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ABBEY ROAD REUNION: KNOB-TWIDDLERS REVEAL ALL IN NEW BEATLE BOOK by Tim Riley, NPR critic and Beatles author In November of 2006, over 30 engineers gathered for a reunion at Abbey Road studios in London, where many of them worked uncredited on Beatles sessions. The occasion was the release of RECORDING THE BEATLES, by Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan, a major new entry in Beatle scholarship emphasizing recording techniques and analog equipment. It's a story about how EMI's rigorous training paradoxically led to numerous innovations, upending years of convention. The creative solutions these techies achieved helped the Beatles create rock's most ingenious and enduring sounds, and RECORDING THE BEATLES draws the curtain on many of their previously unexplained achievements. The podcast includes interviews with Kehew, engineers Ken Townshend, Richard Lush, Chris Thomas, and Ken Scott, as well as American producers Steve Albini (Nirvana, Stooges) and Steve Hoffman (DCC). With Beatle stories peppering the narrative, Riley provides a backstage glimpse at the wizards who helped translate Lennon and McCartney songs onto tape. Tim Riley is the author of TELL ME WHY: A BEATLES COMMENTARY and other books on rock, and an NPR critic who files for WBUR's HERE AND NOW in Boston. He recently launched a new music portal, the RILEY ROCK INDEX.com. For more information, visit: RECORDING THE BEATLES by Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew Curvebender Publishing http://www.recordingthebeatles.com EMI's Abbey Road Studios http://www.abbeyroad.com RILEY ROCK INDEX.com http://www.rileyrockindex.com feed://feeds.feedburner.com/RileyRockIndex