More and more I see Elvis and the Beatles as sort of a front and back end of one big explosion. Boom! And out of that big bang came all sorts of stars and planets, beautiful in their own way. Ah, but it won't be easy forgetting that initial explosion.

Agreed about the Beatles and George Martin's indispensable contributions and direction, but it was not solely Martin...it had to do with the chemistry of the whole team including Brian Epstein and some innovative engineers like Geoff Emerick. When the team broke down, so did the magic.