SH Spotlight I'm asked stuff: Favorite mastering engineer, best BOSTON CD, best TRAVELING WILBURYS CD, etc..

I never worked at KLOS, only Metromedia sister stations KLAC AM and KMET FM. I worked the swing shift, started at 3 PM, off at midnight, thereby avoiding traffic both ways. Sometimes I stayed long after midnight if something cool was going on. I hung with B. Mitchell Reed, all the gang at the Mighty Met and the great country jocks at KLAC.

I was in love with the "The Burner Mary Turner" (who wasn't) and working there was the best job I ever had. $3.25 an hour, baby! KLAC is where I met all the country stars of the day and 10 feet away was KMET where I met all the rock stars of the day. I was in heaven and they were paying me. I was living at home, my dad paid for my gas, I went to school in the AM and rocked out in the PM. I got free country records and free rock records, I was in charge of the air sound and always had a blast. I picked out Jim Ladd's groupies for him, I kissed Tanya Tucker, got to strum guitar with Johnny Cash, I chatted with ALL of Fleetwood Mac about politics, I was in bliss. Met Pink Floyd, Elton John, all kinds of great rock and country people.

I got to do live remotes from Disneyland, I got to know the wonderful record company reps, and learned everything about broadcasting from Radio Legend Bill Ward (the best boss I ever had), KMET PD Sam Bellamy, PD Don Langford, all the gang at Metromedia Radio. Best year I ever had. 1976-77. Ask Dr. Demento, he remembers it all!

Weekends I worked at KPFK and got paid for that as well, one of the few that did. A crazy place but I learned a lot there as well, a more political kind of learning, and a deep discovery of obscure music from all eras.

 

Yes, there is a thread on it here somewhere.

 

No offense but how the 'ell would I know?

 

You want to hear the correct version of JUNIOR'S FARM with the right EQ, etc.? Buy the Apple 45 on ebay. Get the US Capitol pressed version. Two bucks. A great record, one of my all-time faves!

 

I really have no view. It's pointless for me, I don't use 24/96. Either I master in 16/44 or DSD or vinyl.

 

This is all covered in my new book "Pointless ****."

Well, here you go. My power tubes are GE's. 6L6GC, matched.

First position input: Telefunken ECC83, second position either Mullard or Bugle Boy ECC82, third position RCA or Sylvania, last position, don't care but always old, not new..

 

Nope. Not since I had a cassette deck in my car in the 1980s..

 

No idea, probably.

 

Just wanted to mention that this all came about simply because I hung around our local college radio station, watched them do live shows, learned how to work the board and took the effort to get my FCC license (cost like 20 bucks or something). One of the college radio people was working at Metromedia, leaving for a better paying union job at CBS and recommended me. I was willing to work weird hours, and I guess they liked me. They hired me and the next thing I knew I was standing next to Elton John, adjusting him microphone. Happened in one day.

Radio was King then. Not anymore, sadly.

 

Back in the old days, yes, but I've used "tracking expert" type cartridges since high school, so not much. Sometimes stuff is just cut too hot and there isn't a darn thing you can do about it..

 

I never clear my mind away from music. I just change the music..