SH Spotlight Vintage photos of our favorite recording engineers. Have any?

This handsome silver-haired, golden-eared man is Joe Tarsia, the go-to engineer who made Sigma Sound the go-to studio in the Philly Sound boom of hundreds of hit orchestrated soul records.

 

Yeah, got that a few days ago.

 

George at Mirasound's upgraded console:

Supposedly he engineered Wednesday Morning 3 A.M., which would mean he was doing sessions well before Like A Rolling Stone.

Don't know who it is, but I believe that's De Lane Lea. Some discussion here:

http://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threa...w-do-you-have-any.206397/page-8#post-10120334

Possibly Martin Birch, but not sure.

 

looks like Barry Ainsworth...on the left

 

And he recorded virtually every single Philadelphia International Records release in the late 60s and 70s.

 

Talking about Eddie Offord..I just read a cool article about him producing a NYC band called The Midnight Moan..Out of retirement!

 

Semi-vintage? I do like Mike Oldfield's work behind a console.

 

Selby Coffeen at RCA Studio B (Nashville), recording the Everly Brothers (circa 1957):



Selby at Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut in Nashville, around the time it became Columbia Studio B (circa 1962):

 

I loved Eddie's comments in that recent extensive documentary on how he had to whip Steve Howe into shape to sing in tune and help refine their musicianship in the studio as they were laying down the classics

 

Cowboy Jack Clement at Sun Studios

 

I love these guys, I have 150 albums they recorded.

 

This isn't W. Becker? Ah, you meant the hand.

 

Elton John's ex wife Renate Blauel was a recording engineer.

 

Capitol Records legend, John Palladino (on the left, producer Voyle Gilmore on the right) - supposedly taken during a Sinatra TONE POEMS OF COLOR session:

 

Another of John, this time at Capitol Melrose with Lee Gilette. These pictures are both within the great features on John by Stephen Peeples:

http://www.signalscv.com/archives/30932/
http://www.signalscv.com/archives/31172/

 

IIRC, Robert told Mr. Law on the phone that he was "lonesome," but that he "lacked a nickel" to pay the lady.

 

Adrian Sherwood.

 

Joe Meek with the Tornados.

 

I guess it's Chris Nagle's arm?

 

The Everly team (Bill Porter seated) at Fred Foster Sound, Nashville (circa 1964):



Don, Phil and Bill (mid 80s):

 

Thanks, I knew I was fuzzy on the details. My former boss, Don, Jr. told a group of us that story because he used it when he was interviewed for a segment in a Robert Johnson movie. And yes it was "lacks a nickel." He (the son) was not someone easy to get close too. If so, I would have loved to ask him more about his dad's career at Columbia. I did tell him about some used LP's I picked up that were produced by his father and he was very pleased to hear that.

 

Never heard this before. Great track! - thanks, Steve.