Martin, George (2002) ‘Playback’, UK signed deluxe limited edition, Genesis Publications

George Martin (2002) ‘Playback‘, UK signed limited edition, published by Genesis Publications. One of only 250 deluxe copies of which this is no 78. Signed by George Martin on the limitation page, and once more signed by Martin on the exclusive 6 CD set. An amazing illustrated memoir by the ‘fifth Beatle’ who produced 30 no. 1 hits in the UK!

Condition: essentially fine and almost like new. There are two small flaws: 1) the front panel of the book has three shallow indentations in the leather caused by the control desk buttons of the inside box (see image 10). There are NO tears and NO scratches to the leather, just these three small pushes as shown in the picture. 2) the first three pages have creased corners as shown in image 17 of our listing. All other pages are unblemished. The two music score sheets are present. The 6 CD box exclusive to the deluxe version of the book is still sealed. The clamshell box is fine with no bumps.

Product details according by the publisher:

• Page size: 290mm x 215mm; 328 pages; 50,000 words

• Contributors:
  HRH Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
• Paper:
  Masterprinted onto acid-free paper, of which 264 pages are on high-quality 200gsm matt art stock, 56
• Binding:
  Full black leather, foil-blocked in silver, with the chromium name plate, silver page edging
• Box:
  Specially-designed, hinged solander box, the cover of which is fashioned to give the appearance of a loudspeaker. The inside panels resemble part of a control desk and a turntable; the latter houses the accompanying Playback CD
• Extras:
  6 CD Box-set ‘Produced by George Martin’ – additionally signed by George Martin
• “In 1962, as head of Parlophone Records, George Martin signed a new band from Liverpool that had been turned down by nearly every other label in Britain. The rest is history. He went on to record every track made by The Beatles and is considered to have been a vital influence on their sound, enabling them to realise their ideas as their music became increasingly ambitious. The world’s most successful music producer has now written a charming memoir of his life and career.”

Source: https://www.genesis-publications.com/book/0904351823/playback

George Martin (1926-2016) is a legend in the music production business, nichnamed the ‘fifth Beatle’ due to his colossal influence and contribution to the Band’s success. He also produced records for a number of other music legends including Elton John, Celine Dion, Jeff Beck, for the band ‘America’ and so on. He also procuded the James Bond theme songs ‘Goldfinger’ and ‘Live and Let Die’.