It was a Linn Drum (one of the first computer drums) playing straight time, no cymbals, no toms, just kick, snare and hat. On Gods Of War, Phil Nicholas (Mutt’s Fairlight programmer) found all the Thatcher and Reagan sound bites to sample into the Fairlight so we could use them on the final mix. I’ve mostly talked about the technical side because that was my job and I wanted to explain why we took the approach we did. The reason is once you have the drum parts set in stone in a recording it’s very hard to change the arrangement later on. Windmill Lane Studio 2, Dublin, Ireland: Thanks to Irene, Bronwen, Suzanne, Ann Fox and Mark Flannery.

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Discs four and five are more interesting for the Leps diehard, containing an entire live show captured on their groundbreaking In The Round tour.I was getting really worried thinking it was something to do with all my hand syncing of tracks earlier on. B. Oblivion, Dick, Bus Head" Allen*, Baron Beaverbrook "Sir Richard" Rick "Sav" Savage*, Wing Commander Steve "Steamin', Dreamy, Snikker, Mayhem, P. The Fairlight was one of the first computers you could use to sample sounds, I think it was 16 bit, pretty basic compared to nowadays, but it enabled use to add sounds to the mix you would not be able to do without a sampler in those days. When I bought the Lp the day it came out in august 87, 63 minutes of Music was crammed on to one Lp.

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I can live with it, but the OG CD is much better sounding TBH so I’m kinda disappointed by this pressing. He is still waiting for Billy Gibbons to send him a bottle of hot sauce he was promised several years ago. I think it would have been helpful if detailed production credits on this particular release would have been included also.Added Phil Collen, “I look back at the whole Hysteria experience with excitement along with fond and tragic memories.