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The long and winding road: how Paul McCartney is clawing back his catalogue

To misquote Oscar Wilde, to lose one attempt to control your publishing may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose a second looks like carelessness. This, however, is the prism through which to understand the move by Paul McCartney – which started in...

Paul McCartney strikes out to gain control of his share of the Beatles catalogue

Paul McCartney has begun the process of regaining control of his share of the US publishing rights in the Beatles’ catalogue. The publishing is currently owned by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, but US law allows living artists to apply to take back the...

'He changed music for ever': readers' tributes to Sir George Martin

In January 1987 I stepped into Air Studios on the first day of my employment there as a tape operator, what later became known as an assistant engineer. As soon as I walked into the reception at Air, I knew I had walked into a serious, professional...

Crazy days for George Martin and the Temperance Seven | Letters

I am curious that in your obituary for George Martin (10 March) you fail to mention the band that gave him his first No 1 hit, the Temperance Seven’s You’re Driving me Crazy, which was significant for both George and us. We went on to enjoy consider...

George Martin: musicians pay tribute to the genius behind the Beatles

Photograph: Julien M Hekimian/WireImage for Coach Mark Ronson Amy Winehouse, Adele, Paul McCartney “It’s impossible to go into a studio and not have traces of what the Beatles did with George Martin. The very idea of taking a three-minute po...

Viral video: Ghostbusters 2016, Star Wars and Game of Thrones

Ghostbusters hits the screens this summer and the classic tale of spooky events in New York gets a reboot, 30 years on, with a new cast. Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy play two authors who write a book suggesting ghosts are real, which is mocked....

George Martin and the other Fab Four | Letters

So now we have it. Modernisation equals longer hours and reduced working conditions: “John Lewis is planning to shut staff canteens and introduce longer shifts for hundreds of delivery drivers to cut costs and modernise its business” (Report, 10 Mar...

George Martin hailed as ‘our finest ever producer’ and a music pioneer

The world of music paid homage to the late Sir George Martin on Wednesday, with Midge Ure remembering a man who was “a cross between your favourite schoolteacher and a father”. On ITV’s Good Morning Britain, the Ultravox singer and producer recalled...

Paul McCartney on George Martin: ‘if anyone was the fifth Beatle it was him’

I’m so sad to hear the news of the passing of dear George Martin. I have so many wonderful memories of this great man that will be with me for ever. He was a true gentleman and like a second father to me. He guided the career of the Beatles with s...

The Guardian view on George Martin: instrumental value | Editorial

If a bad workman blames his tools, the superlative artisan chooses their instruments with exquisite care. Thus it was with Sir George Martin, the “fifth Beatle”, whose great contributions to the group began when he signed them, and continued as he p...

How to get fit quick while lying down | Letters

I do so empathise with Lucy Mangan’s keep-fit antipathy (Get off the couch!, G2, 8 March), but pilates might just help. I took this up when I was 48, at a time when I ached on getting out of bed and felt so unfit. An hour a week at a good pilates cl...

Beatles producer Sir George Martin has died aged 90 – video obituary

Sir George Martin, producer of the Beatles, has died aged 90. Martin signed the Beatles to Parlophone records when others had turned them down and produced all but one of their albums. He became and remained one of the most influential producers in...

Share your tributes and memories of George Martin

Related: George Martin obituary George Martin, one of the most influential producers in popular music history, has died aged 90. He was dubbed ‘the fifth Beatle’ having produced all but one of their albums, taking the credit for signing the band t...

George Martin – five great productions, from Bernard Cribbins to the Beatles

1. Bernard Cribbins – Hole in the Ground (1962) Let’s imagine, if we can, that George Martin had been a staff producer at EMI, but the Beatles had never happened. Would he still be remembered as a great record producer? Probably by fewer people – bu...

Beatles producer George Martin dies

Sir George Martin, producer of The Beatles, has died at the age of 90. Sir George died on the night of 8 March 2016. His death was announced by Ringo Starr on Twitter: God bless George Martin peace and love to Judy and his family love Ringo and Barba...