>>Are these historic sessions more or less magical to you now?<<

A topic I was worried about. Here's the answer - they WEREN'T magic, anymore than your or my sessions are (Ive had my share). We have created "gods" and mysteries and mythology that ain't real. These were people, creative people, working hard to get things done. This is how they did it, as realistic as we've found. I think the magic is not in the mystery of "not knowing", it's in knowing and seeing how GOOD a choice or idea was. I don't want people to think John Lennon could fly, nor would we want to think other historical things of him that weren't accurate, right?

I do somewhat feel like I know now what it was like to be there - VERY much like your daily sessions, because that's what they were. It was not even so special to the people who were there - many times they wanted to go home and eat or watch TV instead or work with The Beatles. But it wasn't terrible - that's the way you and I feel in the studio sometimes, eh?

Consider the staff there - were The Shadows magic? What about an orchestra playing Brahms' beautiful music, or meeting Sophia Loren or Judy Garland? What about Wings, or Pink Floyd 1975? Or Kate Bush coming in as a young girl with tons of talent? Alan Parsons Project, Tubular Bells - so many other things had magic there too - but also became daily life. As the Beatles were in their time.

>>Are these historic sessions more or less magical to you now?<<

A topic I was worried about. Here's the answer - they WEREN'T magic, anymore than your or my sessions are (Ive had my share). We have created "gods" and mysteries and mythology that ain't real. These were people, creative people, working hard to get things done. This is how they did it, as realistic as we've found. I think the magic is not in the mystery of "not knowing", it's in knowing and seeing how GOOD a choice or idea was. I don't want people to think John Lennon could fly, nor would we want to think other historical things of him that weren't accurate, right?

I do somewhat feel like I know now what it was like to be there - VERY much like your daily sessions, because that's what they were. It was not even so special to the people who were there - many times they wanted to go home and eat or watch TV instead or work with The Beatles. But it wasn't terrible - that's the way you and I feel in the studio sometimes, eh?

Consider the staff there - were The Shadows magic? What about an orchestra playing Brahms' beautiful music, or meeting Sophia Loren or Judy Garland? What about Wings, or Pink Floyd 1975? Or Kate Bush coming in as a young girl with tons of talent? Alan Parsons Project, Tubular Bells - so many other things had magic there too - but also became daily life. As the Beatles were in their time.