dansouth Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 What synths and keys were used on Abbey Road, and who played them? I'm guessing that I'm hearing an Arp 2500, a Mellotron, and possibly a modular Moog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 Rhodes on "Come Together"? Billy Preston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_3guy Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 Billy Preston was the Rhodes guy. I'm not sure about teh synth stuff. Steve www.seagullphotodesign.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 John - elec piano on Come Together (Rhodes I think) George H. - Moog on Maxwell's Hammer Paul - piano on Oh Darling Paul - piano on OctoGarden John (& BillyP?) - Hammond on I Want You (George H. on Moog) George H. - Moog on Here Comes the Sun John - harpsichord on Because George M. - organ on Sun King John - piano on Mr Mustard Paul - piano on Golden Slumbers Paul - piano on Carry that Weight Originally posted by dansouth@yahoo.com: What synths and keys were used on Abbey Road, and who played them? I'm guessing that I'm hearing an Arp 2500, a Mellotron, and possibly a modular Moog. This message has been edited by coyote on 07-10-2001 at 03:48 PM I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_3guy Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 Here's what I got courtesy of Tower Records ABBEY ROAD, recorded in the summer of 1969, was the last album recorded by the Beatles (LET IT BE was released in 1970, but recorded in early '69). The Beatles: Paul McCartney (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass); John Lennon (vocals, guitar, keyboards); George Harrison (vocals, guitar, synthesizer); Ringo Starr (vocals, drums, percussion).All tracks have been digitally remastered.The superb musical and vocal performances made ABBEY ROAD a highlight for all the members of the group. Paul McCartney inspired the suite of songs that begins with "You Never Give Me Your Money" (often thought of as two long medleys, the songs that fill most of the second-half of ABBEY ROAD segue seamlessly into one another, but are programmed as separate CD tracks). George Harrison had his first A-side on a Beatles' single ("Something"); John Lennon contributed a pair of heavy rockers ("Come Together" and "I Want You"); and Ringo Starr's "Octopus's Garden" was a favorite with children. Steve www.seagullphotodesign.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 hmmmm...who's Mike Vickers? All Music.com Album notes This message has been edited by Steve LeBlanc on 07-10-2001 at 04:51 PM http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyote Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 Possibly the Moog programmer. Originally posted by Steve LeBlanc: hmmmm...who's Mike Vickers? http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=Aozaqoarabijb I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 Mike Vickers This message has been edited by Steve LeBlanc on 07-10-2001 at 04:52 PM http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted July 10, 2001 Share Posted July 10, 2001 It's funny, when doing a search there are more links to the old Rumour that Paul McCartney is Dead than info on actual beatle sessions. http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synthfoolsynthfool.com Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 Unless I'm mistaken (correct me if so), but isn't Mike Vickers the guy who originally turned Keith Emerson onto the Moog?I thought he was the guy who would change patches for Keith when he first went on tour with his "new" Moog Modular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve LeBlanc Posted July 11, 2001 Share Posted July 11, 2001 I thought he was the guy who would change patches for Keith when he first went on tour with his "new" Moog Modular I'm kinda embaressed to say I don't know http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/wink.gif What I do remember is KE first heard the Moog listening to "Switched On Bach" by Walter Carlos (before the sex change) and called Bob Moog the next day to design one for him. I also remember hearing that someone helped Keith change patches and such but I don't know the name...I wouldn't be surprised if it was Mike Vickers. http://www.youtube.com/notesleb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dansouth Posted July 11, 2001 Author Share Posted July 11, 2001 Wow! You guys have access to a lot of cool info! Thanks for the responses! What other Beatles albums use synths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 12, 2001 Share Posted July 12, 2001 Dan, I'll have to pull out my trusty copy of The Beatles Recording Sessions (the Bible!) and refresh my memory, but other than the pre-breakup solo LP's, I believe that Abbey Road is the first real use of the synth (Moog modular, if memory serves) on Beatles stuff. Lots of KEYBOARDS were used (Vox and Hammond Organs, Mellotrons, harpsichords, pianos, wurli and Rhodes EP's, Harmonium, etc etc.) but I think Abbey Road marked the only synth useage. What impresses me is the subtle useage... quite tasteful! most of us tend to over-use a cool new toy when we get it, but the Beatles showed remarkable restraint and used it (IMO) subtly and in service of the songs and arrangements. MY big Abbey Road question (which I've never seen answered) pertains to the piano right after John's final triplet figure that ends the "guitar battle" at the end of, well, The End. When that piano comes in, it's NOT in tune with the rest of the track... It's probably a splice / edit, but I was always wondering if they did that (the tuning - via vari-speed?) on purpose to a)tweek our ears or b) give a sense of "brightening" after the big guitar duel.. sort of a ray of sunshine filtering through the clouds after a heavy rain... OR, if someone just screwed up the vari speed (or guitar / bass tuning) and / or didn't bother matching the pitches. Considering the "deep" lyrics at that point in the song, I always thought (if it was intentional) that that was VERY cool. BTW, IMO, George Harrison won the "guitar duel"... and his playing at the piano coda section of The End clinches it.. so beautiful. Ooops, wrong forum... http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/biggrin.gif Phil O'KeefeSound Sanctuary Recording Riverside CA http://members.aol.com/ssanctuary/index.html email: pokeefe777@msn.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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