Robert Crumb has long praised the sound that is characteristic of records from the early 1930’s. The appeal of some of them is likely due to the RCA PB-31 ribbon microphone that, as its name implies, was introduced in 1931.
Expert audio engineer and producer Steve Hoffman cites these recordings on YouTube as examples of the excellent sound quality that was possible using a single RCA ribbon mic.
Let’s be ready for anything, including being heartbroken.
Like the previously featured Delgados, Camera Obscura is a band from Scotland with a haunting, ethereal sound. I bet you listen to this one more than once.
We just want to not catch Covid-19, and keep on breathing…
My idea of the perfect way to be stuck at home during the virus crisis. 😉
Ah, 1968. A unique, transitional year in popular music, with some of the best-ever Adult Contemporary records.
Like this one…
… and this one, from later that year.
To me, the piano opening of the second song seems to owe something to the start of the first song. Also, take notice of the picture quality of the Beatles video. England’s PAL television system had significantly better detail than America’s NTSC system.
The big Beatles news today is that Peter Jackson’s re-imagined and extended cut of ‘Let It Be’ will be out later this year, and it’s rumored to have a more balanced and happier view of the band in its final year. The announcement coming from Disney has me recalling the early Beatles song ‘Do You Want to Know a Secret’, that John Lennon said was inspired by a line in Walt Disney’s first cartoon feature, ‘Snow White’.
Just announced: Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary, featuring never-before-seen footage of the legendary band, comes to theaters September 4, 2020. Photo Credit: ©1969 Paul McCartney / Photographer: Linda McCartney pic.twitter.com/X6nrsmtIlL
— Disney (@Disney) March 11, 2020
