▁kind ▁of ▁art - rock ▁that ▁would ▁combine ▁the ▁trans c endent ▁possibilities ▁of ▁art ▁with ▁the ▁main stream ▁access ibility ▁of ▁pop ▁music ". ▁Draw ing ▁from ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Wilson ' s ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁producer ▁George ▁Martin , ▁music ▁produ cers ▁after ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁began ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁recording ▁studio ▁as ▁a ▁musical ▁instrument ▁used ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁composition . ▁Crit ic ▁Stephen ▁Hold en ▁says ▁that ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁record ings ▁by ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁Spect or ▁and ▁Wilson ▁are ▁often ▁identified ▁as ▁mark ing ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁art ▁pop , ▁which ▁preced ed ▁the ▁" b omb astic , ▁class ically ▁inf lect ed " ▁art ▁rock ▁that ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁British ▁groups ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁– ▁including ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les , ▁the ▁Rol ling ▁St ones , ▁the ▁K inks , ▁the ▁Who , ▁ 1 0 cc , ▁the ▁Move , ▁the ▁Y ard bird s ▁and ▁P ink ▁F loyd ▁– ▁came ▁to ▁music ▁via ▁art ▁school . ▁This ▁institution ▁differ ed ▁from ▁its ▁US ▁counter part ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁having ▁a ▁less ▁industry - app lic able ▁sy ll ab us ▁and ▁in ▁its ▁focus ▁on ▁further ing ▁ecc ent ric ▁talent . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s , ▁several ▁of