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Low end might be overdone, isn't it? You know, phones…
“Blame it on the ear, not the gear!”

I just read Tony Visconti's memoirs (he’s from Brooklyn, I just wish me too) and fancied a try on his sound for "The Man Who Sold The World" LP. Or at least what I thought it was not having played that album in quite some time. Once I did, I could see it had little to do with it. This was quite a magical and IndianaJonesque experience, hope I didn’t end up with a Spaniard Ecce Homo!

For room mics, I went all mono, realigning the oddly time displaced channels and blending to taste. Then a little bit of the "Cymbals" track to add just some stereo for the ride parts and a transient shaper to dry up drums in general. Plate reverb for the congas and compression on vocals bus set to work the most when the second vocal kicks in. I regret being so coy with that cute-Bacharach-style-“It’s Not Unusual”-piano, though. On the other hand, I’m pretty happy with the acoustic guitar.

I'd love to know what you think of it, thanks in advance!