Peter Gabriel 4

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(last updated: 30/6/21)

Musical equipment

Peter Gabriel:

  • Keyboards & synthesizers:
    • Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 rev 1
    • Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 rev 3
    • Moog Polymoog 203a
    • Fairlight CMI Series I
    • Yamaha CP-70 electric grand piano
  • Effects:
    • AMS DMX 15-80S delay/harmonizer
    • AMS RMX-16 reverb
    • Boss Chorus CE-1 (x3) - two on Fairlight, one on piano
    • Deltalab DL2 delay /w MB4 memory module
    • Roland SDD-320 Dimension D
  • Miscellaneous:
    • 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
  • Marshall 100-watt
  • Marshall 4x12 cabinet
  • Yamaha SB-100 Professional System effects pedalboard

David Rhodes:

  • Guitars:
    • 1963 Fender Jazzmaster (White)
    • 1962 Fender Stratocaster
  • Amps:
    • ??

John Ellis:

  • Black Fender Stratocaster

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 equipment:

  • 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:
    • AKG C12 condenser (overheads)
    • AKG C460B condenser(?) (snare)
    • AKG D12 or Electrovoice (kick)
    • Beyerdynamic M160 (hi-hat)
    • Neumann U47 (x2, toms)
    • Neumann U87 (toms)

Studio outboard gear:

  • AMS RMX-16 digital reverb
  • AMS DMX 15-80 mono digital delay/harmonizer
  • AMS DMX 15-80S stereo digital delay/harmonizer
  • DBX 165 compressor/limiter
  • Dolby M16 24-track noise reduciton
  • Dolby 361 noise reduction
  • Deltalab DL2 delay
  • Deltalab MB4 memory module
  • EMT 140 (Crescent only, assumed)
  • EMT 240 (Crescent only, assumed)
  • NEI Real Time Analyser model 2079A
  • Roland SDD-320 Dimension D

Tape machines & media:

  • Brenell Mini 8 8-track (demoing)
  • MCI JH-110 2-track
  • Revox A77 Mk. IV 2-track
  • Studer A800 24-track
  • Studer A80 1/2-inch 2-track
  • Sony PCM-1610 (mixdown at Crescent Studio)

Consoles:

  • Neve (Crescent Studios)
  • SSL 4000E or 6000E ("Shock The Monkey" mix at Sarm West by Julian Mendelsohn)

References:

Musician, January 1983

Album liner notes

http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/larry-fast/6044

Peter Gabriel on The South Bank Show 1982 (Making of Security/ PG4): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=scmYG1Pv1_Q

David Lord interview: http://www.theeuropeans.co.uk/Davidlord.htm

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_o8BDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA85&dq=peter+gabriel+prophet+5+games+without+frontiers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiLspO3_ebuAhVzs3EKHVGTAtEQ6AEwAHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=Prophet%205&f=false

Album credits

Various studio photos by Larry Fast

http://www.davidlord.xcellent-stuff.co.uk/hifianswers.html

http://www.davidlord.xcellent-stuff.co.uk/studiosound.html


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