Maximum Volume: The Life of Beatles Producer George Martin, The Early Years, 1926-1966

Author: Kenneth Womack

`Womack's meticulous research results in a detailed analysis' Forbes online

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`Womack's meticulous research results in a detailed analysis' Forbes online

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George Martin - the man, the mind, the music. This is the story of the legendary Beatles producer.The first of two volumes, MAXIMUM VOLUME traces Martin's early life, from an impoverished childhood, through WWII, to becoming head of EMI's Parlophone Records.There, he made waves in British comedy and saved Parlophone from ruin with records from the likes of Spike Milligan. Then one day he discovered a scruffy beat band from Liverpool...As this dramatic story unfolds, the book transports you into the studio with Martin and the Beatles, exploring how his musical genius shaped their incredible body of work and helped craft hit after hit. In the process, Martin would define the modern concept of a record producer.

Critic Reviews

"The first of a two-volume study of an interesting and sometimes conflicted man living in remarkable times." (Mail on Sunday). "Womack's meticulous research results in a detailed analysis." (Forbes). "An authoritative account of pop-music history and the man who helped shape it." (Kirkus Reviews). "Fills a major hole on pop music's shelf... illuminating." (Tim Riley, author of Lennon: Man, Myth, Music). "Engrossing and forensically detailed... A fascinating read." (Ray Connolly, author of Being Elvis). "Beatles fans will love this." (Booklist Online). "Essential reading." (Vivek J. Tiwary, author of The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story).

About the Author

KENNETH WOMACK is one of the foremost experts on the Beatles. His books include THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO THE BEATLES (winner of Independent Music Book of the Year 2009), THE BEATLES ENCYCLOPEDIA and LONG AND WINDING ROADS. He is Dean of the Wayne D. McMurray School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Monmouth University.Kenneth delivers some fifty invited Beatles talks a year to audiences across the world, writes a Beatles blog for the HUFFINGTON POST and shares his insights with media from the BBC to NBC.