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Post by Lydia Purple on Jan 5, 2014 15:42:16 GMT -8
No.99 of the 100 Songs That Changed the World: In 1959, Wayne Shanklin put out the first release on Signet Records, which was by his wife, Toni Fisher. "The Big Hurt" was recorded at Gold Star Studios (where Phil Spector developed his Wall of Sound technique) and was the first record to feature phasing. The record had been cut in mono with the vocals too low in the mix. To get around this the engineer made two tapes of the master and transferred them simultaneously onto a third recorder while altering the frequencies in an attempt to boost the vocal. As the two tracks were slightly out of sync, an accidental phasing effect was created, adding a swirling, ethereal twist to what had otherwise been a fairly ordinary pop track. DJ Dick Biondi on WKBW would introduce the record as "Toni Fisher's weird one." (Source: Time Out London)
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