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Re: Anthology of Lou’s Work for Pickwick Records - Light In The Attic
Posted: 14 Nov 2024 08:14
by Kill Mick
dial4 wrote: ↑14 Nov 2024 00:44
Kill Mick wrote: ↑13 Nov 2024 19:40
Sorry, I'm struggling to understand this post? ABX? "escape the SHF"?
SHF = Steve Hoffmann Forum; ABX: scientific method of distinguishing between two sensory stimuli -here listening- of two samples without of course the subject knowing which one is presented. In audio, therefore listening will be done blindly with adjusted levels.
Ah, I get it - so basically a double blind test? Familiar with the test, not the abbreviation. That makes sense to me - when it comes to music I've always believed beauty is in the ear of the listener, nothing else.
Re: Anthology of Lou’s Work for Pickwick Records - Light In The Attic
Posted: 15 Nov 2024 16:07
by dial4
Yes, A & B and X (random).
Re: Anthology of Lou’s Work for Pickwick Records - Light In The Attic
Posted: 22 Nov 2024 02:27
by falconwhit
Do we know *where the Pickwick material was recorded?
While The Ostrich sounds raw and may have been recorded on a crude writer demo studio in the Pickwick location (i.e. 2 mono recorders), some of the other tracks had to have been recorded in a professional facility - in particular the female singers have that Phil Spector wannabe treatment that probably used a 3-track machine at least, if not 4 tracks. The Robertha Williams tracks have bells, tympan, something that may be a small string section; other tracks like Beverly Ann, Spongy & the Dolls and the Terry Philips tracks also sound somewhat polished, if on the cheap. The drummer on many of these tracks emulating Hal Blaine sounds like a studio musician, not a hack. The reverb is either a plate or an echo chamber - both options would have required a professional studio. Thoughts?
Re: Anthology of Lou’s Work for Pickwick Records - Light In The Attic
Posted: 22 Nov 2024 04:38
by falconwhit
Re-reading the notes from Unterberger for this collection, Terry Philips does mention that they had a one-track Ampex in his office.
While I can imagine the Ostrich having possibly been done there, most of the other tracks sound like they were recorded in a recording studio, not from an office with a mono machine.
Lou says "[...] then we'd go down into the studio for an hour or two [...]"
Terry Phillips also mentions having done some *demos that were gonna be singles that were instead released on budget records.
So if they only recorded writers demos at Pickwick, where did they go for the rest of the recordings?