by: Harold Maxwell Quesenberry
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Here, There, and Everywhere by Geoff Emerick is maybe my most favorite Beatles related book. Why is that? Because it offers such an interesting perspective on the recording of The Beatles classic albums such as 1967's Magical Mystery Tour.

I enjoy that this book is targeted on what was happening in the studio instead of what the guys were doing personally. In comparison other Beatles books are way too targeted on the biography of The Beatles and not enough on the music that made them famous. It's because of their songs that anyone is concerned about their biography in the first place!

The book isn't entirely about The Beatles, it is really a Geoff Emerick biography (with a clear focus on his time with The Beatles) however if you're thinking that that may make it less interesting, I really do not think that is true. I actually believe it helps make his interactions with The Beatles appear more "real."

In fact the book's "realness" is one of the best things about it. I've read a lot of books on the band but many of them seem kind of clinical in comparison. They're often like a bunch of trivia pieced together. With Here, There, and Everywhere I felt like I was really there at Abbey Road Studio in the '60s. Like a fly on the wall.

This book provides a nice look into The Beatles as musicians there's actually a series of books called The Beatles as Musicians which goes into that more in depth.) We get a glimpse of McCartney working tirelessly to get his bass guitar parts perfect and we see Harrison greatly improve his guitar playing talents through the decade.

Emerick was a very important part of the band's sound throughout their psychedelic era. Amazingly on his first full day as lead engineer he came up with ideas which helped make the last track on Revolver, "Tomorrow Never Knows," sound so amazing.

If you're interested in shopping for this book you aren't stuck with shopping for it on old fashioned paper, you'll be able to also get it for your Kindle. If you do not have a Kindle yet then I recommend shopping for the Kindle DX because of it's larger size, it makes it more easy to read. If you reside outside of the US, you will need to get a Kindle with Global Wireless.

Of course, as much as I like reading about The Beatles, I enjoy listening to their songs even more. And I think it is a fantastic idea to have the new Beatles remasters available to listen to while you're reading through this very interesting book. In particular I recommend getting The Beatles Mono Box Set because Emerick mentions several times in this book how much he prefers the mono mixes (especially Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.)

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Harold Maxwell Quesenberry also thinks you should get The Beatles USB and The Beatles Remastered Vinyl (when it comes out.)

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