If you're a fan of The Beatles or just are curious to learn more about how and why they became the iconic band they are today, then this is a MUST read. Fascinating. Enjoyable. Makes you want to listen to their catalogue!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an ARC.

This could be a great fit for any Beatles fan. It's an interesting look into the "fifth Beatle." Sometimes people have so much information it can be a bit overwhelming, as was the case with All You Need Is Ears. While the information Martin provided both about the famous people he worked with and the science behind music and production, it often came out a bit dry. I don't anticipate that it's a book many would be able to rush through, it took a bit of time; however, I learned some really interesting things about music and sound and the recording industry. If you're a big Beatles fan or interested in the science of sound, you might be a good fit for this book!

There were interesting parts to this memoir, but I had a hard time getting through the chapters discussing in great detail the minutia of contracts, records, recording, etc.
I wish I had more to say about this work, but I struggled to finish it.

Those with an interest in the recording industry and its history, and fans of the Beatles will find something to love about this book.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the dARC of this work in exchange for my honest review.

The ultimate Beatles book, written by their fab producer George Martin. Who else knew the secrets of how the lads made their music and the tricks incorporated. This is a reissue of a classic and a must read for any and all Beatles fans. In a word, FAB!

I have heard George Martins name since I was a little kid and a Beatles fan. Never knew much about him otherwise. This was an interesting story of HIS life, It covers his whole life and his work in the music business. There is info of his involvement with the Beatles, but it is NOT about the Beatles exclusively. And Why should it have been? Sir George Martin has led an extraordinary life.

Interesting account of Sir George Martin's work with the Beatles. I got this for my mother who is a lifelong Beatles fan. A must-read for any fan!

I cannot imagine any one of us who has not heard music touched by George Martin. I was impressed at how readable All You Need is Ears is. The writer feels approachable and interesting. Normally my husband prefers autobiographies of his favorite rock stars, but I feel he would like this book as much as I do.

This is the story of George Martin’s professional life. He sets the stage with a view of his childhood poverty and goes from there, recalling the different jobs he did until he was hired into the record industry in 1950. This is not a story about the Beatles; it is a story about George and the recording industry.

The author moves fairly quickly through his early life; when his story moves to his hiring into the recording industry in 1950, he explains areas like musical theory, ranges of instruments, harmonics, and frequencies of musical notes to illustrate what he actually did and had to know. Later he spends a lot of time devoted to how he recorded music onto various sizes of tape, numbers of tracks, and the problems associated with it.

He definitely is the record producer who gave the Beatles their big break even though Capitol Records stepped into the limelight at their big New York appearance and claimed them (after initially refusing to issue their songs on that label). George is also the man who insisted that Paul McCartney be the singer for Paul’s own “Live and Let Die” song on the Bond film soundtrack when producers wanted a female singer. George wrote the rest of the music for that movie and for others. He struck out into the recording industry with colleagues and built his own recording business and has worked with many well-known names. This book is for you if you are interested in music and the recording industry, mainly in the 60’s and 70’s. I really enjoyed the subject matter and the articulate, sometimes funny, writing.

I really liked the chapter on Sgt. Pepper's and I think I imagined that the rest of the book would be similar. I was less interested in Martin's various negotiations with record labels, although some of the engineering and producing sections of the book were good. It is to be expected that there is a certain fussiness about Martin and that came through in his writing. I'm almost certain Martin did not write the subtitle to his book.

Unfortunately, this book is not what I expected. I was really interested in how George Martin collaborated with the Beatles and how they made music together. A good part of the book is spent on Martin's personal life and his time before the Beatles which I did not find interesting. He also spent a lot of time talking about the technical aspects of making music which I also found boring. Someone who is more into the ins and outs of the recording industry might enjoy this one more than I did.

Very misleading. For a subtitle of "The Personal Story of the Genius Who Created The Beatles" this book had very little about The Beatles. It was mostly a history of recorded music and musical recording techniques. The first half of the book was about George Martin's life before The Beatles and the remainder was more about the recording industry and studio techniques. I was expecting more inside information about the recording sessions with The Beatles and was really disappointed. I would only recommend this to people interested in recording techniques.

While reading this book I was hoping for more information I didn’t know about the Beatles. I have read other Beatles books that described their early experiences with fame much better. I wanted the book to speed up. With that said, I really like any book on The Beatles and would probably buy it!