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Norman Smith 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. He later had a successful recording career as Hurricane Smith, achieving a transatlantic hit single with "Oh Babe, What Would You Say ...
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 11, 2008 · Norman 'Hurricane' Smith. Recording engineer, singer and producer who worked with the Beatles and Pink Floyd. Dave Laing. Tue 11 Mar 2008 13.14 EDT. The following correction was printed in the ...
Nov 19, 2013 · Abbey Road’s rigid hierarchy at the time dictated that, in accepting the role of Pink Floyd’s producer, Smith could no longer engineer recording sessions. And so he said goodbye to the hottest rock and roll band of the Sixties, if not of all time. “I wasn’t upset to leave the Beatles and become a producer,” Smith maintains.
Oct 29, 2020 · London, England, United Kingdom. Died. 3 March 2008 (aged 85) Norman Smith aka Hurricane Smith (22 February 1923 – 3 March 2008) was an English musician and record producer. He was the engineer on all of the recordings by The Beatles up until 1965 when EMI promoted him from engineer to producer. The last Beatles album he recorded was Rubber Soul.
