I enjoyed making that album and admired the band.
This was the first time I had made an album at Abbey Road (I had mastered a few things there prior to that), and they were just about to replace the SSL in studio 2 with the Neve VR that is there now.
Abbey Road as an institution is very conscious and respectful of the association people make between the studio and the Beatles, and is circumspect and careful not to do anything to embarrass the band or its fans. That said, there is an awful lot of Beatles-specific paraphernalia there. While we were making the Auteurs record, there was some sort of big Beatles anniversary underway, and there were life-size cardboard cutouts of the Beatles in action poses in the storage closet, left-over from some shindig. One night, we put the big Beatles cut-outs in front of all the band's equipment and took photos of the Beatles playing as the Auteurs.
The next morning, Sir Paul McCartney came to the studio with his son, and wanted to show him around the old stomping grounds. He pushed the studio door open and peeked around the corner. When he saw that there was a band in the room, he said, "Hello cats! Mind if I show my son around?"
The punk in me wished I had thrown an ashtray at the door and shouted "We're working in here you old fraud!" But I'm glad I didn't.
The band said it was fine with them, and Sir Paul and his son went throught the door into the studio. Just then I remembered that we had set-up the big stupid cutouts of the Beatles with all the band's equipment the night before. A moment of panic ensued, because heads would certainly roll if Sir Paul thought the Beatles were being mocked. Luckily the studio assistant (a terrific guy named Paul Hicks) had the presence of mind to take them all down the night before.
I later got to introduce Luke Haines (the Auteur of the Auteurs) to Robert Plant on his birthday evening at a pub. After all Luke's rocker friends were suitably impressed, Robert said goodnight and left. While the table was ooh-ing and aah-ing about how thier friend rated a "happy birthday" from a famous person, one of the ladies at the table asked, "Was that Phil Lynott?" She had confused one of the most iconic figures in music for another one. One who was Irish, Black, and dead.
Luke has had several other interesting projects, the Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder, which I recommend.
As regards the organ, I believe it was a Korg fake Hammond with a Leslie preamp and cabinet, not a real Hammond. I didn't do anything special to it other than record it.