Seems as though the producer has influence over what gets laid down to a varying degree. One would hope that they have the ultimate listener in mind in their efforts, though clearly this is not always the case, whether it is by design or not.
While I have always liked the Beatles very, very much, I wonder if Sir George was the producer of choice for the best SOUND, or not.
Even wonderful artists like Miles Davis, who liked to tightly run his own ship, deferred to the genius of the aforementioned Rudy Van Gelder. Recall the LP Relaxin' and the cut "You're My Everything" where Davis stops the recording at its beginning and says, "Give me some block chords, Red (Garland)". Then he ASKS, "Alright, Rudy?", before reiterating "Block chords, Red".
Amazing what a producer can contribute to the same collection of songs, too. I have read several kudos on this forum with respect to the production capabilities of Doug Sax. Sax has had his moments, but is not always the best choice, IMHO. Witness the Analogue Production CD remastering of "Art Pepper meets Rhythm Section". Apparently, Bernie Grundman wanted to be involved and AP wanted Sax to do the remastering but ultimately asked both he and Grundman to remaster a separate version of the classic so that Grundman would not be offended. Well, at least on my deck, the Sax version reminds me that I have two distinct speakers, since the all of sound comes from there, ONLY. On the other hand, the Grundman version gives a wide, deep soundstage. Go Figure...though I hasten to add that the Sax remastering on 180gr vinyl is EXCELLENT
While I have always liked the Beatles very, very much, I wonder if Sir George was the producer of choice for the best SOUND, or not.
Even wonderful artists like Miles Davis, who liked to tightly run his own ship, deferred to the genius of the aforementioned Rudy Van Gelder. Recall the LP Relaxin' and the cut "You're My Everything" where Davis stops the recording at its beginning and says, "Give me some block chords, Red (Garland)". Then he ASKS, "Alright, Rudy?", before reiterating "Block chords, Red".
Amazing what a producer can contribute to the same collection of songs, too. I have read several kudos on this forum with respect to the production capabilities of Doug Sax. Sax has had his moments, but is not always the best choice, IMHO. Witness the Analogue Production CD remastering of "Art Pepper meets Rhythm Section". Apparently, Bernie Grundman wanted to be involved and AP wanted Sax to do the remastering but ultimately asked both he and Grundman to remaster a separate version of the classic so that Grundman would not be offended. Well, at least on my deck, the Sax version reminds me that I have two distinct speakers, since the all of sound comes from there, ONLY. On the other hand, the Grundman version gives a wide, deep soundstage. Go Figure...though I hasten to add that the Sax remastering on 180gr vinyl is EXCELLENT