I don’t know if the word is getting around, but I just thought I’d let everyone know about the passing of the Beatles’ first recording engineer Norman “Hurricane” Smith yesterday, March 3rd. He was 85. Asmost of you know, Norman was the Beatles’ primary recording engineer under George Martin from 1962 until 1965. He was promoted in 1965 and was replaced by Geoff Emerick.
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By Rachel Fletcher

An Israel-based musician who worked with the Beatles is fighting to reclaim songs he wrote 40 years ago for the group’s multimedia corporation, Apple.
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