Adrian Barber (13 November 1938 - 8 August 2020 in

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, Bradford,

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, England) was a musician/producer who is most noted for recording the Beatles ''

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'', producing the Allman Brothers Band's self-titled debut album, along with

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'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. Also an electronic wizard, he was responsible for upgrading the group amps (called "coffins") but also upgrading other Liverpudlians gears. This included

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's quad amp. 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

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to improve the

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's Sound system. In late December 1962, he recorded bands performing and some of his tapes were released as ''

''.

Producer / sound engineer

In the late 1960s, Barber became a recording engineer/producer for Atlantic Records, for instance on * 1969 Cream - ''

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'' * 1969

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* 1967 Aretha Franklin - ''

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'' * 1968 Aretha Franklin - ''

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'' * 1969 Velvet Underground - '' Loaded'' (also drumming on 2 tracks) * 1969

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- '' Freedom Suite'' * 1969 The Rascals - ''

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'' * 1968

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- ''

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'' * 1969 Bee Gees - '' Odessa'' * 1969 Aretha Franklin - ''

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'' * 1971 Aretha Franklin - '' Aretha's Greatest Hits'' * 1973 Aerosmith - '' Aerosmith''

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, Adrian Living people 1938 births People from Ilkley Musicians from Bradford English record producers English male guitarists Beat musicians The Big Three (English band) members