From Charles Terhune Sent Thu, Sep 5th 2019, 10:56
From Charles Terhune Sent Thu, Sep 5th 2019, 10:56
I love that book! Such a wealth of information! - CRT Look... This was sent from my iPhone so... I mean jeez anything could happen= , y=E2=80=99know? Sorry about the mess. > On Sep 5, 2019, at 5:55 AM, Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> wrote: >=20 > I can't remember who recommended Phill Brown's book Are We Still Rolling? o= n AH, but thanks very much, whoever it was. > Absolutely fascinating, and entertaining, too. > If you're at all interested in the recording process (and latter 20th cent= ury musicians' lifestyles and inspirations), it's well worth a read. > He's not often very specific about analogue synths, but he's a lot more cl= ued in than many commentators on the era. > And some insights are amazing. > Talk Talk's Laughing Stock is an example (I think the recommendation relat= ed to this LP). > When it was eventually finished they delivered it to their Polydor A&R per= son to listen to. > He phoned Mark Hollis to say 'I can't stay in the same room as that record= '. > And Phill took a copy home to play to his family. > When the playback was finished there was total silence, no comments, nothi= ng. > And his wife never listened to it again or mentioned it. > This after Phill had spent the best part of a year non-stop working on it.= > It definitely isn't to everyone's taste :o) > Peter Forrest > VEMIA >=20