| Classic Tracks: Joan Jett ‘I Love Rock & Roll’ eSub |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
February 2010 |
Producers: Ritchie Cordell, Kenny Laguna, Glen Kolotkin • Engineer: Glen Kolotkin Joan Jett’s heartfelt reworking of the Arrows’ ‘I Love Rock & Roll’ became an international hit in 1982 and turned her career around. Glen Kolotkin tells us how it happened.
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| Classic Tracks | Public Enemy ‘Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos’ eSub |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
January 2010 |
| Producers: The Bomb Squad • Engineer: Nick Sansano Hank Shocklee’s 1988 collaboration with Public Enemy brought a new aggression to hip-hop — both sonically and politically...
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| Classic Tracks: New York Dolls ‘Personality Crisis’ eSub |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
December 2009 |
| Producer: Todd Rundgren • Engineer: Jack Douglas The fact that they achieved little commercial success didn’t stop the New York Dolls from making one of the most influential albums in the history of pop music.
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| Classic Tracks | REM ‘Radio Free Europe’ eSub |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
November 2009 |
| Producers: REM, Mitch Easter, Don Dixon REM’s first single wasn’t just an embryonic form of the style and sound that would later make them so successful, it was also a gem of the American new wave. But it took a long time coming...
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| Classic Tracks: Donna Summer ‘I Feel Love’ eSub |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
October 2009 |
| Producers: Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte • Engineer: Juergen Koppers The pioneering electronica of ‘I Feel Love’ didn’t just revolutionise disco, it changed dance music forever. This is the story of how it was made...
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| Classic Tracks | The Kinks ‘You Really Got Me’ |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
September 2009 |
| Producer & Engineer: Shel Talmy There are very few records whose influence can be so strongly felt after 45 years as the Kinks’ ‘You Really Got Me’. At the controls was Shel Talmy, who tells us the story of a song that changed pop music.
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| Classic Tracks | Aerosmith ‘Walk This Way’ |
People + Opinion : Artists / Engineers / Producers / Programmers |
August 2009 |
| Producer: Jack Douglas • Engineer: Jay Messina In 1975, Aerosmith stormed into the mainstream with their Toys In The Attic album, and in doing so set the tone for a decade of West Coast heavy metal.
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| Classic Tracks: The Moody Blues ‘Nights In White Satin’ |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
July 2009 |
| Producer: Tony Clarke • Engineer: Derek Varnals Thunderous reverbs, haunting vocals and Mellotron galore: we tell the story of recording the Moody Blues’ symphonic rock masterpiece, ‘Nights In White Satin’.
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| Classic Tracks: John Lennon ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
June 2009 |
| Producer: John Lennon • Engineers: Roy Cicala, Shelly Yakus Engineer Roy Cicala worked on all of John Lennon’s albums from Imagine onwards, and in ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’, recorded the only solo number one hit single of Lennon’s lifetime.
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| Classic Tracks: Van Morrison ‘Moondance’ |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
May 2009 |
| Producer: Van Morrison • Engineers: Shelly Yakus, Elliot Scheiner On his second solo album, Van Morrison took the production reins for the first time. Manning the desk was engineer Shelly Yakus, who tells the story of recording Moondance.
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| Classic Tracks: Heavy Zebra ‘Karla’ |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
April 2009 |
| Producer: Heavy Zebra • Engineer: Kevin Byrne Blighted by drug abuse and mental illness, Heavy Zebra never fulfilled their early promise. Nevertheless, the deranged majesty of their 1972 single ‘Karla’ makes it a bona fide classic track.
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| Classic Tracks: The Flamingos ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’ |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
March 2009 |
| Producers: George Goldner, Terry Johnson • Engineer: Allen Weintraub This is the story of how an inspired rearrangement of an old song created a track that, 50 years on, remains a genuine and enduring classic.
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| Classic Tracks: Rick Astley ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
February 2009 |
| Producers: Stock, Aitken and Waterman Producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman developed a massively successful formula for making pop records — and the story of Rick Astley’s 1987 smash hit, ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, is a perfect guide to the SAW assembly line...
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| Status Quo: 'Rockin' All Over The World' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
January 2009 |
| Classic Tracks In 1977 Status Quo brought in producer Pip Williams to help them clean up their act. The result was a hit album and a best-selling single — 'Rockin' All Over The World'.
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December 2008 |
| The Pogues 'Fairytale Of New York' A Christmas song was an unexpected move from a group like the Pogues, but the story of heartbreak and pain that is 'Fairytale Of New York' eventually became the band's biggest commercial success.
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| Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force: 'Planet Rock' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
November 2008 |
| Classic Tracks For mixing Kraftwerk's synthetic beats and simple melodies with New York rap, 'Planet Rock' can be credited with creating an entirely new genre: hip-hop. This is how it happened...
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| Classic Tracks: Paul Simon 'You Can Call Me Al' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
September 2008 |
| Producer: Paul Simon • Engineer: Roy Halee Paul Simon's Graceland album combined a huge mixture of musical styles and was recorded in studios all over the world. The man responsible for putting it all together, both sonically and physically, was Simon's long-time engineer Roy Halee. This is how he did it...
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| Classic Tracks: DEVO 'Whip It' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
July 2008 |
| Producers: Devo, Robert Margouleff • Engineers: Robert Margouleff, Howard Siegel Armed with a subversive view of society and a command of catchy synth-pop, Devo burst into the charts in 1980 with weird classic 'Whip It'. Producer Robert Margouleff talks de-evolution...
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| Classic Tracks: Blondie 'Hanging On The Telephone' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
June 2008 |
| Producer: Mike Chapman • Engineer: Peter Coleman The partnership between Blondie and producer Mike Chapman created a perfect pop record - and catapulted the group from the underground to mainstream chart success.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Luciano Pavarotti 'Nessun Dorma' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
May 2008 |
| Producers: Ray Minshull, Michael Woolcock • Engineers: James Lock, Kenneth Wilkinson Recording opera requires a completely different approach, environment and technique to pop or rock music — a fact that has seldom been better demonstrated than in Pavarotti's 1972 recording of 'Nessun Dorma'.
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| Classic Tracks: Frankie Goes To Hollywood 'Relax' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
April 2008 |
| Producer: Trevor Horn • Engineers: Steve Lipson, Julian Mendelsohn The debut single from Liverpool's Frankie Goes To Hollywood was the result of adventurous production and enjoyed massive chart success - as well as creating a great deal of controversy.
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| Classic Tracks: The Ramones 'Pet Sematary' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
March 2008 |
| Producer: Jean Beauvoir • Engineer: Fernando Kral Undisputed kings of the three-chord thrash and arguably responsible for punk rock, it took over 10 years and the theme song to a Stephen King film to secure serious US chart success for the Ramones...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Four Tops: 'Reach Out I'll Be There' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
February 2008 |
| Producers: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland One of the most famous record labels of all time, Motown fostered a group of uniquely talented writers, engineers and musicians who often had to invent the equipment and techniques they used to keep their music at the cutting edge. Lamont Dozier explains how it was done...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Lynyrd Skynyrd 'Sweet Home Alabama' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
January 2008 |
| Producer: Al Kooper • Engineers: Al Kooper, Rodney Mills In 1973, a band from Florida and California went to a studio in Georgia to record a song, provoked by a Canadian, about Alabama - and managed to define the sound of Southern rock while they were at it.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Stevie Wonder 'Pastime Paradise' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
December 2007 |
Epic in every sense of the word — unning to 21 songs, involving more than 120 musicians and taking almost two years to complete — Stevie Wonder's Songs In The Key Of Life was in many ways the high-point of an already illustrious career. This is the story of how it was created.
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| Classic Tracks: Billy Swan 'I Can Help' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
November 2007 |
| Producers: Chip Young, Billy Swan; Engineer: Chip Young In 1974 Billy Swan walked into Chip Young's Young'un Sound studio and, in two takes, recorded a million-selling single that had taken him 20 minutes to write. This is how it was done...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Ian Dury & The Blockheads |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
October 2007 |
| Track: 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' The story of how a characteristically chaotic and unorthodox 1978 recording session took Ian Dury & The Blockheads to the top of the UK charts.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Madonna 'Like A Virgin' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
September 2007 |
| Producers: Nile Rodgers, Madonna, Stephen Bray • Engineer: Jason Corsaro In mid-1984 Madonna arrived at New York City's Power Station studios with Nile Rodgers to record the album that would make her an international superstar - using cutting-edge 12-bit technology.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Fleetwood Mac 'Go Your Own Way' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
August 2007 |
| Producers: Richard Dashut, Ken Caillat, Fleetwood Mac In 1976, in the face of deteriorating personal relationships and massive record company pressure, Fleetwood Mac managed to create a record that would go on to sell 30 million copies.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Only Ones: 'Another Girl, Another Planet' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
July 2007 |
| Producer: Alan Mair • Engineers: John Burns, Robert Ash Although never a commercial success, the Only One's 'Another Girl, Another Planet' has proved to be massively influential; and nearly 30 years after its original release, it's finally getting the recognition it deserves.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Tricky 'Black Steel' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
June 2007 |
| Producers: Tricky • Mark Saunders Tricky's highly unorthodox approach to recording and making music led to the creation of one of the most unique and critically lauded records of the '90s.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Charlie Rich 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
May 2007 |
| Producer: Billy Sherrill • Engineer: Lou Bradley 1973's 'The Most Beautiful Girl In The World' was one of the defining moments of the Nashville sound, and was the product of a finely-honed studio recording process.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Ronettes 'Be My Baby' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
April 2007 |
| Producer: Phil Spector • Engineer: Larry Levine Phil Spector was one of the first producers to realise that a recording studio could be an instrument in itself - and the sound he created over 40 years ago has influenced popular music ever since.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Jam 'The Eton Rifles' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
March 2007 |
| Producers: The Jam, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven • Engineers: Alan Douglas, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven 'The Eton Rifles' captured both Paul Weller's growing talent as a songwriter and the raw power of his band the Jam, and gave the group their first top 10 hit.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Depeche Mode's 'People Are People' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
February 2007 |
| Producers: Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones • Engineer: Gareth Jones Released in 1984, 'People Are People' perfectly combined Depeche Mode's love of pop music and experimentalism, and gave them their first US hit single.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Les Paul & Mary Ford 'How High The Moon' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
January 2007 |
| Producer & Engineer: Les Paul Les Paul made some of the most innovative records of the 20th Century, but he had to invent multitrack tape recording first...
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| Classic Tracks: ORBITAL 'Chime' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
December 2006 |
| Producers: Paul & Phil Hartnoll • Engineers: Tim Hunt, Orbital Orbital were renowned for their amazing live shows, and the story of 'Chime', the track that launched their career, shows how they brought their 'live' approach to electronic music to the studio and into the charts.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Future Sound Of London 'Papua New Guinea' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
November 2006 |
| Producers: Garry Cobain, Brian Dougans • Engineers: Yage In 1991 The Future Sound of London brought their unique brand of experimentalism to the dancefloor with the seminal track, 'Papua New Guinea' — and launched their career in the process.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Band 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
October 2006 |
| Producers: The Band, John Simon • Engineers: John Simon, Robbie Robertson, Tony May The origins of The Band as Bob Dylan's backing group are well known, but with songs like 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' they forged their own unique American sound.
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People + Opinion |
September 2006 |
| Readers' Writes More of your feedback and a letter from Bryan Adams about August's "Classic Tracks" feature...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Derek & The Dominos 'Layla' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
September 2006 |
| Producers: Tom Dowd • Derek & The Dominos Inspired by a Persian classical poet and a certain Mrs Harrison, 'Layla' went on to become Eric Clapton's most enduring hit.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Knack 'My Sharona' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
August 2006 |
| Producer: Mike Chapman • Engineers: David Tickle, Pete Coleman In 1979, at the end of a 13-way bidding war, The Knack went into the studio to record their debut single — a debut single that would go gold in seven days and sell six million copies worldwide. This is the story of how it came to be...
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| Classic Tracks: Bryan Adams 'Run to You' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
July 2006 |
| Producers: Bryan Adams • Bob Clearmountain The Reckless album was a huge success for Bryan Adams, giving rise to six hit singles - but the first one, 'Run To You', was almost never even recorded.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'Our House' by Madness |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
June 2006 |
| Producers: Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley Producers Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley helped to make Madness one of the most successful British bands of the '80s. Find out how they worked their magic on this 1982 classic pop track...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Dire Straits 'Money For Nothing' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
May 2006 |
| Producers: Mark Knopfler, Neil Dorfsman The Brothers In Arms album turned Dire Straits into one of the biggest-selling bands of all time, thanks to some technical innovation, tough decision-making, and that guitar sound — which was created by accident. Find out how they did it...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Big Star: 'September Gurls' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
April 2006 |
| Producer: Big Star • Engineer: John Fry Three decades after they disappeared into obscurity, the cult of Big Star continues to grow. John Fry was the engineer and studio owner at Ardent, who oversaw the recording of their now-classic albums #1 Record and Radio City.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Bob Marley & The Wailers: 'I Shot The Sheriff' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
March 2006 |
| Producers: Chris Blackwell, The Wailers; Engineers: Phill Brown, Tony Platt Bob Marley & The Wailers were the first Jamaican musicians to achieve world stardom. Tracked in Kingston and finished in London by Island engineers Phill Brown and Tony Platt, their breakthrough album was a truly international recording and a true reggae classic. Find out how it was recorded...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Fifth Dimension 'Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
February 2006 |
| Producer/Engineer: Bones Howe The art of the record producer blossomed in the 1960s, with the likes of Phil Spector crafting miniature symphonies in the studio. As that decade drew to a close, Bones Howe masterminded one of its biggest and most innovative hits.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Staple Singers I'll Take You There |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
January 2006 |
| Producer: Al Bell; Engineers: Terry Manning, Jerry Masters For the Staple Singers' landmark 1972 Stax album, Terry Manning and producer Al Bell employed the talents of Memphis's finest musicians and two of the South's most famous studios.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Pixies 'Monkey Gone To Heaven' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
December 2005 |
| Producer/Engineer: Gil Norton With their oblique, short and often brutally noisy songs, The Pixies reinvented rock music at the turn of the '90s, and influenced almost everyone who picked up a guitar in the following decade. Producer and engineer Gil Norton helped them to shape their breakthrough single.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Jimi Hendrix Experience All Along The Watchtower |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
November 2005 |
| Eddie Kramer With his searing version of 'All Along The Watchtower', Jimi Hendrix set a standard for Dylan covers that has rarely been equalled. Eddie Kramer was behind the glass as the sessions moved from London to New York.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Hollies The Air That I Breathe |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
October 2005 |
| Producer: Ron Richards, The Hollies; Engineer: Alan Parsons The Hollies were the third artist in as many years to cut Albert Hammond and Mike Hazelwood's pop ballad, yet it was their version that became a worldwide top 10 hit. In 1974, Alan Parsons was behind the mixing desk at Abbey Road for their recording of 'The Air That I Breathe'.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Pretenders: Back On The Chain Gang |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
September 2005 |
| Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Steve Churchyard In 1982, the Pretenders responded to desperate circumstances with some of the strongest material they would ever produce. Engineer Steve Churchyard was there to record it.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Bee Gees Stayin' Alive |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
August 2005 |
| Producers: The Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson Disco was an American phenomenon, but its greatest hits were recorded in France by an English band who were trying to play R&B...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Supertramp‘s 'Logical Song' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
July 2005 |
| Producers: Supertramp, Peter Henderson Producer and engineer Peter Henderson spent nine months recording an album that neither he nor the A&M label could afford to fail. Yet when he handed in the masters, Henderson was convinced that Supertramp‘s Breakfast In America would finish his career...\n
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 10cc 'I'm Not In Love' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
June 2005 |
| Producers: 10cc; Engineeer: Eric Stewart Disagreement can be destructive, but it can also drive a band on to new heights. So it was when 10cc's Kevin Godley turned up his nose at a love song penned by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, insisting that it would have to be completely reinvented in the studio...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Who 'Who Are You?' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
May 2005 |
| Producers: Jon Astley, Glyn Johns The Who's final album with Keith Moon took almost a year to record and pushed the band to the limit. Engineer and producer Jon Astley tells the remarkable story behind Who Are You?'s title track.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Chic 'Le Freak' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
April 2005 |
| Producers: Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards. Engineer: Bob Clearmountain They might have been the greatest production team of the disco era, but even Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards could fall victim to the elitism of New York's club scene - and their response was the most memorable of all Chic's hits.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: New Order 'New Faith' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
March 2005 |
| Producers: Stephen Hague & New Order; Engineer: David Jacob Producer Stephen Hague took New Order into the studio with an ambitious brief: to write and record a single that would break the band in America.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Stone Roses 'Fools Gold' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
February 2005 |
| Producer: John Leckie. Engineers: John Leckie, John Cornfield, Paul Schroeder As the '80s drew to a close, The Stone Roses made rock music cool again, melding '60s psychedelia and acid house under the production guidance of John Leckie.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Smiths 'The Queen Is Dead' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
January 2005 |
| Producers: Morrissey, Johnny Marr • Engineer: Stephen Street Stephen Street made his name as an engineer working with one of the most influential indie bands ever. He describes the sessions that created the title track of The Smiths' most celebrated album.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: The Cure 'A Forest' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
December 2004 |
| Producers: Robert Smith, Mike Hedges Mike Hedges made his 1980 debut as a producer with one of The Cure's most enduring singles. 'A Forest' and the accompanying Seventeen Seconds album used his and the band's creativity in the studio to the full.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Sade's 'The Sweetest Taboo' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
November 2004 |
| Producers: Robin Millar, Sade Adu, Mike Pela, Ben Rogan Sade's ice-cool vocals and sophisticated, jazz-tinged instrumentation defined a new kind of soul music for the '80s. Engineer and producer Mike Pela describes the organic recording process that produced one of the singer's most memorable hits from 1985.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: Heroes |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
October 2004 |
| Artist: David Bowie; Producers: David Bowie, Tony Visconti; Studio: Hansa Ton, Berlin With 'Heroes', David Bowie pulled off the rare feat of having a major hit with a highly experimental piece of art-rock, which featured among other highlights live synth treatments from Brian Eno, pitched feedback from guitarist Robert Fripp, and a lead vocal with level-triggered ambience.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'Anarchy In The UK' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
September 2004 |
| Artist: The Sex Pistols; Producer: Chris Thomas; Engineer: Bill Price When punk rock broke in 1976, the Sex Pistols caused panic in establishment Britain — and more than a few raised eyebrows in Wessex Studios, where Chris Thomas and Bill Price recorded the band's milestone EMI debut album.
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| Classic Tracks: MICHAEL JACKSON 'Black Or White' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
August 2004 |
| Producers: Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell; Engineer: Bill Bottrell The 18-month gestation period behind Michael Jackson's Dangerous album and its lead single 'Black Or White' saw '80s studio perfectionism taken to extremes — and despite their success, the experience helped to convince co-writer, engineer and co-producer Bill Bottrell that there had to be another way to make records!
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'The Reflex' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
July 2004 |
| Producers: Duran Duran, Alex Sadkin, Ian Little; Engineers: Phil Thornalley, Pete Schwier When Duran Duran began work on their third album in 1983, they were already one of the biggest bands in the world — and with eight months of studio time and half a million pounds spent, huge expectations surrounded Seven And The Ragged Tiger...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'Wuthering Heights' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
June 2004 |
| Artist: Kate Bush; Producer: Andrew Powell; Engineer: Jon Kelly Kate Bush's 1978 smash hit debut single was also the first major project Jon Kelly had recorded. It proved to be a dream start for both artist and engineer, and a perfect illustration of the benefits of working with talented session musicians.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'What's Love Got To Do With It?' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
May 2004 |
| Artist: Tina Turner; Producer: Terry Britten; Engineer: John Hudson In 1984, a dose of British soul resurrected Tina Turner's flagging career in spectacular style. For engineer John Hudson, the recording of 'What's Love Got To Do With It?' also provided a memorable example of the 'less is more' principle in action...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'Start Me Up' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
April 2004 |
| Artist: The Rolling Stones; Engineer: Chris Kimsey In 1981, 'Start Me Up' became one of the Rolling Stones' biggest hit singles. Yet it was actually a reject from a previous session, and only saw the light of day because its infamous co-writers had fallen out...
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| Nitin Sawhney: Cultural Expansion |
People + Opinion : Artists / Engineers / Producers / Programmers |
March 2004 |
| Composer/Producer/Remixer From hit solo albums to film soundtracks and remixes, Nitin Sawhney has turned his hand to almost every aspect of music production -- and his music is equally diverse, blending Indian and Western classical styles with rock, hip-hop and dance.
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| Classic Tracks: The Police's 'Every Breath You Take' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
March 2004 |
| Producers: The Police, Hugh Padgham • Engineer: Hugh Padgham. Label: A&M. Released: 1983. StudiosL AIR Montserrat, Morin Heights (Canada).
The Police's final studio album was both a technical and artistic tour de force, and yielded one of their most memorable hit singles. Yet the three members were unable to play in the same room without a fight breaking out, so the recording sessions proved tough going for engineer and co-producer Hugh Padgham...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'Unforgettable' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
January 2004 |
| Artists: Natalie Cole & Nat 'King' Cole; Producer: David Foster; Engineer: Al Schmitt Half a century in the business has seen recording engineer Al Schmitt reach the very top of his profession, but even a man of his experience can find himself faced with new challenges. So it was in 1991, when he was called upon to turn a classic Nat 'King' Cole recording into a duet with Cole's daughter Natalie...
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'Strange Days' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
December 2003 |
| Artist: THE DOORS; Producer: Paul Rothchild; Engineeer: Bruce Botnick Engineer and producer Bruce Botnick recorded some of the greatest artifacts of West Coast psychedelia, among them the first five albums by The Doors. Here he describes the making of their influential second album and its title track, which saw them develop their live sound through radical experimentation in the studio.
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| CLASSIC TRACKS: 'Move It' |
Technique : Classic Tracks |
November 2003 |
| Artist: Cliff Richard; Producer: Norrie Paramor; Engineer: Malcolm Addey This month, Sound On Sound begins a major new series, looking back in detail at the engineering and production behind some of the most historically significant recordings ever made, with the story of the first and greatest British rock & roll record.
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People + Opinion |
July 2003 |
| Too Many Hooks Spoil The Broth There are very few hit records or classic albums that couldn't have been made using 24 tracks or less, and where more tracks were used, it's often the case that the drum kit and unused vocal takes accounted for over half of them. These days, with virtual tracks at our disposal, alternative takes cost us nothing. SOS Editor-in-chief Paul White proffers more words of wisdom...
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| SOUND CUBE (PC/MAC CD-ROM) » Not On Site |
Reviews : Sample Shop |
August 1997 |
| Sound Cube PC/MAC CD-ROM Vol 1: Dance instruments = 4 * Vol 2: Orchestra & Classic = 5 Vol 3: Voice Spectral = 4 Vol 4: World FX - House & Leisure = 3 Vol 5: World FX - Business & Transport = 3 Vol 6: World FX - Animals & Nature = 3 Vol 7: Crash Boom Zap! - Typical Film Effects = 4 Vol 8: Soundtracks Cyber Atmospheres = 3 Vol 9: Ethnic Journey - Instruments, Vocals, World Percussion = 5 Vol 10: Rave X - House, Techno, Jungle Construction Kit = 4
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| BORN AGAIN » Not On Site |
Reviews : Keyboard |
October 1989 |
| Rhodes MK80 Piano The sound of a Rhodes electric piano has a special place in recent musical history - it features on countless classic tracks, and is one of the most imitated keyboard sounds of all time. Now Rhodes are back, with a new keyboard that updates a classic sound with all the benefits of contemporary MIDI technology. Tony Hastings checks it out.
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Technique |
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SOS takes you behind the scenes of the recording and production sessions of some of the most significant 'classic' tunes of the past 50 years. Best-selling author Richard Buskin weaves together technical and musical facts and anecdotes from the sessions to create an engaging series.
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