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The Beatles begin recording Helter Skelter in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, England, UK, Europe.Full article:
George Martin (producer) : No substitute for noise. That was just a giggle. Done after they came back from India. They wrote all the material for the White Album when they were in India.
They came through a bad time about then. I was puzzled about the White Album, why they wanted to make a double album with all the material. They had about thirty-six songs. They wanted to get into the studio and record them all and they shouldn't have.
I tried to plead with them to be selective and make it a really good single album but they wouldn't have it. I realised later on why. It had something to do with their current contract with EMI. If they issued so many titles, the contract ended earlier than it would have otherwise.
The White Album wasn't too bad. They did work with a will, but it was a bit … at that time I didn't think they were particularly, shall we say, inspiring. I don't think they were particularly artistic. They were sort of businesslike and, 'Let's get these songs recorded' And I think it came out that way.
Noel Gallagher (Oasis) : If it wasn't for Paul McCartney writing Helter Skelter, you'd never have had The Stooges; without The Stooges you'd never have had the Sex Pistols and punk rock; if it wasn't for the Sex Pistols you'd never have had The Smiths; without The Smiths you'd never have had the Stone Roses and without the Stone Roses you'd never have had us.
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They came through a bad time about then. I was puzzled about the White Album, why they wanted to make a double album with all the material. They had about thirty-six songs. They wanted to get into the studio and record them all and they shouldn't have.
I tried to plead with them to be selective and make it a really good single album but they wouldn't have it. I realised later on why. It had something to do with their current contract with EMI. If they issued so many titles, the contract ended earlier than it would have otherwise.
The White Album wasn't too bad. They did work with a will, but it was a bit … at that time I didn't think they were particularly, shall we say, inspiring. I don't think they were particularly artistic. They were sort of businesslike and, 'Let's get these songs recorded' And I think it came out that way.
Noel Gallagher (Oasis) : If it wasn't for Paul McCartney writing Helter Skelter, you'd never have had The Stooges; without The Stooges you'd never have had the Sex Pistols and punk rock; if it wasn't for the Sex Pistols you'd never have had The Smiths; without The Smiths you'd never have had the Stone Roses and without the Stone Roses you'd never have had us.
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