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Something About the Beatles

265: EMI Days with John Leckie and Friends

Something About the Beatles
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Returning guest and renowned producer John Leckie is back on SATB and this time he brought his friends; colleagues from EMI with impressive credentials of their own, who also worked with The Beatles: Nick Webb and Roger Ferris.  It was a real delight to be a fly-on-the-wall as three guys who've known each other for decades spun stories about working at the most famous recording facility on earth, and the clients they supported. Among the topics that came up:  What well-known event coincided with the day John Leckie interviewed for a position at EMI
Quick takes on George Martin - Norman Smith - Geoff Emerick - Ken Scott - Ken Townsend - Alan Parsons - Peter Bown and other EMI staffers
Stealing from Mick Jagger
Their takes on Get Back

The 1971 Wings Launch Party
Phil Spector
Sessions for "All You Need is Love" and "You Know My Name"

Seventeen Watts by the late Mo Foster
In the studio with Paul and Wings
IRA bomb scares of the 70s
John and Yoko's curry
plus loads more...
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