Тэрээр Битлзийн сүүл үеийн цомгууд болон хамтлагийн гишүүдийн бие даасан уран бүтээлүүдэд ажиллажээ.
Дуу бичлэгийн инженер, продюсер Фил Макдональд 80 насандаа таалал төгссөнийг Abbey Road студи цахим хуудсаараа дамжуулан мэдээлэв. Тэрээр 1964 онд 18 настайдаа студид ажилд орж, бичлэгийн сан болон пянз зүсэх тасагт ажилласны дараа бичлэгийн оператор, улмаар дууны балансын инженер болжээ.
Макдональд 1965 онд Битлзийн “Help!” цомгийн моно, стерео хувилбарын микс дээр ажиллаж, мөн “Yesterday” дууны бичлэгийн сессэд оролцсон байна. Тэрээр “Revolver”, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, “The White Album” цомгууд дээр ажиллаж, 1969 оны “Abbey Road” цомгийн бараг бүх бичлэгийн сессэд оролцжээ. Энэ цомгийн дууны инженерчлэлийн ажлаараа Жеофф Эмериктэй хамт 1970 онд Грэммийн шагнал хүртсэн байна.
Abbey Road студи түүнийг чадварлаг, итгэл даахуйц инженер байсан хэмээн дурсаж, бичлэгт студид сонсогдож буй бодит дуугаралтыг аль болох үнэнээр буулгахыг эрхэмлэдэг байсныг онцолжээ. Макдональд 1971 оны орчим Apple Records-д шилжин, 1974 он хүртэл ахлах дууны балансын инженерээр ажиллан, Битлзийн дөрвөн гишүүний анхны бие даасан төслүүдэд оролцсон байна.
Түүний оролцсон бусад бүтээлд Жорж Харрисоны “All Things Must Pass”, Жон Ленноны “Imagine”, Эрик Клэптон болон Derek and the Dominos хамтлагийн “Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs”, Deep Purple-ийн “In Rock”, Traveling Wilburys-ийн “Vol. 1”, Рой Орбисоны “Mystery Girl” багтдаг. Түүнийг эхнэр Сандра, хамтран ажиллаж байсан хүмүүс болон найз нөхөд нь дурсаж буйг студи мэдэгджээ.
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Phil McDonald, the record producer and recording engineer who worked on some of The Beatles‘ final records, has died at the age of 80.
His death was announced by Abbey Road Studios in a statement on its website.
The studio paid tribute to a man who shared a Grammy for his work on the album Abbey Road.
It read: “We’re saddened to announce the passing of the wonderful Phil McDonald. Phil was a highly skilled, deeply trusted, and much-loved engineer who started working here in 1964 at the age of 18. A man who went on to become one of the few credited on the back cover of Abbey Road, he started out in our tape library and worked in the cutting rooms before making the transition to tape op, and soon, balance engineer.
“His first session with The Beatles is documented as 17 June 1965 for ‘Yesterday.’ The following years working on Revolver, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and The White Album, he would’ve been trained up by the likes of Geoff Emerick and Ken Scott before taking a central role in the recording of Abbey Road.
“Phil’s philosophy was always to get as close as possible to recording the true sound he heard in the studio.
“Transitioning to Apple Records around 1971 and through 1974, Phil worked with all four Beatles on their first solo projects, before lending his talents to some of the world’s biggest artists including Eric Clapton, Harry Nilsson, Deep Purple, Squeeze and Roy Orbison.
“Across his career, Phil contributed to some of the most influential albums of all time: All Things Must Pass, Imagine, McCartney I, The Madcap Laughs, Plastic Ono Band, Deep Purple In Rock, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, Living In The Material World, A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night, Traveling Wilburys Vol.1, Mystery Girl and so many more.”
The statement continued: “We were lucky to welcome him back to the studios last year for a look around his old home, a moment we all treasured – now even more. Phil had a fantastic sense of humour, a quiet calm and a clear passion for recording and music.”He is remembered by his wife Sandra, his past colleagues and friends, and so fondly by all of us here at Abbey Road.
“Thanks Phil. Rest in peace.”
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Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, on February 3 1946, Phil moved with his family to Earl’s Court in London during the early 1960s.
He joined EMI Recording Studios at Abbey Road in 1964, when he was 18. The studios were not officially renamed Abbey Road Studios until 1976.
His first role there was in the tape library. He then spent two years in the disc-cutting department, where he mastered records.
After that he became a tape operator and later a balance engineer.
Phil’s first work with The Beatles came in April 1965, when he assisted with the mono and stereo mixes of Help!. Sessions for ‘Yesterday’ followed in June that year.
Abbey Road Studios identifies 17th June 1965 as his first documented Beatles session.
He went on to work on Revolver (1966), Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and The Beatles (1968), better known as the White Album.
In 1969, he became a balance engineer and worked on nearly every session for Abbey Road (1969), either independently or alongside Geoff Emerick.
The album earned McDonald and Emerick the 1970 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical.
After The Beatles’ break-up, Phil worked on solo recordings by all four members.
Those credits included Ringo Starr’s Sentimental Journey (1970), George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass (1970) and Paul McCartney’s McCartney (1970).
He also engineered John Lennon’s John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) and Imagine (1971).
Around 1971, he moved from EMI to Apple, where he worked as a senior balance engineer until 1974.
Away from The Beatles, his engineering credits included Syd Barrett’s The Madcap Laughs (1970) and Deep Purple’s In Rock (1970).
He also worked on Eric Clapton and Derek and the Dominos’ Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970), George Harrison’s Living in the Material World (1973) and Harry Nilsson’s A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (1973). Later credits took in the Traveling Wilburys’ Vol. 1 (1988) and Roy Orbison’s Mystery Girl (1989).
