RevieweDVD! Produced By George Martin
Produced By George Martin
Eagle Vision
As would be expected with a DVD release dedicated to the
life and times of famed legendary producer George Martin, a good portion of the
proceedings consist of his work with the Beatles. Produced by George Martin, filmed, directed and produced by Francis
Hanly, touches on Martin’s life before he met up with the Beatles and actually
explains how he first got involved with the Fab Four. After growing up in a
war-torn England and working his way up the ranks with EMI’s Parlophone
Records, he found himself producing comedy records with Spike Milligan and
Peter Sellers. It were those chance recording that turned him onto the Beatles
when they were first signed to the label. Included are somewhat recent
interviews with Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as other Martin
produced acts such as Jeff Beck and America, but it’s the Beatles stories that
are bread and butter here. The story of a rather candid Martin talking about
his disappointment of George Harrison and John Lennon handing over tapes for
what became The Beatles’ Let
It Be album to Phil Spector is engaging, but there’s a lot to the
Martin saga left out here. Still, the omitted material (Martin’s previous
marriage, his other three children) doesn’t really put a dent in the impressive
story of George Martin to be honest. There’s also 52 minutes of bonus
interviews to go along with the already 86 minutes, so there’s a lot to digest
here. Beatles fans, George Martin fans of the world unite and rejoice.
Grade: B+
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