George Martin – George Martin Scores Instrumental Versions Of The Hits (1965)

George Martin Scores Instrumental Versions of the Hits (1965) is an important early release in the solo instrumental discography of the legendary Beatles producer. Recorded in the wake of the global success of Beatlemania, the album is a collection of Martin's orchestral and baroque reimaginings of the biggest pop hits of the mid-1960s (including compositions by The Beatles, The Mamas & the Papas, and other key artists of the era). The record clearly reveals Martin not only as a studio engineer but also as an outstanding classical arranger and composer.