Produced by George Martin

Disc 1
1	Pickin' A Chicken / Glenn Somers & His Orchestra 2:14
2	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) / Cleo Laine 2:39
3	Hayfoot, Strawfoot / The Baker Kenny Quartet 2:46
4	High Society / Graeme Bell 2:56
5	Princess Elizabeth Of England / Luton Girls' Choir 2:54
6	Romanza-Choro / Roberto Inglez & His Orchestra Brasileirinho 2:45
7	Melody On The Move / Vic Hamett Quartet 2:50
8	Ae Fond Kiss / Kenneth McKellar 3:01
9	Bluebell Polka / Jimmy Shand & His Band 2:51
10	Scottish Polka / Mickie Ainsworth Balintore Fishermen 2:54
11	Dashing White Sergeant / Glasgow Phoenix Choir 1:43
12	Arriverderci Darling / Edna Savage 2:15
13	Away In A Manger / Kirkintilloch Junior Choir 2:29
14	Robin Hood / Stephen James and His Chums 2:33
15	Portrait Of My Love / Matt Monro 2:47
16	Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey / Freddy Randall 3:01
17	Experiments With Mice / Johnny Dankworth 3:20
18	Oi! Oi! Oi! / Joe Daniels & His Band 2:39
19	Saturday Jump / Humphrey Lyttelton 2:17
20	Crazy Rhythm / Max Gelbray 1:33
21	My Kind Of Girl / Matt Monro 2:58
22	Hi-Flutin' Boogie / John Scott 2:14
23	Earthg Angel (Will You Be Mines?) / The Southlanders 2:26
24	Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O / The Vipers Skiffle Group 2:17
25	Skiffling Strings / Ron Goodwin 2:22
26	By My Girl / Jim Dale 2:03
27	No Other Baby / The Vipers Skiffle Group 2:35
28	Sun Arise / Rolf Harris 2:27
29	You're Driving Me Crazy / The Temperance Seven 3:55
Disc 2
1	The Q2 Piano Tune / Spike Milligan 2:22
2	Unchained Melody / Peter Sellers 2:51
3	Mock Mozart / Peter Ustinov 2:44
4	A Transport Of Delight / Flanders & Swann 2:23
5	Nellie The Elephant / Mandy Miller 2:31
6	Little Red Monkey / Dick Bentley 2:31
7	Goodness Gracious Me / Sophia Loren 2:59
8	The Wormwood Scrubs Tango / Spike Milligan 2:33
9	The Hippopotamus Song / Ian Wallace 3:04
10	Any old Iron / Peter Sellers 2:53
11	The Hole In The Ground / Bernard Cribbins 1:51
12	Aftermyth of War / Beyond the Fringe Extract 1:27
13	All The Things You Are / Peter Sellers 2:09
14	The Horse Show / Michael Bentine 2:58
15	The End Of The World / Beyond the Fringe 4:12
16	Mr. Boomerang Won't Come Back / Charlie Drake 3:39
17	A Drop Of The Hard Stuff / Peter Sellers 3:14
18	You Gotta Go Oww! / Spike Milligan 2:45
19	Morse Code Melody / The Alberts 2:26
20	I've Lost My Mummy / Rolf Harris 2:54
21	My Brother / Terry Scott 2:37
22	Judge Not Extract 3:35
23	The Gas-Man Cometh / Michael Flanders Extract 2:04
24	Right Said Fred / Bernard Cribbins 2:20
25	Football Results / Michael Bentine 1:32
26	Jake the Peg / Rolf Harris 3:48
27	The Highway Code / Master Singers 3:31
28	A Hard Day's Night / Peter Sellers 1:49
29	She Loves You / Peter Sellers German Version 2:19
Disc 3
1	Please Please Me / The Beatles 2:03
2	How Do You Do It? / Gerry & the Pacemakers 1:55
3	Do You Want To Know A Secret / Billy J. Kramer 2:03
4	Hello Little Girl / The Fourmost 1:51
5	I Want To Hold Your Hand / The Beatles 2:26
6	The Cruel Sea / The Dakotas 2:15
7	That Was The Week That Was / Millicent Martin 2:51
8	Bad To Me / Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas 2:20
9	Anyone Who Had A Heart / Cilla Black 2:51
10	Don't Let the Dun Catch You Crying / Gerry & the Pacemakers 2:36
11	I'll Keep You Satisfied / The Dakotas 2:06
12	A Little Loving / The Fourmost 2:07
13	Little Children / The Dakotas 2:48
14	You're My World / Cilla Black II Mio Mondo 2:59
15	Yesterday / The Beatles 2:05
16	You'll Never Walk Alone / Gerry & the Pacemakers 2:42
17	I (Who Have Nothing) (Uno Dei Tani) / Dame Shirley Bassey 2:40
18	In The Summer Of His Years / Millicent Martin 2:33
19	It's For You / Cilla Black 2:21
20	It's You / Alma Cogan 2:33
21	Ferry Corss the Mersey / Gerry & the Pacemakers 2:24
22	Can't Buy Me Love / Ella Fitzgerald 2:38
23	I've Been Wrong Before / Cilla Black 2:11
24	In My Life / The Beatles 2:26
25	Land Of 1000 Dances / The Action 2:51
26	Alfie / Cilla Black 2:39
27	Michelle / David & Jonathan 2:52
28	Step Inside Love / Cilla Black 2:23
29	She's Leaving Home / David & Jonathan 3:14
30	When I'm Sixty-Four / Bernard Cribbins 2:32
31	Time / Cilla Black 2:24
Disc 4
1	Coronation Scot / Sidney Torch 2:55
2	Chopin: Prelude In C Minor, Op. 28 No. 20 / Sidney Harrison 1:49
3	Serenade in E Flate Major, K. 375. Fourth Movement, Minuet and Trio / London Baroque Ensemble 2:50
4	Serenade in E Flate Major, K. 375. Fith Movement, Allegro / London Baroque Ensemble 3:05
5	The Lark Ascending / London Philharmonic Orchestra 5:06
6	Barwick Green / Sidney Torch 2:49
7	The White Suit Samba / Jack Parnell & His Rhythm 2:54
8	Time Beat / Ray Cathode 2:14
9	Theme from 'Limelight' / Ron Goodwin 3:18
10	Elizabeth Serenade (Where the Gentle Avon Flows) / Ron Goodwin 2:52
11	Murder She Says / Ron Goodwin 2:07
12	I Like Money / Nadia Gray 1:46
13	Double Scotch / Ron Goodwin 2:42
14	No One Will Ever Know / Matt Monro 3:31
15	The Dr. Kildare Theme / Johnny Spence 2:26
16	Ringo's Theme (This Boy) / George Martin & His Orchestra 3:11
17	633 Squadron Theme / Ron Goodwin 2:56
18	From Russia With Love / Matt Monro 2:35
19	All Quiet On The Mersey Front / George Martin & His Orchestra 2:08
20	Goldfinger / Dame Shirley Bassey 2:48
21	By George! It's The David Frost Theme / George Martin & His Orchestra 2:24
22	Love In The Open Air / George Martin & His Orchestra 3:14
23	Thingumybob / George Martin & His Orchestra 2:03
24	Theme One / George Martin & His Orchestra 2:30
25	Snakes Alive / George Martin & His Orchestra 2:29
26	The Ticlaw Anthem / George Martin & His Orchestra 2:18
27	Where Eagles Dare / Ron Goodwin 3:06
Disc 5
1	Marrakesh Express / Stan Getz 3:30
2	Icarus / Paul Winter 3:02
3	Marblehead Messenger / Seatrain 2:33
4	Sans Souci (Without a Care) / John Williams [composer] 3:03
5	Live And Let Die / Wings 3:13
6	Juniper Bear / Paul Winter 3:08
7	The Smile of the Beyond / Mahavishnu Orchestra 8:01
8	Tin Man / America 3:29
9	Pinafore Days / Stackridge 2:38
10	Sunday / Cleo Laine 3:00
11	Diamond Dust / Jeff Beck 8:22
12	Sister Golden Hair / America 3:20
13	The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress / Jimmy Webb 3:05
14	Amarillo / Neil Sedaka 3:17
15	Get Back / Billy Preston 3:00
16	Highwayman / Jimmy Webb 3:50
17	(No More) Fear of Flying / Gary Brooker 4:43
18	World's Greatest Lover / Cheap Trick 4:51
Disc 6
1	Ebony And Ivory / Paul McCartney 3:43
2	Hymn / Ultravox 5:48
3	Say Say Say / Michael Jackson 3:56
4	Our Perfect Song / Kenny Rogers 4:02
5	No More Lonely Nights / Paul McCartney Ballad 4:42
6	I Love You, Samantha / King's Singers 3:22
7	Love Duet / Mary Hopin 3:37
8	Come And Sweep My Chimbley / Tom Jones 3:00
9	Memory / José Carreras 4:06
10	Pinball Wizard 3:50
11	Nice Work If You Can Get It / Larry Adler 3:03
12	My Man's Gone Now / Sinéad O'Connor 3:37
13	Rhapsody In Blue 8:29
14	Summertime / Larry Adler 3:50
15	The Pepperland Suite 6:19
16	Here, There and Everywhere / Celine Dion 3:18
17	Friends And Lovers 2:25

Barnes & Noble

The phrase "produced by George Martin" isn't one to be taken lightly: As the elegant and erudite man who twisted the knobs and wrote the arrangements for the Beatles, he ranks as the most influential studio wizard in recording history. This plush, six-CD career overview samples his work over the past half century, and it is a daunting and dazzling summation. Rather than take a strict chronological approach, the set groups Martin's work thematically, a decision that makes sense given the producer's careening interests. Disc one tackles the varied sounds of Martin's early work (from 1951-1963) as a junior producer for Parlophone, where he sculpted hits for vocal pop artists like South African singer Eve Boswell, as well as producing jazz bands, skiffle groups, orchestras, and traditional Scottish musicians. It quickly became apparent that Martin wasn't just musical -- he had a wicked funnybone, and disc two samples the imaginative records made with Peter Sellers, Peter Ustinov, Bernard Cribbins, and others. These effects-filled recordings allowed him to experiment with the multi-tracking techniques he would later draw on with the Beatles.

Things really heat up on disc three, which kicks off with "Please Please Me," the Fab Four's first No. 1 hit in the U.K. The CD includes three more Martin-selected Beatles tunes -- "I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Yesterday," and "In My Life" -- but fans will revel in hearing them surrounded by hits from like-minded groups Gerry & the Pacemakers and Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas, as well as female pop singers Cilla Black and Shirley Bassey. Beatlemaniacas will also be stunned by Ella Fitzgerald's glitzy cover of "Can't Buy Me Love," as well as other artists' renditions of "Michelle," "She's Leaving Home," and "When I'm Sixty-Four." Disc four chronicles some of Martin's classical productions -- both light (Sidney Torch & His Orchestra) and serious (London Baroque Ensemble) -- plus various orchestral pieces written for film and TV (including Bassey's belting "Goldfinger"). Martin experimented with electronic sounds on Jack Parnell & His Rhythm's film theme "The White Suit Samba" and formed the George Martin Orchestra, which first recorded incidental music for the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night along with jazzy and light classical themes for both little- and big-screen projects.

In the post-Beatles '70s, Martin continued to expand his resume with impressive results. Disc five documents his work with Paul McCartney's Wings, saxophonist Stan Getz, classical guitarist John Williams, fusion guitarist John McLaughlin, and American stars such as Neil Sedaka and Cheap Trick. Notable among Martin's '80s projects (disc six), are McCartney's lush, chart-topping collaborations with Stevie Wonder ("Ebony and Ivory") and Michael Jackson ("Say Say Say") and his solo hit "No More Lonely Nights." Martin worked with new wavers Ultravox and country star Kenny Rogers, and recorded Broadway's production of the Who's Tommy and a tribute to George Gershwin (featuring Peter Gabriel, Sinéad O'Connor, and Sting), among other projects. Martin capped off his career with the 1998 album In My Life, for which an assortment of musicians and actors -- from Phil Collins to Robin Williams -- interpreted Beatles songs; included here are Celine Dion's power-ballad take on Beatles' "Here, There and Everywhere" and two of Martin's own orchestral pieces. The beautifully packaged Produced by George Martin includes a 35-page, full-color booklet featuring photos, a detailed track listing, an insightful biography, and an essay on each disc's highlights and significance. Many fans may think of him as the fifth Beatle, but ultimately this box demonstrates Sir George Martin's astute ability to transform sound into timeless works of art -- no matter who his collaborators. Lydia Vanderloo

All Music Guide

While generally presented in a chronological fashion, each disc is likewise aptly subtitled. Disc one -- "Crazy Rhythms" -- features pre-rock & roll big band ("High Society"), skiffle ("Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O"), and dance music ("Scottish Polka" and "Saturday Jump"). In addition, there are tracks from other well-known yet rarely heard artists such as Jimmy Shand ("Bluebell Polka") and Rolf Harris ("Sun Arise"). The "Transports of Delight" on disc two highlight spoken-word and comedy sides produced by Martin in the '50s and '60s. Well-known artists and recordings from Peter Sellers ("All the Things You Are") and Spike Milligan ("The Wormwood Scrubs Tango") are spotlighted along with two apocalyptic pieces from the Beyond the Fringe ensemble -- "Aftermath of War" and "The End of the World." Disc three, "That Was the Decade That Was," celebrates the '60s rock & roll renaissance. Of course, "the Fab Four" are represented. Likewise, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas ("Do You Want to Know a Secret?"), Gerry & The Pacemakers ("How Do You Do It?"), and Cilla Black ("It's for You") are also continuity connections to the Beatles. George Martin produced and scored classical as well as pop recordings. Healthy samplings of his classical productions are featured on disc four, "Gold Fingers." Among these are performances of "Coronation Scot" by Sidney Torch and his orchestra from the BBC Radio series "Paul Temple," as well as "Barwick Green," the theme from another Auntie Beeb program, "The Archers." Discs five and six chart Martin's most endearing work from the '70s and beyond. As with every selection on Produced by George Martin, "Smiles of the Beyond" -- which highlights jazz, pop, and fusion -- and "Nice Work" -- highlighting an eclectic mix of Martin's later productions -- are his personal favorites. These include his work with Stan Getz ("Marrakech Express"), Jeff Beck ("Diamond Dust"), and Paul McCartney "Live and Let Die." Lindsay Planer