A series of behind the sounds videos recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood CA and Village Recorders, Santa Monica CA. Information about the studios, Tom Petty, James Taylor, Carly Simon, and more. The number of classic recordings made at these two …

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The No No Song was written by Hoyt Axton that was a hit for Ringo Starr in 1974 that went to #3 on the US charts. Galen Senogles acted as an engineer on the record, and talks about the history …

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This month is the anniversary of the release of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Sgt. Pepper was recorded at Abbey Road studios between November 1966 and April 1967 . It was recorded on 4-track, 2-track and mono machines, which …

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“You haven’t heard Sgt. Pepper until you‘ve heard it in Mono.”      -John Lennon One of the recurring themes of our upcoming book release is the almost obsessive passion for striving to the get the best sound. Be it in …

The Beatles-Remastered Versions Official and Not so Official Read more »