Listen to these outtakes . . . and you'll gain an even better appreciation of "Little Old Lady" . . . and everything Jan Berry put into the production. Concentrate on the rhythm section, brass, and backing vocals. You'll hear things a lot more plainly . . . more than you can hear on the final production for the single release. That's P. F. Sloan on falsetto.
It's complex stuff . . . and fascinating how some of the same musicians sound a lot different on Jan's productions than they do on Brian Wilson's . . . Diffferent approaches . . . different production styles.
The drums are Hal Blaine and Earl Palmer playing together live in the studio at the same time . . . not the noodling, but during the song itself (and Hal counts them off).
It's a really tight percussion sound (hard to achieve in tandem), and you can hear the doubling best on the toms and hi-hat . . . But on the intercut, you can hear the snare drums start to separate a little bit toward the end, causing a bit of a "flam" sound . . . betraying two drummers.
I've interviewed both of them . . . and Hal pretty much says they doubled all of Jan's Screen Gems era productions. Earl remembers doubling the parts as well, but wasn't sure if they did it all the time.
Enjoy . . .
JAN & DEANThe Little Old Lady from PasadenaStudio Outtakes, 1964:
Instrumental TrackIntercut (track)Track with Backing Vocals and BrassTrack with Harmonica and Backing Vocals and Brass (plus more falsetto and bass vocals)M.
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