Songwriting and Music Production
Kosh looks back on the analyses and conspiracy theories that followed with amusement, starting with the “Paul is dead” rumors that sprang from supposed clues in the photo. He recalls being in the office when an Apple executive called McCartney in France to make sure he was, in fact, alive; “Fuck off,” McCartney said, hanging…
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I definitely grew up with this album. I still have the original on cassette and I recorded my own album in the same studio as Apollo which hangs in shimmering gold on the studio wall. The excerpt below is from the end of the article. Much more good stuff. Read from the beginning. Being grown…
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August 18, 1975 Arabian swelter, and with the air-conditioning broken, CBGB resembled some abattoir of a kitchen in which a bucket of ice is placed in front of a fan to cool the room off. To no avail of course, and the heat had perspiration glissading down the curve of one’s back, yeah, and the…
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…very well done and enlightening documentary on Marc Bolan and his bands. 1:17:00
Source: The Day the Music Burned
GO TO THE SOURCE TO HEAR THE MUSIC! Obscure Records was a U.K. record label which existed from 1975 to 1978. It was created and run by Brian Eno, who also produced the albums (credited as executive producer in one instance). Ten albums were issued in the series. Most have detailed liner notes on their…
…the technical possibilities with digital recording seem to have led to increased audio compression and loudness in current recordings. Thus, no fault of the format itself, current digital recordings may lack something relative to vinyl recordings, both past and present.
I have kept my Akai Reel to Reel that I used in the 70s. Real sound-on-sound. Combining digital and analogue has been my plan since my first record in 2008. I’ve never looked back… It began with vinyl, and cassettes closely followed. But now reel-to-reel tape decks have joined the analogue revival and are making…
Source: Bob Dylan’s Surprise Juno Appearance (1986) | Junos Vault – CBC Player