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12th Aug 2019, 8:20 pm | #1 |
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Identify the phone....
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This is a still from the soundtrack to "The Days of Pearly Spencer" by David McWilliams, from 1967. Played a lot on the pirate stations of the era, thanks to Ronan O'Rahilly. Allegedly, McWilliams couldn't make it to the studio to do the vocals so he called-in from a phone - which gave the recording its distinctive, haunting sound. Whatever, I don't recognise the phone. The full video - if it helps identification - is here: https://youtu.be/4VDS8uArR0A?t=4 Last edited by G6Tanuki; 12th Aug 2019 at 8:26 pm. |
12th Aug 2019, 9:53 pm | #2 |
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Re: Identify the phone....
has an ericsson look about it
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Re: Identify the phone....
No, I don't think he forgot to record the chorus while in the studio
YouTube and I doubt Caterina Caselli did in Italy YouTube I think the 'phone effect' had recently appeared on mixing desks and was very fashionable ofter the Beatles used it, but that stage prop phone was a nice find!
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Re: Identify the phone....
On the Caterina Caselli version, I think they recorded the percussion and orchestra up the telephone!
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16th Aug 2019, 11:32 pm | #7 |
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The Ballymoney Times reports that the telephone vocal was done by singing through a loudhailer in the studio.
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I suspect we'll only ever get to the truth if someone can persuade Ronan O'Rahilly to surrender the details. Whatever, I find it a fascinating and inspiring example of the use of a [pseudo]telephone effect in a commercially-successful record. |
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