Sotosound
06-22-2012, 08:00 AM
To my ears, "6 By 6" is a cracking track, but it sounds unlike most other tracks from the classic Motown era.
A noticeable difference is the absence of a tambourine.
The arrangement is also different to most tracks from mid-60s Motown.
More than these things, however, the track seems to lack any decent bass or treble. Instead, it sounds like a very poor cassette recording being played back on a machine with a worn or dirty head, leaving a load of poorly defined mid-range and not much else.
In every aspect, it seems that the normal Motown production values are absent. In fact, it actually sounds like an inexact imitation of Motown, much like a lot of tracks that ended up being classified as Northern Soul. Some of these, however, have a reason to sound like this inasmuch as they are now only available as needle drops of very worn 45s.
Clearly "6 By 6" isn't a needle drop - it's always sounded as it does.
So what's the story behind this track?
A noticeable difference is the absence of a tambourine.
The arrangement is also different to most tracks from mid-60s Motown.
More than these things, however, the track seems to lack any decent bass or treble. Instead, it sounds like a very poor cassette recording being played back on a machine with a worn or dirty head, leaving a load of poorly defined mid-range and not much else.
In every aspect, it seems that the normal Motown production values are absent. In fact, it actually sounds like an inexact imitation of Motown, much like a lot of tracks that ended up being classified as Northern Soul. Some of these, however, have a reason to sound like this inasmuch as they are now only available as needle drops of very worn 45s.
Clearly "6 By 6" isn't a needle drop - it's always sounded as it does.
So what's the story behind this track?