Best Production Stories?

[CoolWebs]

I am looking for a list of the best "production stories" either in DVD
or written form. What I mean is, stories about the recording processes
used in producing the greatest songs of all time. Anecdotes of the
beatles in the studio, nirvana, etc... I watched a DVD on how
"Nevermind" was produced and it was amazing. I think it was part of a
DVD series. I also remember reading articles about how the first
Evanescence album was produced, recording a mesa and marshall
simultaneously and panning them, mic selection, a story about George
Harrison plugging straight into the mixing board when there was an amp
malfunction, cool stories like that. Any magazines I should subscribe
to? Video series to purchase? Thanks for the info.

[Nil]

On 19 Apr 2011, CoolWebs > wrote in
rec.audio.pro:

> I am looking for a list of the best "production stories" either in
> DVD or written form. What I mean is, stories about the recording
> processes used in producing the greatest songs of all time.

All those Classic Album videos that I've seen have been very
interesting. There are ones for "Dark Side of the Moon", "Who's Next",
"Electric Ladyland", etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Albums


Mix Magazine has a bunch of interesting Classic Tracks articles
archived:

http://mixonline.com/classic-tracks/

[Scott Dorsey]

CoolWebs > wrote:
>I am looking for a list of the best "production stories" either in DVD
>or written form. What I mean is, stories about the recording processes
>used in producing the greatest songs of all time. Anecdotes of the
>beatles in the studio, nirvana, etc... I watched a DVD on how
>"Nevermind" was produced and it was amazing. I think it was part of a
>DVD series. I also remember reading articles about how the first
>Evanescence album was produced, recording a mesa and marshall
>simultaneously and panning them, mic selection, a story about George
>Harrison plugging straight into the mixing board when there was an amp
>malfunction, cool stories like that. Any magazines I should subscribe
>to? Video series to purchase? Thanks for the info.

Go to the library, get the last 30 years of Mix magazine and however
many years of R/E/P magazine there used to be.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

[hank alrich]

Scott Dorsey > wrote:

> CoolWebs > wrote:
> >I am looking for a list of the best "production stories" either in DVD
> >or written form. What I mean is, stories about the recording processes
> >used in producing the greatest songs of all time. Anecdotes of the
> >beatles in the studio, nirvana, etc... I watched a DVD on how
> >"Nevermind" was produced and it was amazing. I think it was part of a
> >DVD series. I also remember reading articles about how the first
> >Evanescence album was produced, recording a mesa and marshall
> >simultaneously and panning them, mic selection, a story about George
> >Harrison plugging straight into the mixing board when there was an amp
> >malfunction, cool stories like that. Any magazines I should subscribe
> >to? Video series to purchase? Thanks for the info.
>
> Go to the library, get the last 30 years of Mix magazine and however
> many years of R/E/P magazine there used to be.
> --scott

Start reading at Pro Recording Workshop, a relatively new forum, and pay
attention. Many stories also at Pro Sound Web. In either case one will
have to do some digging.

http://prorecordingworkshop.lefora.com/

http://recforums.prosoundweb.com/

Good stuff buried at The Womb, too.

http://thewombforums.com/index.php

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[yrret]

It doesn't fit the criteria you set but the "Mixer Man" saga is a fun read
if your interested in studio stories. I don't know if its still available
free online.

[[email protected]]

On 2011-04-20 said:
>It doesn't fit the criteria you set but the "Mixer Man" saga is a
>fun read if your interested in studio stories. I don't know if its
>still available free online.

DAvid MOrgan started posting that as plaintext to me when he
first released it, but never did see the rest of it, but the
first couple chapters that I saw were a leg slapper.
the "bitch slap" chronicles were indeed a fun read, and
about how it goes too.
Regards,



Richard webb,

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