Aaron,
I work with Paul, and thought I'd chime in here. Rounder is issuing
the album on vinyl and you can see more about that here:
http://www.rounder.com/artist/music/default.aspx?pid=64124&aid=98316
You're right, if this were only available in digital formats, it would
really sell the project short in the end.
Best,
Christian
Christian Rutledge, Manager
Mahern Archival Preservation
Cell: (212) 203-3121
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On Aug 30, 2010, at 11:02 AM, Aaron Levinson wrote:
> Congrats from Philly as well Paul. The record sounds sweet and
> natural. Of course the players have to nail it in order to get it
> right and that is the way it should have been all along. Did you do
> any splicing between takes? My guess is not as I think the 601 only
> runs at 7.5 and 15 ips if memory serves and while quite possible
> it's certainly not as easy to execute as it is at 30.
>
> Is the album available on vinyl? It would be criminal if it weren't.
>
> AA
>
>
> On 8/30/10 10:18 AM, Mahern, Paul Cantwell wrote:
>> Matt,
>>
>> I am happy to hear that you liked the sound of the Mellencamp
>> record. And yes, I was the one who posted here last year asking for
>> recommendation of a portable recorder. It was Eric Jacobs that
>> suggested that we look at the Ampex 601. I have been engineering
>> records for almost 30 years now and I must say that this was one of
>> the most educational experiences I have ever had. The RCA ribbons
>> we used sounded magical through that 601 preamp - far from clean
>> but amazingly musical.
>>
>> Here is a video clip of one of the songs recorded at Sun Studios.
>> What you are hearing is the sound of one RCA 44 and the 601. The
>> slap delay is even coming from the repro head of the 601. I would
>> love to know what member of this list think of the sound.
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBrQv66oLxc&feature=player_embedded
>>
>> Very Best
>>
>> Paul Mahern
>> Mahern Archival Engineering
>>
>> ________________________________________
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>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Analog recording (was: Ph.D. needs
>> educating (copyright) bear with me!!)
>>
>>
>>> Here I sit with great analog recording gear and skill,
>>> admittedly in the learning stage, and nobody to record.
>>> I remember George Goeble who said, "I feel like a tuxedo
>>> with a pair of brown shoes"
>>>
>> I heard some clips the other day from John Mellencamp's new
>> album (produced by T-Bone Burnett), which was recorded with
>> an Ampex and one Microphone, in 3 historic locations (First
>> African Baptist Church, Savannah, GA; Sun Studios, Memphis;
>> and room 414 of the Gunter Hotel, San Antonio, TX). I am
>> assuming this is the project that someone was trying to
>> scare up a recorder for on this list a while back. An
>> interview I saw said he found the recorder on ebay for $350.
>>
>> One of the reviewers I heard thought the record was trash
>> because it was too "gimmicky", and thought that John was
>> pretentious for trying to walk in the footsteps of people
>> like Elvis and Robert. The other thought that the record was
>> great because it sounded great, and from what I heard, I
>> agree with him.
>>
>> -Matt Sohn
>>
>>
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