Friday 26 July 2013

FOR SALE: JOHN´S MICROPHONE


The one he used to record 'Imagine'...

A microphone which John used to record 'Imagine' has been placed on sale, with bids starting at £1500. Produced by Phil Spector, the 'Imagine' album is perhaps the most potent of John´s post-Beatles output, it remains John's best selling solo release.
Now studio equipment used to record the album has emerged online. Amongst the studio trickery on offer are all manner of modulators and tape recorders, but perhaps the items of most interest are a pair of Neumann microphones.
Here's the full Craiglist listing.
STUDER B62 stereo tape recorders (2) with 706 varispeed unit, serial numbers 2077, 2078
EMT 140S stereo transistor reverberation plates (2) with internally powered remote control, serial numbers 02802, 02824
GARRARD 401 record transcription deck with pick-up amplifier
MARSHALL 5002 time modulator
NEUMANN condenser microphones U87 (2), serial numbers 8153, 8154
NEUMANN condenser microphones KM84i (3), serial numbers 4104, 4105, 4095
NEUMANN condenser microphones U47fet (2), serial numbers 3222, 3224

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