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Norman Smith (22 February 1923 – 3 March 2008) was an English musician, record producer and engineer. In the 1960s, he notably engineered all of the Beatles' EMI studio recordings up to the end of 1965 and produced three Pink Floyd albums including their first, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967).
Nov 27, 2012 · A key member of The Beatles’ music production team at EMI, Norman Smith engineered all their studio recordings until the end of 1965. Born on 22 February 1923 in Edmonton, Middlesex, Smith served as an RAF glider pilot during World War Two. He had a brief career as a jazz musician before joining EMI in 1959 as an apprentice sound engineer.
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About Norman Smith. EMI records engineer and producer worked on the early albums and singles of The Beatles and Pink Floyd. In the early 1970s, he himself recorded several songs as...
Norman Smith: The Beatles' First Engineer. Obituary. Mixing / Production. By Richard Buskin. Published May 2008. On March 3rd, the world of music lost one of its pivotal figures. Norman 'Hurricane' Smith recorded the Beatles' first six albums, produced the first four Pink Floyd LPs and even enjoyed chart success in his own right.
Mar 7, 2008 · March 7, 2008. Norman Smith, who was the lead recording engineer for every Beatles song through 1965 and who as a producer helped usher in an era of psychedelic rock when he discovered the...
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Mar 3, 2008 · Norman Smith. Although Norman Smith's résumé is not mind-blowing, it does include significant work with the Beatles and Pink Floyd, one of the first rock concept albums, and a one-shot hit as a recording artist. He…. Read Full Biography.
Mar 7, 2008 · Norman Smith had been a refrigeration engineer, but at 36, he decided to apply for an entry-level position as a recording technician at EMI in the UK. EMI had a strict caste system at the time and technical staff (the "white coats") were considered a rank below that of producers and even of balance engineers, who were allowed to sit in the ...
