Pepper’s between November 1966 and April 1967, spending most of an unheard-of 700 hours studio time in Abbey Road Studio 2. The reactions were amazing! People really liked them. So while we certainly were worried about being accused of repainting the Sistine Chapel, what we had done before gave us the confidence that we could successfully remix Sgt. In the process we also thought of ways of turning early mono mixes into stereo, so we started remixing all these number ones both for stereo and 5.1.
A while back the remaining Beatles asked us to remix all their number ones for 5.1 for the song videos that were to be included in the 1+ boxed set, and to do good 5.1 mixes we had to go back to the original four-track tapes. I’ve been working on Beatles material since the Love project, and Sam and I have done various other Beatles projects together. “The main reason we did it is because we knew we could, from experience. Sam Okell has been an Abbey Road engineer since 2000.“It’s a question we asked ourselves!” replies Martin. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is arguably of similar cultural significance, so why would you choose to remix it? The question is pertinent, because this is exactly what producer Giles Martin and Abbey Road senior engineer Sam Okell have done to commemorate the album’s 50th anniversary.
No-one in their right mind would consider repainting the Sistine Chapel, or ask Damien Hirst to rearrange the stones at Stonehenge. Pepper’s album was mixed twice on its original release. Over the years, Giles Martin has gradually stepped into the shoes of his father, Beatles producer Sir George Martin.
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