Not only were they just fine the way they were, but altering their sonic properties is altering history itself. There are those who believe that classic recordings should be left alone. I swear you can hear PaulвЂ™s fingerprints slide along the windings of the strings on his bass. The vocals were more realistic, the steel guitar strings brighter, and RingoвЂ™s drums thunkier. The new view was clearer, sharper, and more vibrant. If I had to draw an analogy, itвЂ™s as if a hitherto imperceptible haze has been removed from a window. Giles Martin, GeorgeвЂ™s son, had been entrusted with enhancing a 1969 recording with 21st-century technology with the input of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Abbey Road is also my favourite Beatles album, a record so familiar - I literally grew up listening to it - that I know every tiny nuance in those recordings. The band and producer George Martin could now avail themselves of the latest 8-track recorders using much wider tape, which resulted in much better audio. Technically, it was the best-recorded album of The BeatlesвЂ™ career as the studio had upgraded from its original 3- and 4-track machines using 1/4-inch tape used for everything up to the White Album. The listening session took place at Abbey Road itself, inside the hallowed Studio 2 where this album (and so many others) were created. Send this page to someone via email emailД«ack in September 2019, I was invited to London to hear the new 50th-anniversary edition of The BeatlesвЂ™ Abbey Road album.

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