#paul buckmaster

[singeratlarge]

MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO “Josephine” by Tim Andrews a.k.a Chris Andrews, who wrote and sang this psych-pop anthem to a woman of the late 1960s Swingin’ London times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms4IHSSkeVw ...The arrangement comes laden with echoplexed harpsichords and strings—right out of the 60s “chamber pop” playbook, when classical music forms and instrumentation are integrated with psychedelic rock, a style championed by The Beach Boys, Beatles, Bee Gees, Left Banke, etc. Recorded at Abbey Road, this track was produced by Tony Hall and David Mackay (Gene Pitney, Cliff Richard, Bonnie Tyler) and arranged by Paul Buckmaster—the great composer and orchestrator who’d soon go on to work with Elton John. On a cosmic jukebox this song would play between early Bee Gees, Edison Lighthouse, “See Emily Play” (Pink Floyd), and “Sugar On Sunday” (The Clique). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms4IHSSkeVw

#josephine #timandrews #chrisandrews #chamberpop #britpop #psychedelicrock #echoplex #harpsichord #beachboys #beatles #beegees #leftbanke #parlophone #abbeyroad #tonyhall #davidmackay #paulbuckmaster #pinkfloyd #sydbarrett #clique #sugar #Sunday #tommyjames #edisonlighthouse #london #baroquepop

[spilladabalia]

Kevin Ayers - The Lady Rachel

[gregorygalloway]

Dwight Yoakam’s 5th studio album was released on 23 March 1993.

Continuing with the departures from country music Yoakam introduced on If There Was a Way (1990), This Time saw Yoakam moving farther into pop territory. As producer Pete Anderson said about the albums 2nd track (and 2nds single), “A Thousand Miles from Nowhere,” “it was so unlike anything Yoakam had recorded before.” The first single, "Ain't That Lonely Yet", also included an orchestra arrangement by Paul Buckmaster (who had worked with David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, and the Rolling Stones).

While This Time only peaked at #4 on the US Country chart, it peaked at #25 on the US Billboard Album chart (Yoakam’s highest performance to date) and would go on to sell more than 3 million copies, making it his best-selling album.

[julio-viernes]

La apertura de “Go” (Island, 1976), el álbum de colaboración de Stomu Yamashta, Steve Winwood y Michael Shrieve con la inestimable ayuda de Al Di Meola en la guitarra, Klaus Schulze tocando los sintetizadores, Rosko Gee al bajo y los arreglos de cuerda de Paul Buckmaster. Tras la intro “Solitude” atacan “Nature”, en una onda que recuerda a los Moody Blues y a Procol Harum (y herederos: primeros King Crimson, primeros Roxy Music) es decir, a los grupos británicos que generaron ese subgénero conocido como “rock sinfónico”.

El pionero de la electrónica Schulze (Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, Cosmic Jokers, solo) ha fallecido a los 74 años. RIP. 

[genevieveetguy]

- Look at them. They're just asking for it. Maybe the human race deserves to be wiped out. - Wiping out the human race? That's a great idea. That's great. But more of a long-term thing. I mean, first we have to focus on more immediate goals.

Twelve Monkeys, Terry Gilliam (1995)

[nofatclips]

Rosso napoletano by Toni Esposito from his debut album

[brian-mansfield]

Today I learned: The same person who did the string arrangement for “Back to December” also arranged the strings on David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” And Elton John’s “Tiny Dancer” and “Your Song.” And Harry Nilsson’s “Without You.” And Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain.” And Dwight Yoakam’s “Ain’t That Lonely Yet.” And Train’s “Drops of Jupiter.” And Tim McGraw’s “She’s My Kind of Rain.” RIP Paul Buckmaster

[soundsof71]

David Bowie and Paul Buckmaster, 1975, by Brad Elterman. They’d been working on the soundtrack to The Man Who Fell To Earth, for which Buckmaster played cello, arranged, composed, and produced, although it wasn’t used in the final version of the film.

Here’s Brad’s telling of the tale: Even though I was in my teens, I wanted to photograph David Bowie in concert, but my request was denied by the PR at the record company. Bowie and his management were very protective of his image, something rare back in the '70s.

A few weeks later I get a call from a pal that Bowie is back in town and recording nightly at Cherokee Recording Studios on Fairfax Avenue. I cut school and got there before the sun came up in the early morning. Right after the sun rose from the east, Bowie emerged from the studio holding the tapes. He was followed by his producer, Paul Buckmaster. I had never in my life performed a paparazzi photo, and it was an incredible rush as I walked with him for about 30 seconds documenting the moment. He was so beautifully styled with the cap, red sweater and the cigarette hanging from his face. He said two words to me, "Good morning," and that was it and he was gone. I never saw him again.