Listen to this interesting BW documentary on the BBC

[brother john]

Its here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00d3l3w

I don't know if you need to download iPlayer or anything, don't think so. Listen to Jeff Foskett at around ten mins.

Rah for the Beeb!

[chris.metcalfe]

Graham Nash at one point discusses how CSN got their vocal blend on the first album by all singing round a single mike (i.e. recording the vocals in mono). The documentary illustrates this by playing 'Helplessly Hoping' - the one track on the album which has the vocals recorded in stereo!!

[absinthe_boy]

While I did enjoy this programme, it was disconcerting to learn that the presenter thinks Brian's new albm is "Old Lucky Sun"...and there was at least one other similar mistake in a song title.

It was good to hear an hour's worth of radio - on the UK's most popular station no less - devoted to a serious attempt to explain and describe Brian's production techniques and how they developed. Naturally about 45 minutes was given to the period 1963-1966, and I understand an extended version airs on a digital BBC station on Saturday where they will examine God Only Knows in detail.

[endofposts]

I enjoyed Jeff's dissection of the harmonies on "Warmth of the Sun."  I know very little about that stuff and it was informative. 

[the captain]

I'm about 20 minutes in. While I wouldn't call it revelatory (so far, at least), it's really enjoyable, and with an emphasis on music. I love it: how the harmonies were built, how parts fit, how sessions were run, etc.

[Bill Barnyard]

Yup I listened to it as broadcast.

Brian mentioned that he wrote 'Sail On Sailor' with Ray Kennedy (No VDP or Jack Rieley mentioned) and that he played keyboards on it. Ok..it's Brian etc.... Bruce and David Marks were the only other BB's interviewed for the programme. Other contributors included Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Steve Levine, George Martin, Jeff Foskett, Graeme Nash and Bones Howe (Jan & Dean engineer).

Jeff's deconstruction of the vocal harmony arrangements on 'Warmth of the Sun' were most interesting.

 

[pixletwin]

Thanks for the heads up on this. It was a really interesting listen.