Hi,
I record quite a lot of vintage sounding stuff. I think the main thing is to record as it would've been recorded i.e. don't use loads of mics on the drum kit and then try to make it sound vintage using processing and plugins etc.
This is how I would record a 'vintage' sounding track (and I think I usually manage to make them sound pretty accurate)
Miking:
Drums:
Three mics. One condenser (I use an Oktava MK-219) overhead about 6' in the air, above the drummer's head. One condenser (I use another Oktava MK-219) about 2' in front of the bass drum, pointing at the centre of the drum. An SM57 on the snare, pointing at the rim at about 45 degrees and 2" away.
Bass: I usually DI the bass. Just straight into the desk via a DI box. No compression, EQ etc.
Guitar: I get the right 'vintage' sound on the amplifier and then either mic using one SM57 about 2" from the centre of the cone, up against the grille, pointing at the centre. or I use an Oktava MK-219 condenser with the pad switched in about 8" away from the grille and half-way between the centre and the edge of the cone. Whichever you feel gives you the better sound.
Acoustic Guitar:
For that vintage acoustic sound I mic fairly close to the guitar (I mic further back for a modern sound). Put one condenser about 6" away from the neck-body join.
Mixing:
For a vintage sound I either use no compression on the drums or compress the whole lot (all three mics) about 4:1 soft knee. EQ to give you the sound you like. I don't compress the bass and apply EQ boost at about 100Hz. I usually don't compress or EQ the electric guitars at all. I give the acoustic guitars a slight treble boost to bring out the brightness. When mixing, keep the drums and bass fairly low, they were always seen as backing instruments. Drench everything in loads of reverb and you should have a pretty authentic vintage sound.
Oooh, and record it to analogue tape
That's just how I do it. I hope it'll be useful in some way
Cheers
James