Peter Gabriel 4

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(last updated: 19/08/24)

Musical equipment


Peter Gabriel:

  • Keyboards & synthesizers:
    • Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
    • Fairlight CMI Series I
    • Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano
  • Effects:
    • AMS DMX 15-80 delay/harmonizer
    • AMS RMX-16 reverb
    • Boss Chorus CE-1 (x2)
    • Deltalab DL2 delay /w MB4 memory module
    • Roland SDD-320 Dimension D
  • Miscellaneous:
    • Allen & Heath Modular II 16/8/2 mixer - for keyboards
    • Linn LM-1 drum computer
    • Sharp GF-8585 boombox

Larry Fast:

  • Fairlight CMI Series I
  • Sequential Circuits Prophet-5
  • Moog Polymoog 203a
  • Moog Model 15
  • Oberheim MS-1 Minisequencers

Tony Levin:

  • Chapman 12-string stick
  • Music Man Stingray bass
  • Marshall 100-watt
  • Marshall 4x12 cabinet
  • Yamaha SB-100 Professional System effects pedalboard

David Rhodes:

  • Guitars:
    • 1963 Fender Jazzmaster (White)
    • 1962 Fender Stratocaster
  • Amps:
    • Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

John Ellis:

  • Fender Stratocaster (black /w silver pickguard)
  • Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (assumed)

David Lord:

  • Fairlight CMI Series I
  • Moog Polymoog 203a ("Lay Your Hands On Me")
  • Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 ("Lay Your Hands On Me")

Jerry Marotta:

  • Yamaha drums /w Zildjian cymbals (assumed)
Miscellaneous:

  • Radio Shack $9.95 amplifier box - owned by Larry Fast, used for processing about a quarter of the sounds on the album.

Studio & Recording equipment

Microphones:

  • Vocals & Radio Shack box processed sounds:
    • Shure SM57
  • Drums:
    • Bass drum:
      • AKG D12 or Electrovoice RE20
    • Snare:
      • Beyerdynamic M201 or Shure SM57 (top)
      • Neumann KM84 (bottom)
    • Hi-hat:
      • Beyerdynamic M160
    • Tom-toms:
      • Neumann U47 (x2, toms)
      • Neumann U87
      • Sennheiser MD421
    • Overheads & ambience:
      • Neumann U87

Outboard (partial list):

  • AMS DMX 15-80 mono digital delay/harmonizer
  • AMS DMX 15-80S stereo digital delay/harmonizer
  • AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
  • DBX 165 compressor/limiter
  • Deltalab DL2 delay
  • EMT 140
  • EMT 240
  • NEI Real Time Analyser model 2079A
  • Roland SDD-320 Dimension D
  • Solid State Logic rackmounted noise gates (x24)

Tape machines (mostly /w Dolby NR):

  • Multi-track:
    • Brenell Mini 8 8-track (demoing)
    • Lyrec TR532 24-track
    • MCI JH-24 24-track: Mobile One's
    • Studer A80 24-track /w custom Colin Broad cards
    • Studer A800 24-track
  • 2-track:
    • Ampex ATR-100
    • Revox A77 Mk. IV 2-track
    • Studer A80 1/2-inch 2-track
    • Sony PCM-1610: final mixdown at Crescent Studio

Consoles:

  • MCI 36-channel: Mobile One
  • Neve (customised 8036?): Ashcombe House
  • Neve (customised 8026?): Crescent Studios
  • Solid State Logic SL-4000E or 6000E: "Shock The Monkey" mix at Sarm East by Julian Mendelsohn

Sources:

Musician, January 1983

Album liner notes

Peter Gabriel The South Bank Show Special 1982

David Lord

Various studio photos by Larry Fast


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