New Jersey Stage 2017: Issue 40 | Page 73

I’m amazed at how you could hear many different versions of a song in the studio, but they always seemed to choose the right one to release. That’s one of Martin’s best attributes. That’s true. He put enormous care into those records. That’s why he spent all the hours get- ting it right. When you listen to records in 1965-66 by bands like The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, and even The Beach Boys, one band sounds differ- ent from the others. It’s not just the sound and the musicianship, it’s the quality of the recording. Martin would not let garbage proceed them. He simply would not do it. A lot of the songs by those bands are wonderful songs, they’re just not preserved as well because they weren’t re- corded as well. Martin is thought of as a ge- nius in the studio and your book makes it look like he be- gan experimenting long before his work with The Beatles. Was Fine Art Photography all you need. peace/love/flower/power