Any great albums recorded on 1/2" 8 track?

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I sold Steve Tibbetts the 80-8 that he used for recording this album: http://www.amazon.com/Yr-Steve-Tibbetts/dp/B00005UNS9/ref=m_art_li_0 Steve is an amazing tape manipulator and used nearly every square inch of tape that was available to him in recording this album. He self released it on his own label and sold about 5,000 copies through word of mouth before signing with ECM records and having it re-released through them. I believe that he used the same machine on at least one or two more albums at later dates.
 
I'm pretty sure Either/Or and everything before it was done on 8 track.
 
Steve Tibbetts is one righteous dude… he played a multitrack like it was just another instrument.

Yep, Yr was the first album he recorded with the 80-8 and a Tascam Model 3 console. He sold about 14,000 copies all told on his own before signing with ECM. I think he still had the 80-8 when he recorded Safe Journey.

Before the 80-8 he had a Dokorder 4-track and a Tascam Model 2 console. And after the 80-8 he moved up to a Tascam 48 with a Model 5 console, which was used to record Exploded View on AGFA 468.

IMO, there’s no other music on the face of the earth like his early stuff... truly awesome!

:)
 
I don't know about 8 but the Puscifer album was recored on a 24 something of another (don't remember the make)...
 
Man, that's cool, I'm gonna have to check out Steve Tibbetts work for sure now.:)

I do hope, however, that his earlier 80-8, 48 stuff, wasn't 'digitally remastered', for the reissues?!:eek::confused:

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Beck said:
Steve Tibbetts is one righteous dude… he played a multitrack like it was just another instrument.

Yep, Yr was the first album he recorded with the 80-8 and a Tascam Model 3 console. He sold about 14,000 copies all told on his own before signing with ECM. I think he still had the 80-8 when he recorded Safe Journey.

Before the 80-8 he had a Dokorder 4-track and a Tascam Model 2 console. And after the 80-8 he moved up to a Tascam 48 with a Model 5 console, which was used to record Exploded View on AGFA 468.

IMO, there’s no other music on the face of the earth like his early stuff... truly awesome!

:)
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I could be wrong, but I believe the Dokorder setup was actually in the music lab at his college. That's where he did most of the first album.

I never did get a copy of the first album, but I have one of the first pressings of "Yr" and promo copies of "Safe Journey", "Northern Song" and one other album (all on vinyl of course). I have a post card around here somewhere that he sent me while he was on his first trip to Nepal. If I can find it I'll post a scan of it.

Steve would probably be one of the best examples of what could be done with this equipment in the early days of the format.

Somewhere down the line on one of these records Steve also began to use a Lexicon Prime Time (can't recall which model) and he became as good at manipulating that as he was at working with tape.
 
cjacek said:
Man, that's cool, I'm gonna have to check out Steve Tibbetts work for sure now.:)

I do hope, however, that his earlier 80-8, 48 stuff, wasn't 'digitally remastered', for the reissues?!:eek::confused:

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Some of his stuff should be rereleased on vinyl again. I am pretty sure the cd copies would have been "digitally remastered" rather than just copied from the original masters. :(
 
Richard King said:
Somewhere down the line on one of these records Steve also began to use a Lexicon Prime Time (can't recall which model) and he became as good at manipulating that as he was at working with tape.
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Yep... a Lexicon Super Prime Time. Those are still cool 20 years later. And for those that are interested he used an Otari MX-5050 1/4" half-track for mixdown.

The reader should note there's not a Studer in sight and he did it all in a warehouse studio he put together himself. ;)
 
Hey Beck... obviously you are familiar with Steve. Are you from the Twin Cities? I moved from there about 11 years ago and dealt with Steve for quite some time when in the pro audio business there. If you are in contact with him say Hi to him for me.
 
That was fucking awesome! Thanks for that link.
:thumbs up:

Made in Japan is way up top in my list of favorite live albums.
 
Thanks for the link to the Rick Wakeman / John Lord interview......absolutely classic / priceless.

Al
 
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