George Martin (part 1) 00:00 – Introduction / banter 01:05 – Getting his due recognition 01:30 – The most significant part of his career 02:30 – Working on comedy albums (Sellers, Cleese, etc.) 03:06 – The cycle of recording techniques, 1950 – 1980 05:00 – The Montserrat studio / working with Jimmy Buffett 05:53 – The increased talent in the general musician pool post-Beatles 07:18 – Discovering what a record producer does 08:04 – Starting his career as an oboist, affinity for classical music 08:32 – How The Beatles came to trust George Martin

George Martin (part 2) 00:17 – Phil Spector / George Martin working on Let It Be 02:40 – George’s hopes of The Beatles not re-uniting 04:50 – The inspiration for writing All You Need Is Ears 05:50 – Hearing loss