Hi Ted,

Yeah we know each other. The dual 16 tracks are accurate, I know, I aligned
the machines every day. The Neve is an 8068 for sure. Ed Rak got two 8078's
soon after as you said. He still has them!
The Phil Ramone album you mentioned with Paul Simon I believe was "One Trick
Pony". That 8068 was later merged with another in the new Hit Factory building
and Flying Faders were added. They later sold it off. Too bad. Jon Smith
assisted on Double Fantasy. I'm sure you know him.
He's still in NYC, as am I. The wide tracks and Tony Levin made one hell of a
low end!!

Should get together some time. Hope all is well.

Peter K.

Hey Peter K

Ok...now I know who you are, and of course I defer to your recollection.
Somehow I missed the memo back then about the dual 16s. It *was* a lockout
session after all...

Jon Smith assisted me many times, and was the lucky staff guy to be on John and
Yoko's project every day. He had lots of interesting stories about it, but
somehow the 16 track lockup one wasn't one of them.

Glad you're alive and well and in town. It would definitely be fun to do a hang
sometime soon, and with Jon too. Surprisingly few of us are still kicking
around the biz from back then...



Hi Ted,

Yeah we know each other. The dual 16 tracks are accurate, I know, I aligned
the machines every day. The Neve is an 8068 for sure. Ed Rak got two 8078's
soon after as you said. He still has them!
The Phil Ramone album you mentioned with Paul Simon I believe was "One Trick
Pony". That 8068 was later merged with another in the new Hit Factory building
and Flying Faders were added. They later sold it off. Too bad. Jon Smith
assisted on Double Fantasy. I'm sure you know him.
He's still in NYC, as am I. The wide tracks and Tony Levin made one hell of a
low end!!

Should get together some time. Hope all is well.

Peter K. BRBR

Ted Spencer, NYC

"No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
"Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown