Here, There and Everywhere
by Geoff Emerick · first published 2006
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Geoff Emerick became an assistant engineer at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in 1962 at age fifteen, and was present as a new band called the Beatles recorded their first songs. He later worked with the Beatles as they recorded their singles "She Loves You" and "I Want to Hold Your Hand," the songs that would propel them to international superstardom. In 1964 he would witness the transformation of this young and playful group from Liverpool into professional, polished musicians as they put to tape classic songs such as "Eight Days A Week" and "I Feel Fine."Then, in 1966, at age nineteen, Geo
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There is such a thing as a book: Geoff Emerick's autobiography, "Here, There and Everywhere". You couldn't ask for better insight into exactly the songs you mention :)
on “How songwriters felt watching the new Beatles documentary” ↗I don't know: fuzz bass, guitar feedback, orchestral pieces in a rock song, the "concept album", reverse guitars/vocals, countless other studio tricks. I read Geoff Emrick's book "Here, There and Everywhere" and he goes into great detail on the new ground the Beatles forged. Interesting to me too reading about it, they would create/introduce something new like a tape loop, use it on just one song, and then…
on “The Banality of Genius: Notes on Peter Jackson's Get Back” ↗…than reading any of the books mentioned so far in this thread. But reading the other books wont dis-help you. EDIT: From experience, the books flaunted around here, Code Complete, AOSA, Design Patterns here there and everywhere, are just bullshit for this task. What your interviewers were asking for is not if you can count and use Design Patterns. Or if you agree or dont agree on which method in a class should be refactored…
on “Ask HN: How best to learn software design principles?” ↗