Recently our colleagues of Radio Diaries from the US National Public Radio (NPR) featured a story about a particular day in the music history. On November 23, 1936 on each side of the Atlantic, two men recorded music that would have an effect on the music destiny. Robert Johnson recorded pieces that would became cornerstones [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mono’
14.04.2011 – Heaven or Hell ?
Posted: 14th April 2011 by Steffan Rock in PodcastTags: blues, Calvin Russell, country, gothic, John Mellencamp, mono, Robert Johnson, Steve Earle, T-Bone Burnett, vinyl
Steve Earle is waitin’ on the Sky, Calvin Russell is gone to Heaven although he didn’t want to, John Mellencamp is singing with the Devil behind him in the room where Robert Johnson, who sold his soul to that Devil, recorded decades before. So many concerns about God and the the Devil and still the [...]
31.03.2011 – Back to mono
Posted: 31st March 2011 by Steffan Rock in PodcastTags: blues, country, Eddie Cochran, John Mellencamp, mono, Rockabilly, T-Bone Burnett, vinyl
In this episode, learn about monophonic versus stereophonic recording techniques, with John Mellencamp’s country blues rockabilly folk album “No Better Than This”, recorded in monophonic by T-Bone Burnett with only one microphone. Also listen to stereo and mono versions of songs by Eddie Cochran and the Beatles to hear the difference…
17.03.2011 – Flour on the mike
Posted: 17th March 2011 by Steffan Rock in PodcastTags: Brian Setzer, Hank Williams, mono, Mother's Best radio show, radio
featuring Hank Williams’ 1951 Mother’s Best radio show sponsored by a flour producer with the entire first show live with the Drifting Cowboys in the WSM studio. Also featured in this episode, three different versions of Brian Setzer’s “I Won’t Stand In Your Way”…