80s album gearlists and more

(last updated: 1/6/21) Musical gear Phil Collins: Roland CR-78 drum machine Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Roland VP-330 Vocoder Fender Rhodes electric piano 1820 vintage Collard & Collard grand piano Black Premier concert tom kit John Giblin: 1958 Fender Precision sunburst electric bass Alphonso Johnson: Lobue basses Studio equipment Microphones: Drums: Neumann U87s (drum room) Neumann U47 (bass drum) Shure SM57 (snare) Sennheiser MD421s or Shure SM57s (toms) STC 4038 or Neumann U87 (overheads) STC 4021 Ball & Biscuit (Reverse talkback room mic) Vocals: Beyerdynamic M88 Guitars: Neumann U47 Outboard gear & effects Allen & Heath Mini Limiter : used on vocals AMS DMX 15-80 delay Eventide H910 Harmonizer MXR MX-113 Digital Delay  - Phil Collins' own, brought into studio for sessions UREI 1176 compressors (drums) Guitar pedals Tape machines: The Town House: Ampex MM1200 24-track 2-inch Ampex ATR-100 2-track 1/4-inch Old Croft: Brennell Mini 8 1-inch 8

(last updated: 9/6/21) Musical gear Phil Collins: Simmons SDS-V pads & module Birch Pearl DLX tom kit: 20”x14” bass drum 14”x8” parallel action strainer snare 8”x5” tom 10”x6 1/2” tom 12”x8” tom 15”x12” tom 16”x16” tom 18”x16” tom   Zildjian/Paiste/Sabian cymbals Double-headed Premier kit Movement MCS-2 drum machine Roland TR-808 drum machine Tony Banks: Keyboards & synthesizers: ARP Quadra E-mu Emulator I Moog Taurus II(?) New England Digital Synclavier II Sequential Circuits Prophet-10 Yamaha CP-70B grand piano Effects: Boss CE-1 Chorus (CP70) MXR Phase 100 (on organ - can be heard in "It's Gonna Get Better") Other: Linn LM-1 drum machine - for triggering synths. Custom mixer Roland Jazz Chorus JC120 amp ("Just A Job To Do"?) Mike Rutherford: Guitars: Alvarez acoustic-electric guitar 1975 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst Roland G-505 Roland GS-500 1963 Gibson Les Paul SG classic white Basses: Alembic Series 1 bass? Steinberger L2 black fretless bass (“

(last updated: 21/5/21) Basses 1962 Fender Jazz One of Sting’s first basses, which he bought in Newcastle in 1970 for 150 quid. Sting’s primary bass while he was in Last Exit during the mid-1970s. Has also been among Sting’s arsenal throughout the Police era (1977-1984), both live and in the studio. It's evident that the original bridge cover of this bass had been removed by 1978. By 1987, Sting began playing the Fender Jazz bass again,  Sources:  https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/sting-talks-fender-p-basses-technique-and-jamming-jaco-pastorius-644627 , International Musician & Recording World July 1979, Bass Player April 1992, The PoliceWiki, various 1978 Fender Precision fretless Bought in November 1978 from Manny’s in New York when doing a string of concerts at CBGBs. Played on Reggatta De Blanc , Ghost In The Machine and Synchronicity albums.  The last appearance of this bass was in an advert featured in Music Information magazine March 1987 issue, and was recen

(last updated: ) Instruments Drum Machines/electronic drums: Movement MCS Drum Computer Mk. 1 Oberheim DMX (‘Wrap It Up’ and probably ‘Somebody Told Me’) Simmons SDS-V (“Somebody Told Me” intro – not mentioned in interviews) Sequencers: Roland CSQ-100 EDP Wasp? EDP Spider? Synthesizers: Roland SH-09 Roland Juno-6 Oberheim OB-X Guitars: Gretsch Country Gentleman (e.g. ‘This City Never Sleeps’) Studio equipment Outboard effects & eq: B.E.L Electronics BC-3-8T 8-track noise reduction (below TEAC 80-8) Furman LC-2 limiter/compressor Roland Space Echo RE201 – Facebook photo shows the Roland Chorus Echo RE301 Klark Teknik DN50 Spring reverb Lexicon Prime Time Model 93 delay Miscellaneous equipment: 2 x Beyer M20 black microphones TEAC 144 4-track portastudio TEAC 80-8 8-track Revox B77 2-track Soundcraft Series 2 desk Notes: The entire album was recorded on 8-track, with the exception of three tracks:     “The Walk” – cut on a friend’s 16-track recorder “Wrap It Up” and ‘

(updated: ) Musical equipment Tom Bailey: Movement MCS-2 Drum Computer Oberheim OB-Xa Sequential Circuits Pro On Yamaha CP-70B electric grand Movement MCS Mimic sampler prototype Fender Telecaster /w Roland JC120 amp Joe Leeway: Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Congas Alannah Currie: Paiste percussion rack Yamaha Xylophone Timbales Recording & Studio equipment Outboard gear AMS RMX-16 digital reverb AMS DMX 15-80S digital delay Roland SDD-320 Dimension D UREI 1176 Consoles: API 3232 (RAK Studio 1) MCI JH500 (Compass Point) References: https://m.facebook.com/rakstudioslondon/posts/2960362047361079 Stephen Dewey Phil Thornalley http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/a3/6418

 (last updated: 9/3/21 ) Synthesizers & keyboards: Fairlight CMI Series IIx Oberheim OB-Xa Sequential Circuits Prophet T8 Yamaha CP70B electric grand Outboard gear & effects: AMS RMX-16 reverb AMS DMX 15-80S delay Boss CE-2 Chorus 2 x Drawmer DL221 compressor 2 x Drawmer DS201 noise gate Eventide H910 Harmonizer Friendchip SRC Orban parametric EQ 2 x Roland SDD-320 Dimension D Roland SDE-3000 Digital Delay Roland SRE-555 Chorus Echo Yamaha E1010 rack delay Tape machines & media: Otari Mx5050 8-track Tascam Model 32 2-track 2 x cassette decks Miscellaneous: Allen & Heath System 8 Mk. II mixer Auratone 5C pair monitors JBL 4411 monitors References Stephen Dewey & photos

(last updated:) Instruments Tom Bailey: Movement MCS-2 drum computer Oberheim OB-Xa ("workhorse" synth) Yamaha DX7 Yamaha CP-70 piano Fairlight CMI Series IIx Casio CZ-5000 (owned by Nile Rodgers) Fender Telecaster – later stolen en route from Paris to New York ESP Mirage 1984 black (Skyline & Live Aid) ESP Pocket studio Joe Leeway: Emulator II synth Handmade congas H Van Zalinge Z-bass Alannah Currie: Marimba MIDI’d to Yamaha DX-7 Xylophone Castanets Tuned percussion Nile Rodgers:     New England Digital Synclavier II ESP Eclipse guitar "The Rat" distortion pedal (on "King For A Day") Seymour Duncan amp Miscellaneous studio equipment & microphones: AKG C414 (vocals) Shure SM57 (Nile Rodgers guitar) Simmons SDS-9 (or SDS-7) (tom samples) 3M Digital Mastering System 32-track (Marcadet studios) 2 x Sony 3324 digital 24-track machines (Skyline studios) – locked together for transferring 32 track recordings Sony RM-3310 remote control (Skylin