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CLASSIC TRACKS: Buzzcocks Spiral Scratch
Producer: Martin Hannett • Engineer: Phil Thompson
Engineer Phil Hampson didn’t even like punk rock — yet, with an inexperienced Martin Hannett, he recorded one of the defining records of the era.
Classic Tracks
In 1987, swimming against the tide of MIDI–powered pop records, Cowboy Junkies went into a church to record an album into a single microphone in a single day.
Classic Tracks
In their 39–year career the Fall have always embraced chaos, but perhaps nowhere more so than in the studio.
Pink Floyd 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond'
Classic Tracks
Engineer Brian Humphries tells the story of recording Pink Floyd’s nine-part lamentation to their lost colleague, Syd Barrett.
Classic Tracks: AC/DC 'Back In Black'
Producer: Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange • Engineer: Tony Platt
In 1980 AC/DC were on a roll and nothing — not even the death of their lead singer — was going to stop them.
Classic Tracks: Peter Gabriel 'Sledgehammer'
Producer: Daniel Lanois • Engineers: Kevin Killen, David Bascombe
When Peter Gabriel made the transition from prog to pop with 'Sledgehammer' he did it on his own exacting terms...
Classic Tracks: James Brown 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag'
Producer: James Brown • Engineer: Ron Lenhoff
'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag' was James Brown's statement of intent as he abandoned soulful ballads in favour of a raw and frenetic new sound.
Classic Tracks: The Blues Brothers 'Everybody Needs Somebody To Love'
Producer & Engineer: Bob Tischler
His role as producer of The Blues Brothers soundtrack left Bob Tischler in charge of recording some of the best musicians of the 20th century, while managing conflicting shooting schedules and coping with the day-to-day effects of John Belushi's prodigious cocaine habit.
Classic Tracks: 808 State 'Pacific State'
Producer: 808 State • Engineer: Graham Massey
Born of the fertile late‑'80s Manchester music scene, 808 State's 'Pacific State' was a landmark in British house music.
Classic Tracks: Tomorrow 'My White Bicycle'
Producer: Mark Wirtz • Engineer: Geoff Emerick
Tomorrow's pioneering paean to the joys of communal public transport has proved to be a classic of the British psychedelic underground.
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