Alan Parsons

British engineer and producer who went on to lead the Alan Parsons Project.

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Alan Parsons assisted on eighteen Beatles recordings from 1969 to 1970, twelve of them in 1969. Ten of them are on Abbey Road and seven on the Let It Be album. The first was 'Across the Universe (Wildlife version)' and the last 'Two of Us'. The singing splits Paul on six, John on four, George on three and Ringo on one. All four of them take the lead on 'Carry That Weight'. On 'Get Back' Alan Parsons was the second engineer / tape operator. On 'Across the Universe (Wildlife version)' Alan Parsons was the assistant mixing engineer.

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Two future stars cut their teeth as Beatles tape operators: Ken Scott (later David Bowie's and Supertramp's producer) and Alan Parsons (engineer of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon and leader of the Alan Parsons Project).

Ken Scott Assistant engineer

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period0 · 0%

Late18 · 100%

By Album

Abbey Road10

Let It Be7

Past Masters3

Book

What to Listen For in Rock

Ken Stephenson

Album

Abbey Road

Book

Paul McCartney: The Biography

Philip Norman

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Songs(18)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Get Back	1969	Let It Be	Paul	Second engineer / tape operator
2	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	-
3	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
4	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	-
5	I Want You (She's So Heavy)	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
6	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	-
7	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-

8	Something	1969	Abbey Road	George	-
9	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	-
10	The End	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
11	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	-
12	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Assistant mixing engineer
13	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Second engineer on 1969 Get Back / Let It Be sessions
14	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	-
15	For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	George	-
16	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Tape operator
17	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	-
18	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	-