Cory,
I was also impressed by the innovation of use of the Leslie speaker cabinet on John Lennon's vocals on the track "Tomorrow Never Knows". More interestingly, John wanted to create the sound of multiple "Buddhists" by being suspended by his ankles in a large studio and then tossed into a circle whilst recording his voice from many different directions. I could imagine John, in a post hallucinatory phase, dreaming this as a tracking concept. John Martin, in his wisdom, decided to quell this idea and instead utilize the Leslie cabinet. It worked. This speaks to the importance of having a grounded, yet innovative producer that is in sync with a band such as The Beatles. This becomes even more of a debatable topic when we consider, for example, Andy Warhol's "production" effect on The Velvet Underground. He was at a constant clashing point with Lou Reed, the rebellious lyricist. Despite Warhol's lack of "musical" understanding, he did understand the link of music, art and film. This link to a diverse subset of an underrepresented portion of 1960's America paid off for this band, for they would have not had the same impact upon the music world without him.
Rudolph Rustin
http://rudolphrustin.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-entry-rudolph-rustin.html
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