Wham Make It Big recording equipment

(last updated: 1/4/21)

Instruments

George Michael:

• LinnDrum drum machine
• Roland Juno-60 (“Everything She Wants”)

Synthesizers:

• PPG Waveterm A (“Careless Whisper” aahs) (Andy Richards)
• PPG Wave 2 (Anne Dudley “Careless Whisper”, assumed)
• Roland Juno-60
• Yamaha DX7

Hugh Burns:

• Fender Stratocaster
• Fender amp
• Nylon-strung Kohno guitar

Recording & Studio equipment

Microphones:

• AKG C414
• AKG C12 Tube
• Neumann U87

Outboard gear effects:

• EMT 140 plate
• AMS DMX 15-80S delay
• Lexicon 224X

Tape Machines & digital:

• Studio Miraval:
• Studer A80 Mk. II 24-track
• 2 x Studer A80 ½-inch 2-track
• Studio Marcadet:
• 3M Digital Mastering System 32-track
• Sarm West Studio 2:
• Sony PCM-3324 digital 24-track
• Sony PCM-F1 2-track

Miscellaneous equipment:

• SSL 4000 E (Studio Miraval, Studio Marcadet & Sarm West Studio 2)

References:

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Modern-Recording/80s/Modern-Recording-1985-06.pdf

Chris Porter

Hugh Burns interview: https://web.archive.org/web/20110707141508/http:/www.andrewbrel.com/interviewhugh.html

Andy Richards: http://polymathperspective.com/?p=3297

Studio photos

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/80s/Studio-Sound-1985-04.pdf (Sarm West info)

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/80s/Studio-Sound-1984-01.pdf (Studio Miraval info)

https://www.artofztt.com/advertisments/ztt-label-ads/sarm-studios-music-week-brochure/

Studio Marcadet info: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-Studio-Sound/80s/Studio-Sound-1988-04.pdf

https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Mix-Magazine/80s/Mix-1988-02.pdf