intense
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Anyone who had a heart ... keyboard sound?
#906422 - 06/04/11 07:04 PM
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Does anyone here know what electronic instrument was used in the recording of Cilla
Black's 'Anyone who had a heart'? It's noticeable at the beginning of each chorus, as the
backing vocals kick in, with a rather mechanical glissando up the best part of an octave.
It then shadows CB's voice throughout the chorus.
Bearing in mind that the
record was made in 1964, I appreciate it could have been a Clavioline or a Novachord, but
it is a very 'vocal' sound - a bit like the 'Female Voice' Chamberlin tape, but did they
have a Chamberlin at Abbey Road in 1964? ... and was it capable of such a wide gliss?
My reason for asking? - just trying to make sense of another bit of history. Of
course, if this has been answered before please point me to the existing thread.
Chris
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Dave B
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Re: Anyone who had a heart ... keyboard sound?
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#906434 - 06/04/11 08:02 PM
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Best guess is a Clavioline...
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Richie Royale
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Re: Anyone who had a heart ... keyboard sound?
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#906800 - 08/04/11 10:22 AM
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I don't know Cilla's version, but could it be an organ?
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Richie Royale
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Re: Anyone who had a heart ... keyboard sound?
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#906974 - 09/04/11 09:52 AM
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Having listened to it today, only via Youtube, but to me all I here is a backing vocal in
the chorus that follows the lead melody, in the right speaker. It sounds like a group of
ladies who also add a little in the bassoon solo. At the end they actually single the
lyrics in the chorus; the "take me in your arms" part. The reverb adds a unusual harmony
to the backing vocals as well.
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hollowsun
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Re: Anyone who had a heart ... keyboard sound?
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#906991 - 09/04/11 11:46 AM
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Wot e sed ^^ Some BVs asked to perform in a very stylised, slightly shrieky
manner. Definitely not Novachord
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intense
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Re: Anyone who had a heart ... keyboard sound?
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#909373 - 19/04/11 09:08 PM
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Thanks to all who have responded to my question. Now, it seems, I can listen to the right
channel in the choruses and hear either a machine or a particularly talented female singer
(one Ms Chamberlin no doubt!), sometimes both. I think it's the consistency of the
initial glissando and the frequency/depth of the vibrato that keep me thinking a machine
is involved ... but I concede it could be human skill (and a hint of Clavioline).
Chris
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hollowsun
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Re: Anyone who had a heart ... keyboard sound?
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#909390 - 19/04/11 10:20 PM
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Ermmm... Back then, session musos, BVs, etc., went into the studio and pretty
much did things to order straight off after a run through or two and didn't have much in
the way of studio trickery. In and out with no arsing about. It's quite
feasible that a group of BVs known on the top London session circuit could easily
reproduce a performance consistently - in fact, I'd be surprised if they couldn't!
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