,....I mixed it before leaving Motown.....Jim Vitti and I, at United Sound, did the Tops after they left Motown for ABC....
Ken Sands
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,....I mixed it before leaving Motown.....Jim Vitti and I, at United Sound, did the Tops after they left Motown for ABC....
Ken Sands
Great album!!
Ken Sands
I sure will miss her!! She and Millie Vaney were an incredible powerhouse duo!!
Robert, the Supremes, Vandellas, Marvellettes and such were kind of " cookie cutter"
productions with all of the guitars "direct" into the board [[not "Miked" they just plugged into the direct panel...
"Whit" [[Norman Whitfield) had a kind of "brooding" personality
I have never worked a session with Russ, sorry to say....He is a wonderful mixer/producer!
Robert, I was on those sessions with Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong,...the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, et. al. The writers were immersed in "whats goin' on" in those political times. ANGER was the...
I did not work on "Loves gone bad" but don't recall if I worked on "It should have been me." Its only been 40 years!
Yes my letter was "S" inherited from another previous engineer.
Yeah Russ and I worked on Supremes "Love Child" and "I'm Livin' in shame". Back n the early 70's.
Well Ralph no session work! I am the engineer in charge for The "Detroit Media Services",
our department [[for the City of Detroit) answers to Mayor Bings Office. We transmit channel 10 in Detroit...
Larry Buford is an extremely talented songwriter and author. Larry has given permission to use "Going Back to Motown" by Scherrie Payne to promote the resettling of Detroit. Mayor Bing has offered...
I remember that one, yes, Jeannie did a fine job. She was a really talented lady.
Yes, I worked with the Dramatics in 1974-1975, rhythm tracks, strings and horns, and vocals. Also worked on an album for Jeannie Reynolds, sister of L.J. Reynolds of the Dramatics. We were...
Hi Stephanie,
Yes, Junie is way ahead of his time. One of the most gifted writers and producers I had ever worked with. We worked together doing the mixes. We were on the same frequency when we...
I worked with Don on "Disco Lady" [[that is my tune title), "You Don't Have to Be A Star", "Brides of Funkenstein," "Junie", and many others. Don is a very precise and gifted producer, not to mention...
Yes that bathroom was behind the racks and is not in use now, back in the "day" we used it to add a demo vocal when cutting rhythm tracks.
I recall doing Jackie Wilsons last album at United in 1975 or so before he passed away,...what a really NICE man he was!! His music was becoming "Motown-ized" again but with a real mellow voice[[due...
Thanks for the hello!!
Hi Ralph!! Ed Wolfrum,...huh?? Well be that as it may it is good to be here Ralph,[[its good to be anywhere,Ralph)!!
Did I ask how Russ is??
Thanks!! I have lived in a "looney bin" most of my life,..... so I am very comfortable!!
Thanks for the welcome! We old guys have to conserve our energy so be gentle,[[heh-heh)...OK??
Wow you are testing my "grey matter!! United sound 1974 version was more like the large Westlake Studio sound, kind of "dead" with very little if any "room" sound to it. There was a lot of acoustic...