Blog Post 2

NPR recently covered the recent 50th anniversary remix/reissue of The Beatles’ “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

The article begins talking about how the commonly heard stereo mix of the album was thrown together compared to the work that was put into the original mono mix of the album. SInce mono records are no longer a thing, the haphazard stereo version is the common one. Giles Martin, son of Original producer George Martin, recently remixed the album using modern technology, and released it on May 26th to celebrate the original.

To do the remix now, Giles says that he has the benefit of using computers and automation, as at the time the mixing had to be done live by George and the band. He also says that it will sound clearer due to better technology and his use of earlier versions of the master tapes that are in better quality than the original, as the originals were mixed down to the 4 track limit that existed at the time. But now there is no limit because computers remove need of having to use tape.

He says that his new mix is a combination of better tech, and the use of his father's precise notes about the original mono and stereo versions and used that as a guideline for his new mix.

Giles is also excited that RIngo’s drums can now be louder in the mix, since at the time loud drums would cause the record to jump. Giles ended the interview saying that his biggest joy was how great his father and the beatles were at their jobs.

The article is very newsworthy as it coincides with the new Beatles reissue.

The article has very little bias, as it is mostly made up of quotes from an interview with Giles Martin.