November 22nd, 2011 § § permalink
The link to SYCO’s Fairlight demonstration from the early 1980’s was so wonderful.
These machines were really awesome! We got ours at ESP in 1981.
The Control Room v3 with Fairlight CMI IIX at ESP Studios Buttonville
Dee Long had to cut his hair and shave his beard to get it!
A new man - Dee Long (1981)
It was a Series II. Later we upgraded to the IIX and then the Series III. And interest rates were 20 percent!
Fairlight CMI
Look what the future hath wrought! How cool is this?
The 2011 Fairlight CMI replica
November 22nd, 2011 § § permalink
It’s always a magic day when it includes a visit to EMI Studios, Abbey Road.
Way back in 1985-86, we lived on West End Lane in Ken Gold’s mansion flat. Abbey Road turns into West End Lane about 12 blocks north of the studio. The old brown V12 XJS used to drive past on a daily basis on the way to AIR Studios or SYCO or to John Henry’s. I never missed saluting and smiling as we rumbled by the world’s most famous recording studio.
John Jones crossing Abbey Road for the umpteenth time in July, 2011
Here is another photo of the Abbey Road pedestrian crossing from my archives. This one is from the hot hot summer of 1994!
Not The Beatles on the relocated Pedestrian Crossing on Abbey Road.