Jack Montgomery - Dearly Beloved, What Studio ?

[Dave Thorley]

Just heard this on Jerry Hipkiss's morning show and it struck me how much it sounds like a Ric Tic sound, strings, guitar playing on the drum beat. Now I know it's Don Mancha, Dennis Coffee and Mike Theodore, which means could have been recorded at United Sound, but it just has that Ed Wingate studio sound. Any one know ????

[Robbk]

Mancha also recorded at Correc-Tone. It could have been any of those 3 studios. They used the same musicians in any of them.

Edited January 28, 2013 by RobbK

[Steve G]

This was discussed on the old soulful detroit forum, the "smart money" there was on it being done at United. Steve

[Dave Thorley]

Cheers Guys, as you say Robb, Musicians worked where ever the money was. Not going to lose sleep over it, but just wondered if anyone knew.

Cheers

Dave

[Tricky]

Can I throw Terra Sherma into the mix!Thought I read Theo Coff recorded some stuff there.

[Robbk]

Can I throw Terra Sherma into the mix!Thought I read Theo Coff recorded some stuff there.

You can throw it in, but I believe that "Dearly Beloved" was recorded before Terra Shirma existed. Wasn't it started in spring 1967?

[Robbk]

I'd guess that it was recorded at United Sound. But the lineup of musicians on it could easily have been recording on a given night at Wingate's studio. The two rooms sound a little different, but Wingate's sounds a little "emptier". I believe that comes from it having been a larger room. United Sound had a more compact room, so the sound was a little more full. But I hear the same group of current Motown, ex-Motown and off-Motown session players that played on many Golden World and Solid Hitbound sessions.