He was involved in the launch and editing of magazines such as Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word, among many others. While the main interest in this book is the arc of the impressive 90 year history of Abbey Road, I'd also recommend it to those interested in the histories of popular music, pop culture, the music business and music recording including all of its technical aspects.

On the management side of the industry, the book has much to say about George Martin, the producer, instrumentalist, and mentor to the Fab Four. He is also the author of " Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles," published in 2019 in celebration of the album’s 50th anniversary, " John Lennon, 1980: The Last Days in the Life" and the authorized biography " Living the Beatles Legend: The Untold Story of Mal Evans" (November 2023).

Compression, which Abbey Road engineers picked up by attending American recording sessions, made records sound “punchier, harder, more urgent. Complemented by an array of revealing personal photographs, the narrative alternates between heartfelt nostalgia about the seedier side of Manhattan’s go-go scene and funny quips about her unconventional stage performances. I love how Rock ‘N’ Roll threw everyone for a loop, a genre where “accidents tended to be embraced, not erased. But what it could, and did, do was capture the excitement the Beatles themselves generated and put it on wax.

With " Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio," David Hepworth affords readers a stirring history of the much-heralded studio and the magic that has transpired within its hallowed walls. When John Lennon said in 1966 that he wanted his voice to sound like the Dali Lama chanting on a hillside, George Martin sent his vocal through a Leslie speaker.Hepworth’s writing is often elegant and more zingy than his cheery nature would lead you think, and the chapters and book as a whole keep a steady focus throughout. The truth is the Beatles wouldn’t have been the Beatles without Abbey Road, and Abbey Road wouldn’t have been Abbey Road without the Beatles.

I was the only black girl making white girl money,” she boasts, telling a vibrant story about sex and struggle in a bygone era. Magnetic tape, developed by the Germans and only discovered by Britain and America after the Second World War, finally made editing possible, as the poor parts of a performance could literally be cut away, and a more pleasing version inserted in their place.David Hepworth has developed a very distinctive style of writing, honed over years of writing music reviews and articles. Fascinating history of Abbey Road from 1931 when it was constructed in the gardens of a suburban Georgian villa. The 18th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll: Rare Birds The special categories tend to get overlooked, or sampl. Hepworth traces the studio’s technological trajectory from 78 shellacs and vinyl LPs to audiotapes, CDs, and streaming. David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music and media since the seventies.