@mammothguy54: I also recorded with Emitt, in his studio in Hawthorne. He still has the Gibson ES335 pictured on the back cover of the album and the pump organ he’s sitting at on the inside of the gatefold!
He had me record the song he was producing three times in a row, playing to a click track. He recorded each take on a separate Alesis 8-track, then made a master mix on a fourth Alesis from the three takes, punching between them for different sections. Only time I’ve been recorded that way. Being that he was recording on Alesis digital recorders, the resulting sq was not of audiophile caliber. The drums sounded good (60’s Ludwigs, with a contemporary Ludwig chrome-over-brass snare drum), but my Paiste 602 cymbals---which sound great---had that "splashy" digital sound.
Hey, another Manfred Mann album well worth looking for is Chapter Three on Vertigo Records. By the time of this album drummer Mike Hugg had moved to piano, and the group had evolved into a mildly-fusionistic Jazz/Rock style combo. Great recorded sound quality, something the Vertigo's are known for.
