The Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Glenn Miller · Benny Goodman · Artie Shaw
Disc One ~ Live Studio Session Directly Cut To Vinyl
Disc Two ~ Same Session Via 24 Track Mixdown To %" Tape @ 30 ips
Leader : Chris Dean
Saxophones
Alto / Clariner : Colin Skinner
Alto : Paul Fawcus
Tenor 1 : Sam Bullard
Tenor 2 : Martin Williams
Baritone : Colin Mills
Trumpets : Mike Lovatt / Louis Dowdeswell / Tom Walsch / George Hogg
Trombones : Tom Dunneft / Andy Wason / lan Moffat / Andy Wood
Rythm
Piano : Trevor Brown
Bass : Tom Mark
Drums : Dave Tandy
Road Manager : Brian Bluck
DISC 1 & 2
SIDE A
Sing Sing Sing
Moonlight Serenade
Begin The Beguine
American Patrol
DISC 1 & 2
SIDE B
In The Mood
String Of Pearls
Little Brown Jug
Anvil Chorus
Producer : Mike Valentine
Balance Engineer : Jake Jackson
Cutting Engineer : John Webber
Studio Engineer : Tim Vine-Lott
Assistant Engineer : John Preslage
Microphones : Gefell~ Schoeps ~ STC
Neumann ~ Flea -AEA
Recording Desk :AIR Custom Neve
Cutting Lathe : Neumann VNS 80
Master Tape : ATR Magnetics 2" & ½ "
Recorded At : Air Studios ~ London
Co-Ordinator : Francoise Valentine
Photographer : Adriano Pennetti
Pressing Plant : Optimal Records
Pressed On : 180g Vinyl
Video Crew ~ Camera : Bruce Parker
Sound Recordist :Dave Lindsay
In creating this double album,I wanted to explore the sound differences between direct cutvinyl and a multi track analogue tape recording and mix down, of exactly the same event.Because the album had to be recorded "as live". ! had to first choose a selection of musicwhich would be of the perfeet length, Next came the musieians and I was so lucky to havethe opportunity in working with the UK 's leading big band, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra.Finally, I had to find a recording studio which not only had a superb sounding space, it alsohad to have an engineer versed in the black art of cutting live vinyl. Well. what has ouradventure revealed? Please judge for yourself, for I hope that you have as much fun inlistening. as we had in creating these dises! I also think you may enjoy how we recorded the event, by watching the supplied DVD.
