Reddit reviews All You Need Is Ears: The Inside Personal Story of the Genius Who Created The Beatles
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IF there were no George Martin, the Beatles' success and influence would certainly have been in question. In his book, "All You Need is Ears," Sir George recounted the creative process early on. It was his virtuoso genius at the RECORDING PROCESS that gave the Beatles the ability to more easily and seamlessly be super creative in the studio. They truly inspired him to be an (almost) equal creator of the music. (AND, he turned down a percentage of their profits which could have made him a billionaire.)
http://www.amazon.com/All-You-Need-Is-Ears/dp/0312114826
Take Emerick's recollections with a grain of salt. The book also talks about Blackbird being recorded outside in a garden :| and he seems to have a fundamental dislike for George's guitar playing.
Recording engineer Ken Scott wrote about it back when the book came out:
http://newsgroups.derkeiler.com/Archive/Rec/rec.music.beatles/2006-04/msg00061.html
I still think it's a worthy read and should be part of the collection, but there are some issues with it.
George Martin's All You Need Is Ears is another worthy book, even if the scope is slightly limited to the Pepper years:
https://www.amazon.com/All-You-Need-Ears-personal/dp/0312114826/
It dates from 1979 so some of the recollections may be a little more accurate. Martin also breaks down how the Beatles worked on Sgt. Pepper with so few tracks to play with.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in exactly how & what George Martin contributed to the Beatles:
http://www.amazon.com/All-You-Need-Is-Ears/dp/0312114826