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Adrian Barber (13 November 1938 - 8 August 2020 in Ilkley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England)[1] was a musician/producer who is most noted for recording the Beatles Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962,[2][3] producing the Allman Brothers Band's self-titled debut album,[4] along with the Velvet Underground's album Loaded. He died due to Covid 19, spending the rest of his life on the island of Hawaii.

Musician / electronics

Barber was the lead guitarist in Liverpool's quartet "Cass and the Casanovas" (led by Brian "Cass" Casser) and its subsequent Big Three.[5][6] Also an electronic wizard, he was responsible for upgrading the group amps (called "coffins") but also upgrading other Liverpudlians gears. This included Paul McCartney's quad amp.[7][8] He left the Big Three in mid-1962, when the band planned to be a quartet.

Sound stage manager

In 1962, due to his knowledge in the electronic field, Barber was hired by Horst Fascher to improve the Star-Club's Sound system. In late December 1962, he recorded bands performing and some of his tapes were released as Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962.

Producer / sound engineer

In the late 1960s, Barber became a recording engineer/producer for Atlantic Records, for instance on

• 1969 Cream - Goodbye[9]
• 1969 The Allman Brothers Band[9][10]
• 1967 Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You[4]
• 1968 Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now[4]
• 1969 Velvet Underground - Loaded (also drumming on 2 tracks)
• 1969 The Rascals - Freedom Suite
• 1969 The Rascals - See
• 1968 Buffalo Springfield - Last Time Around[4]
• 1969 Bee Gees - Odessa[4]
• 1969 Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul[4]
• 1971 Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Greatest Hits[4]
• 1973 Aerosmith - Aerosmith[4]

References

• Everett, Walter (2001). The Beatles as musicians: the Quarry Men through Rubber soul. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 978-0-19-514105-4. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

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