SWD and the spacilizer......

[Stephen W. Desper]

Great news!

You've been a fantastic person for all the years I've "known" you on this board and I greatly appreciate all of the work you've put in to sharing your wisdom and memories. I look forward to whatever else you have in store for us!

Have you heard the new vocals-only mixes of Slip on Through, Our Sweet Love and This Whole World on the Beach Boys' new boxed set, Made In California? I'm sure they're on YouTube by now...

COMMENT:  Thanks for your compliments.  And, NO I have not bought the box set. I'm waiting to see if Brother Records or some record company takes the time to send me a box set. After all they would not have those songs without me. But then most of the time they don't bother to give credit either. I'm just happy to release my re-masterings of these songs using the matrix.  I  thought about using the vocals from Made In California and working them into Part One of the book, but that would put the publication date back again, and I really want to just get this book out there.   ~swd

[Micha]

In that case, it's extremely lousy for Steve not to make his spacializer available

I wonder what you were thinking when you wrote that. Thank goodness obviously Mr. Desper is a gentleman and will still give us the pleasure of his postings in the future. I'm very thankful about that. I must get his book when it's out.

[buddhahat]

In that case, it's extremely lousy for Steve not to make his spacializer available

I wonder what you were thinking when you wrote that. Thank goodness obviously Mr. Desper is a gentleman and will still give us the pleasure of his postings in the future. I'm very thankful about that. I must get his book when it's out.

I read it as a compliment albeit in bgas' usual cynical/ironic tone i.e. it's a great product, SWD should make it available. I think the word 'lousy' is throwing people here. I could be wrong.

[bringahorseinhere?]

hi Stephen...

you are a champion coming back here and filling in the gaps and sorry about the SPATIALIZER spelling.....   

true to your word you made these limited edition, I wish I been in there early, don't think I even had my own internet then hehe

I have been checking out some of the video studies you have done but not analysed in great detail yet...

I would not have thought you did all this at your own expense...... I guess whats happens in this field sometimes.......

you deserve better.

it gets my back up a bit you don't get a lot a credit in the BB world, when their best sounding and recorded work was with you at the helm...

not knock Chuck or Mark or whoever else.......

and shame on whatever pricks have not got the decency to send you the MiC box....... not as if Capitol havnt made enough $$ over the years..

Anyways, Thanks for the reply.....

An honour to hear from you.

Rick Bartlett

[The Shift]

In that case, it's extremely lousy for Steve not to make his spacializer available

I wonder what you were thinking when you wrote that. Thank goodness obviously Mr. Desper is a gentleman and will still give us the pleasure of his postings in the future. I'm very thankful about that. I must get his book when it's out.

I read it as a compliment albeit in bgas' usual cynical/ironic tone i.e. it's a great product, SWD should make it available. I think the word 'lousy' is throwing people here. I could be wrong.

Agree . Bgas ("Big Gentle Angelic Softie") is cool. Sardonic, cynical etc but one of the genuine posters here. I took it to mean that he was just pissing on any flames of entitlement before they took hold and was actually being supportive of Mr Desper's work. Far as I know he owes no one nothing here - the opposite, maybe - unlike a certain fan with, erm, a history. Still Bgas is big enough and ugly enough to stand up for himself … just he's cool, is all.

[mikeddonn]

Stephen I wanted to thank you for all the music you made over the years with the Beach Boys and for being willing to share those experiences with us obsessives!  It really was a great time for the band, sonically and musically.

If someone ever gets round to sending you a copy of Made in California it'd be great to hear your thoughts on the stereo remix of Do It Again.  As the guy who worked on the original stereo mix with Carl (before it flew out the car!) you would have been the first person I would have called when the multi's were found.  Shame nobody at Capitol thought the same.  By the way, I still like the new mix.  It would just be interesting to hear what the original stereo mix would have sounded like.

[Billf]

I have the book. It is not lousy.
It's great.
Thank you.

[Ram4]

Stephen, to me you are easily one of the greatest engineers ever and I can't wait to read your book.  Your study videos are also just amazing and I hope to see many more.  It also frustrates me to wonder what could be released to form a special box set (or official download) of the sessions you worked on with the band.  A Capella mixes, alternate takes/mixes, and as many songs as possible that utilize the Spatializer technology.  It's all fascinating.  And would they even bother to involve you in such a project?  Anyway, thanks again!