t***@gmail.com
2016-11-16 23:16:54 UTC
Hi folks,
does anyone know who provided telephone voice in the song "Uncle Albert",
recorded by Paul McC. and Wings? It sounds like the actor from
Monty Python (John Clees? [spelling?]) to me...
just curious,
Martin Fischer
Security was tight, and each day Paul and Linda would come up the back elevator with their kids and a playpen, which we set up in the front of the control room. I was a part-time nanny since Mary would often be crawling around the console and sitting on my lap! The interplay between Paul and Linda was sweet, especially when they were on-mic. Linda actually came up with some parts on her own — the entire backing vocals on Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey consists of the two of them — but when she needed a hand, Paul was great with her.does anyone know who provided telephone voice in the song "Uncle Albert",
recorded by Paul McC. and Wings? It sounds like the actor from
Monty Python (John Clees? [spelling?]) to me...
just curious,
Martin Fischer
We used a combination of U87s — if we were working on something smooth — and Shure SM57s for the rockier stuff throughout the album. Paul didn't care what mic you put on him, although he did like the U87. He's such a great singer. I know that the vocals they cut over at CBS are Paul singing live right off the floor with the rhythm section into an Electro-Voice RE20, which was a relatively new mic at the time. They recorded the telephone section over at CBS, as well. That character voice was also Paul, with a simple highpass filter engaged to give the telephone effect.
Tim Geelan, studio engineer
Mix magazine