# RIP: Geoff Emerick **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 3, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-geoff-emerick/822369 "2018-10-03T15:04:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-geoff-emerick/822369/1 "2018-10-03T15:04:26Z")
> **[Geoff Emerick, Beatles Chief Recording Engineer, Dies at 72](https://variety.com/2018/music/news/geoff-emerick-beatles-engineer-dead-1202966681/)** > > Geoff Emerick, the Beatles chief recording engineer who worked on some of the band’s most seminal albums, has died according to his manager William Zabaleta. He was 72 and believed to have su… I haven’t seen any mention of this yet. One of the greats. ---
**Author:** ![Flare4roach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7cd45c/32.png) [@Flare4roach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flare4roach)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-geoff-emerick/822369/2 "2018-10-09T22:53:13Z")
Oh no. That guy was a MAJOR contributor to the Beatles’ sound as we know it. If you’re a Beatles fan, do yourself a favor and read Geoff’s Book called “Here, There and Everywhere”. Outstanding account of the studio workings of the Beatles. [https://www.amazon.com/Here-There-Everywhere-Recording-Beatles-ebook/dp/B000OVLIQU/ref=sr\_1\_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539125492&sr=8-1&keywords=geoff+emerick](https://www.amazon.com/Here-There-Everywhere-Recording-Beatles-ebook/dp/B000OVLIQU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1539125492&sr=8-1&keywords=geoff+emerick) ---
**Author:** ![Rough\_Draft](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/76d3ee/32.png) [@Rough\_Draft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rough_Draft)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-geoff-emerick/822369/3 "2018-10-09T23:53:38Z")
I’m sorry to hear this. It’s weird that everybody associated with the Beatles is dying off, and yet Ringo and Paul keep hopping around like (elderly) teenagers. I don’t know how they do it, but I’m glad.