The Electronic Age of The Beatles

The Electronic Age of The Beatles 

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    I have to say working on this project was very interesting and gave me greater insight and appreciation for the Beatles as not just a "psychedelic" band, but one that is revolutionary and innovative. I was already a fan of the Beatles before choosing them as my subject for my project, but when looking deeper into how their use of electronic music shaped the way many records were made after the 60s due to their experimental sounds and use of tape slicing was very interesting to research. As well as learning more about the process of multi-track recording or Automatic double-tracking or artificial double-tracking (ADT) which is an analog recording technology designed to enhance the sound of voices or instruments during the mixing process. It uses tape delay to create a delayed copy of an audio signal which is then combined with the original. Through my research, I found that the Beatles started using this in their 1968 Revolver album and then more heavily in their breakthrough psychedelic album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967). Their profound sound and mixing sparked generations of bands and musicians to incorporate either their sound or their technique to achieve their unique composition. The Beatles were a huge inspiration to McLuhan for their manipulation and domination of the electronic age. 


Links:

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/why-the-bbc-banned-the-beatles-a-day-in-the-life/

https://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/VOLUME21/Production_will_be_second_to_none.shtml

https://mcluhangalaxy.wordpress.com/2014/08/30/our-world-the-worlds-first-ever-live-satellite-tv-broadcast-1967-included-the-beatles-marshall-mcluhan/

https://mcluhangalaxy.wordpress.com/2012/12/12/new-book-the-beatles-and-mcluhan-understanding-the-electric-age/

https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/beatles-and-multitrack-recording

https://lawrence-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_cdi_crossref_primary_10_1080_03007766_2020_1814629&context=PC&vid=NUI_01LAW_INST&lang=en_US&search_scope=Blended&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,the%20Beatles%20and%20Marshall%20mcLuhan&mode=Basic

https://web-p-ebscohost-com.lawrence.idm.oclc.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=289653e5-f402-4b2f-9094-758d7e1f971e%40redis

https://journals.openedition.org/volume/4866?lang=en

Frontani, Michael R. The Beatles Image and the Media. University Press of Mississippi, 2007. 

MacFarlane, Thomas. The Beatles and McLuhan: Understanding the Electric Age. Scarecrow Press, 2013.  

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Comments

  1. Madeleine CorumMarch 2, 2023 at 8:41 AM

    Thank you so much for sharing those different audio recording techniques! I didn't know anything about those either, and the fact that the Beatles came up with new techniques to enhance their sound and used technology to actively build on their sound makes me see them in a whole new way. I also love the last video you have telling the story of how to connect the different parts of "A Day in the Life". It is always so exciting to see into the minds of great musicians and how they made very small and big decisions that lead to the songs we know and love today.

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