John Katsilometes takes an audio tour of the ‘Love’ soundtrack, due out Nov. 21

Sunday, Nov. 12, 2006 | 1:21 a.m.

With the possible exception of his famous father and four legendary musicians, Giles Martin has listened to more Beatles music than anyone on the planet. Martin was given full access to all of the tapes (including outtakes, false starts and studio chitchat) the band recorded at London's Abbey Road studios between 1962 and 1970.

With consultation from his father, Sir George Martin, the younger Martin plowed through the material to create the soundscape for "Love" at the Mirage. On Oct. 26 at the "Love" studio at the Mirage, Martin led a few media types on an audio tour of the new "Love" soundtrack to be released Nov. 21. During the playback, Martin mentioned that, in his younger days, he resisted listening to the Beatles.

So what does the son of the Beatles' producer listen to as a teen? A few days later in an e-mail exchange, Martin (who turned 37 last month) explained his musical tastes.

"I didn't so much rebel; my dad was working on other music when I was growing up, and in the '80s the Beatles weren't as big as they are now. I loved music from the '70s, anything from the Meteors to Led Zep. I wasn't ever really into '80s music, I never really liked the 'sound.' This made me very uncool as a kid, even though my mum did buy me 'Now That's What I Call Music' to keep in the present when I was a teenager!"

For the uninitiated, "Now That's What I Call Music" is a compilation of top pop hits that has been released annually since 1981. Never has a Beatles song appeared on the series.

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