The Early Records

[keithmantle]

Didn't know Brenda Lee was from Bloxwich !!

[ecca]

That was my mate Tony, he was also 15 but his voice ( obviously ! ) hadn't broke.

[Stratpicker]

Greetings from zunny Zummerzet ! Been a lovely day here - lets hope it continues a few days.
Ecca, me duck - That's so raw it's almost sashimi.
cheers
ian

[roninnes]

Fabulous memories of your youth and guess what, most of us can relate to that.
We used to gather at Forbes music shop in Aberdeen after school and as far as we were concerned we were the DB's.
Thanks for the great flashback
Ron

[ecca]

I feel so lucky that some recording exists of us.
I remember the studio technician moaning about the hum from the AC15 !

[ecca]

Here's the flip side. ( How cool is that ? 'flip side'. )
Vox AC15 on vibrato. ( or was it tremolo ?)
http://www.eccathacker.com/Audio%20down ... prayer.mp3

[Stratpicker]

I remember the studio technician moaning about the hum from the AC15 !

It probably didn't know the words!!
Gosh - this scrumpy is good stuff!!
cheers
ian

[Iain Purdon]

i wonder if when the shadows rerecorded them again whether they had to keep rerecording them over and over until they were perfect or if it was the Shadows themselves decision to go over and over till they were perfect

I assume you are asking about the Polydor remakes of the old hits?
My guess is that first time round, for EMI, they were creating live new music in the studio, raw and energetic. If it went wrong, do another take. As soon as Norrie Paramor thought he'd got a useable version, that would be that.
The second time they were recreating old music as far more technically accomplished players and using modern techniques. So if a take was all OK bar a duff note or two, all they'd have to do is "drop in" a replay of each offending note. The perfection achieved is easy to accomplish. The hard bit is recreating the youthful energy and by and large they didn't, I'd say.

[ecca]

I remember the studio technician moaning about the hum from the AC15 !

It probably didn't know the words!!
Gosh - this scrumpy is good stuff!!
cheers
ian

What's happened to the firemans scrotum stuff you used to drink Slockapewkshilp ?

[Didier]

i wonder if when the shadows rerecorded them again whether they had to keep rerecording them over and over until they were perfect or if it was the Shadows themselves decision to go over and over till they were perfect

I assume you are asking about the Polydor remakes of the old hits?
My guess is that first time round, for EMI, they were creating live new music in the studio, raw and energetic. If it went wrong, do another take. As soon as Norrie Paramor thought he'd got a useable version, that would be that.
The second time they were recreating old music as far more technically accomplished players and using modern techniques. So if a take was all OK bar a duff note or two, all they'd have to do is "drop in" a replay of each offending note. The perfection achieved is easy to accomplish. The hard bit is recreating the youthful energy and by and large they didn't, I'd say.

When Their recording contract with EMI ended in 1980, The Shadows were willing to renew it only if they were granted recording rights (they didn't have before) as it's been done for a few other artists. EMI refused, so the Shadows created their own label with Polydor (now Universal).
When they re-recorded 20 of their old hits in 1989 for the "At Their Very Best" album, it was mainly to get the recording rights for these tunes. Not to make more accomplished recordings !
Of course, for the same reason, later compilations such as "Life Story" it's the Polydor re-recordings of old hits which have been used, not the EMI original recordings...

Didier