RE: [AH] Phill Brown book: Are We Still Rolling?

From Lorne Hammond
Sent Tue, Sep 10th 2019, 05:13

loved this, read it right after Glyn Jones autobiography, a nice set =
radically different but both have a lot in common in how they work in =
the studio, one with and one without drugs but total agreement on sound.
***** 5 star buy and reads from me. Lorne (just backlfrom meeting John =
Chowning at Knobcon (Wow, double wow).

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From: Marshall Craig <xxxxxx@xx.xxx>=20
Sent: September-05-19 2:17 PM
To: Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx>
Cc: David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>; Peter Forrest =
<xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx>; Analog Heaven <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Subject: Re: [AH] Phill Brown book: Are We Still Rolling?

Cool, it=E2=80=99s available on Kindle=E2=80=A6

-M


> On Sep 5, 2019, at 2:06 PM, Jason Proctor <xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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> I think I was one of the recommenders way back when. It's a GREAT=20
> book, which I dip into randomly from time to time when I need more=20
> studio chaos in my life :-)
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> On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 5:34 AM David Bivins <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> =
wrote:
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>> I think it may have been me. I used to photocopy the pages of Phill =
Brown's Talk Talk memoirs from Tape Op mag (before the book) and give =
them to fellow late-era Talk Talk fans.
>> One of my favorite things about the last three albums (including =
Hollis's solo album) is the distinct tape noise floor that opens each =
album, and the whirring of the Leslie speaker at the beginning of =
Laughing Stock.
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>> On Thu, Sep 5, 2019 at 5:55 AM Peter Forrest <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xx.xx> =
wrote:
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>>> I can't remember who recommended Phill Brown's book Are We Still =
Rolling? on 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 century 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 clued in than many commentators on the era.
>>> And some insights are amazing.
>>> Talk Talk's Laughing Stock is an example (I think the recommendation =
related to this LP).
>>> When it was eventually finished they delivered it to their Polydor =
A&R person 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, =
nothing.
>>> 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
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