Saturday, February 28, 1970
George Martin and Geoff Emerick win NME Awards
Last updated on August 15, 2025
Saturday, February 28, 1970
Last updated on August 15, 2025
Location: Savoy Hotel • London • UK
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On this day, Beatles producer George Martin won the New Musical Express award for “Best Produced Pop Record” for the track “Something” from “Abbey Road.”
Engineer Geoff Emerick received the award for “Best Engineered Pop Record” for “Because,” also from “Abbey Road“.
BEATLES’ PRODUCER AND ENGINEERS WIN NEW AWARDS; EMI AND DECCA SLEEVES COME OUT ON TOP
TWO of the honours in the NME Awards for 1970 to backroom craftsmen of the recording industry were new this year and both went to men working on the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” album, released by Apple. And the Who and Track Records won three mentions.
The Best Produced Pop Record award went to George Martin for “Something,” and the Best Engineered Pop Record winners were Geoffrey Emerick (24), studio manager of Apple, with the assistance of EMI engineers Phillip McDonald (24) and John Kurlander (18) for their work on the Beatles’ “Because” track. Jack Oliver, executive of Apple Records, received the trophy.
Their awards, specially-designed pieces of sculpture by Jean Gibson in fluorescent perspex, were presented by Jimmy Savile at a luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, London, on Tuesday. […]
From New Musical Express – February 28, 1970
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 – 73
In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician. Informed by hundreds of interviews, extensive ground up research, and thousands of never-before-seen documents THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1 is an in depth, revealing exploration of McCartney’s creative and personal lives beyond the Beatles.
The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years
With greatly expanded text, this is the most revealing and frank personal 30-year chronicle of the group ever written. Insider Barry Miles covers the Beatles story from childhood to the break-up of the group.
The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Break-Up 1970-2001
An updated edition of the best-seller. The story of what happened to the band members, their families and friends after the 1970 break-up is brought right up to date. A fascinating and meticulous piece of Beatles scholarship.
Solid State: The Story of "Abbey Road" and the End of the Beatles
Acclaimed Beatles historian Kenneth Womack offers the most definitive account yet of the writing, recording, mixing, and reception of Abbey Road. In February 1969, the Beatles began working on what became their final album together. Abbey Road introduced a number of new techniques and technologies to the Beatles' sound, and included "Come Together," "Something," and "Here Comes the Sun," which all emerged as classics.
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