that play complete tracks and they've been going for years. I've also kept all of my clips to under the limit for fair use, which is a minute and 23 seconds.
Figured that might be it but had to ask. I know the Pink Floyd Podcast has been running for a while but he's always paying ASCAP and BMI dues to keep that afloat.
Enjoyed the first episode muchly. In My Life with a guitar solo? The mind boggles. I keep trying to imagine what that sounded like. Looking forward to episode 2.
It's up! Episode 3 will be available October 1. Thanks. I know this must be slipping through the cracks but I'm certain that it will find its audience given some time.
EPISODE 3: The Beatles on Multitrack, Part 1 One of the most fascinating aspects of The Beatles’ career is how, with George Martin’s guidance, they advanced the art of recording, as they went from twin track to four track to eight track tape. Today, we examine how The Beatles progressed from learning the basics of the studio on twin track, to realizing the creative possibilities of four track. To understand how their ideas developed, we’ll listen to individual tracks from six multitrack recordings from 1963-66, and consider George Martin’s role during this period.
Bumping again. I know the White Album thread requires a lot of energy, but if you need a little break, check out Producing the Beatles for 20 minute helpings of Beatle music brain food. https://www.producingthebeatles.com/new-episodes/
The latest episode was really good......looking forward to Pt.2. The multi-track isolations in Show 3 sounded great! Nice Job!
This is great stuff Jason. Love the bit of JL dialogue from the Double Fantasy sessions. Very much looking forward to Part 2.
I'm not a Beatles fan to that extent, but great idea! I hope this is very successful would love to hear a similiar podcast on Queen, Purple/Rainbow, The Who, Elton...
There's a few Queen multitracks (all 24 tracks of Bohemian Rhapsody!) and Rock Band isolations floating around that would be interesting but a lot of other bands haven't had their days and nights and ins and outs quantified and published nearly as much as the Beatles.
