8117 - Beatles: Geoff Emerick ‘Snippets Tape’ Reel of (25) Beatles Song Excerpts

Beatles: Geoff Emerick ‘Snippets Tape’ Reel of (25) Beatles Song Excerpts Original 7″ Scotch reel-to-reel tape from the estate of Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, containing nearly 13 minutes of edited excerpts from 25 Beatles songs. The reel bears a typed label reading "Snippets Tape, 7½ ips; ½-track; heads out," and one spoke is labeled "Side 1." The excerpts span the group's work from 1964 to 1969: 'Mean Mr. Mustard,' 'Good Day Sunshine,' 'Hey Jude,' 'Birthday,' 'Sexy Sadie,' 'Rocky Raccoon,' 'Blue Jay Way,' 'She Said She Said,' 'Act Naturally,' 'Eight Days a Week,' 'Help!,' 'I Feel Fine,' 'When I'm Sixty-Four,' 'The Fool on the Hill,' 'Magical Mystery Tour,' 'Come Together,' 'A Day in the Life,' 'Lady Madonna,' 'Because,' 'Eleanor Rigby,' 'She's Leaving Home,' 'Here Comes the Sun,' 'I Am the Walrus,' 'Something,' and 'Good Morning Good Morning.' Emerick became the Beatles’ principal engineer at Abbey Road with Revolver in 1966, and went on to engineer Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, the early White Album sessions, and Abbey Road. His experimental approach, from close-miking Ringo Starr’s drums to running John Lennon’s voice through a rotating Leslie speaker on ‘Tomorrow Never Knows,’ helped redefine what a recording studio could do. After the breakup, he continued working with Paul McCartney, including on Wings’ Band on the Run, and won Grammy Awards for his work on Sgt. Pepper, Abbey Road, and Band on the Run. Condition (VG+): The reel and tape show only light wear. Accompanied by a high-fidelity digital transfer of the tape’s contents on a USB stick.