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GEOFF EMERICK

Geoff Emerick will forever go down in history as one of the greats, if not the greatest, recording engineer in history. His catalogue of work included engineering and producing records for artists including Paul McCartney, Wings, America, Jeff Beck, Art Garfunkel, Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick, Badfinger, Oasis, John McLaughlin and many more. Most famously he recorded The Beatles’ Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Abbey Road albums — three of the greatest albums of all time.

At a young age he turned the EMI recording system on its head at Abbey Road, refusing to accept the status quo when the art of sound was on the line. His hearing was peerless,

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