I've been waiting for this for a long time! Thanks for doing this Warren. Always a pleasure to hear the legend Mr Leckie. He's produced most of my favourite albums.
Beyond the amazing body of work being discussed I found it interesting that John talked about how fast a finished song would make it to the charts. Great stuff Warren and John!
These interviews are historical treasures. They cannot be too long! Warren has a talent, (amongst his many talents), to ask the questions we all want the answers to and the ability to let the interviewee talk about everything we want to hear! (well almost) Thank you, Warren, Thank you!
Lovely to hear John giving Terry Chambers props. Terry is a criminally underrated drummer. He played briefly with Australian band 'Dragon' when he initially moved to Oz and was on their 'Body and the Beat' LP. Terry is also a big fan of Bill Bruford. I read an interview someone had done with him when he was in Australia and he was floored when the interviewer mentioned an interview with Bruford where he stated that "Drums and Wires" was the main LP he was listening to when KC were reforming in the 80's.
These Producer interview series are so addictive. Please don't think for a moment, that we are taking for granted the fact that you are able to have such history filled and long conversations with real legends. That is really something...But also, i have a feeling that in return they get the chance for more general public recognition and maybe a stage to set some things right, so to speak. Beautiful videos, thanks.
There are so many of my favourite artists and key albums/singles here- all of which have in common that they sound crystal clear and with everything balanced in the right place - kudos to Mr Leckie!
Great interview! I have read/listened to everything I can find about the Dukes of Stratosphear sessions, so I'm hoping they are mentioned at some point. And although I know that few other people would have been interested, I would have loved to hear about John Leckie's work on Bill Nelson's early solo projects. When you mentioned Mick Karn, it reminded me that Japan probably don't get the recognition they deserve. Maybe one day you will interview Steve Nye, who could also talk about XTC and David Sylvian's excellent early solo work.
Dukes of Stratosphere! There are some long conversations with Andy Partridge on here, including the story of the studio you could only get to by barge! A great supplement to this fine program. Thanks a million!
I really like these longer form interviews. The Hugh Padgham one was fantastic, watched all of them all the way through, so looked forward to all of these :-)
The picture might be fuzzy but John Leckie's memory and narrative qualities are sharp and clearcut. Amazing carrier! Can't wait until the next part. Thank you John and Warren.
This was fantastic. Loved every second. I was one of those that suggested interviewing John Leckie and never expected that we’d see it and see it so soon. Thank you 🙏
I hadn't realised all these amazingly produced albums, which i often use as reference tracks as they are also some of my favourite ever albums, had John Leckie in common. Brilliant video. I love these long ones- so insightful- thank you Warren and thank you John !
Very interesting interview. This is an important document, not just for the great artists involved, but for the accounts of the literal hands-on skill from John and his colleagues, and it's great to hear Roy Harper spoken of; he is, surely, one of England's treasures who does not seem to have received the wide recognition he truly deserves.
Excellent interview, great stories and so looking forward to part 2. Was privileged to do a small tour with Jah Wobble back in 2004 in Northern Ireland. Great times
I can't wait. John was one of those names I've been aware of for a long time, initially because of his involvement with Be Bop Deluxe, but he was also just one of those of those 'names' amongst British record producers, and once you'd noticed his name, you saw it everywhere from the 70's through to the Noughties. There was a fantastic interview swith John, with Andrew Scheps, done as part of his, 'Andrew Talks to Awesome People' series, and it really brought home how important people like John were, to me and to the music that filled much of my formative years. Good choice, and no surprise you're doing another '3-parter', one, simply wouldn't do his career justice
This is such a gem and I very much appreciate you both for doing this interview. Thanks to you both for being a great part of the change in music in your respective times. Love Michael
@@Producelikeapro This like a peak into a huge chunk of UK music history, I only really know John Leckie from Stone Roses and Radiohead, but now I have a lot of music to listen to. Really looking forward to the other parts!
What a priceless interview. I'm cleaning the house before wife gets home from a trip so I'm only allowing myself ten minutes of view at a time but thanks so much for this PLAP.
John Leckie is a hero of mine since I heard Simple Minds first album aged 9. Well turns out that was just a footnote in his career - even more a hero 40 years later! Great interview, keep 'em coming!
That was awesome, I love Johns work, Stone roses debut is an amazing production and I’m so happy you mentioned Syd B, Great stuff! best wishes from NYC.
Great to hear these amazing stories. John Leckie became a favourite producer for his work in the 90s for me, then I learned of ALL of the amazing work he's done. Lovely hearing the stories about Magazine.
A thought on no click, musicians at the level that Mr. Leckie has worked with all possess a very strong sense of timing. For the rest of us using a click at least in the beginning teaches the importance of concentration. The grid is a guide and it's the emotional content and the honesty of expression between friends that makes great art.
The click is a great guide for a song that doesn't breath too much, of course many classic songs we grew up on had tempo shifts in choruses (and other sections) that added to their excitement.
@@Producelikeapro A track can still move around on either side of the click , on the back or on top of the beat, you can "push" on the front of the beat. It's all about the performance.
Fantastic interview! John Leckie is a legend because he perfectly encapsulates the notion of bringing the best out of the bands he works with without his ego or a 'sound' interfering with the process,really interesting info on Magazine and John Mcgeogh too....though a minor issue John Leckie produced the 'Masquerade' single by the Skids not 'Absolute Game' which was Mick Glossop
What a legend. Just put the faders up and there’s the mix… always the goal of a decent recording engineer! Mastering to do nothing… always the goal of a decent mix engineer…Properly old skool.. absolutely love it.
man what a great interview the whole way all I kept saying was "what no way I didnt know that" like Steve Vai playing guitar on PIL song rise or Roy Harper singing have a cigar and so and so on man so much info. thanks John not only for doing this interview but also for the years of great entertainment.
Love these series Warren! fyi I saw Terry Chambers playing in Aust with a band called Dragon in 1985 - I believe he played on their Body and the Beat album and toured with them between 1983 and 1985.
Thanks for doing this and so in depth, John Leckie would have been my first choice of all the great producers. Simply the variety and quality throughout the years is astonishing. From these early seventies legends to producing what sound to me the best produced post-punk albums - Magazine's Real Life and Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts, then The Fall's greatest era. Then on to the next era, making The Stone Roses stand out from the rest and giving that first Verve album these wonderful atmospherics, the superb work on Cast's All Change and so on... And what a lovely feller. Will be waiting for the next parts, keep up the good work!
Great stories, what a great guy. Reminds me of another great record guy “Alan O’Duffy” who started out around the same time, consummate gentlemen to a man.
Yesterday I watched a tutorial by Jonas from Recording Blog (German) where Jonas referred to a blog of yours (naming Warren Huart from Produce Like A Pro) and admitted that his German Blog is based on yours. Now I found yours about thickening vocals as well and I'm going to watch that too. Moreover I want to tell you that your intro music is great sounding! I seems you are on a first-name basis with all the great musicians/professionals. My respect for that!
Tnx Warren, what a wonderful blast of music history. One of my neighbours a Brit was entrenched in that era as a sort of folk country writer and singer, I have to pass on this video.
Love his work on Stone Roses. Incredible sound. Hope you asked about tracking vocals with Ian Brown. The difference between his in tune recording voice and not so in tune live voice is a mystery. How many takes did they do, and what kind of editing?
I remember reading that they got him to sing in a very quiet voice, almost a whisper, and found that he tended to stay in tune whenever he did this. Whereas when he projects out, his tuning goes up the wall, as we've all witnessed at times. Reni's harmonies also make that album.
This is the first name I learned, the first engineer/producer who’s name I started looking for on covers and liner notes. A master. He deserves a renascence. The kids need to put this guy back to work.
TO ALL. House is all clean and the lawn is mowed and plants watered, all done before Marci gets home and now just finished watching this fantastic interview. Thought I'd mention cause I new y'all'd be concerned I would get my chores done or that I might be rushed at the last minute.
@@Producelikeapro My vinyl copy of HQ was the US version and was titled When An Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease. So I always thought that was the name of that record. Not HQ. I think I got it around 1976.
This very-very fascinating! I love to hear all the behind the scene stuff and also the way these guys were operating in the studio. There are no boring parts, everything adds to the whole picture. Can't wait for the next parts!
As a drummer a click is like a leash.... I dont like being on a leash... thanks Warren another fabulous video.... Something about working after midnight, " the creative zone" for me happens after 10- 11 pm.
Good stuff Warren.. its always the older, more experienced engineers who are the best to talk to, and John is no exception.. Re Terry Chambers not playing drums in Australia, i live in Melbourne, and i know he did join Oz based New Zealand band Dragon.. i originally thought he played on their album "Body and the beat", and it certainly sounds like him on the single "Rain", but it turns out he was only touring with them.. how long it lasted I'm not sure, and whether he recorded with them or not, I'm again not aware of anything.. it seems weird to me that he didn't play with anyone else, as the scene here at that time was going thru the roof, with many bands breaking thru.. it was very fertile period in OZ music, so its odd to think he didn't continue to play considering how long he stayed.. cheers.
1:28:40 Talking about Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto co-writing "Shot By Both Sides". The Buzzcocks used the identical guitar riff on their song "Lipstick" with Devoto getting a writing credit.
I would love to hear Leckie's account of working on The La's album. An absolute classic, full of emotion and amazing vocals. And yet Lee Mavers - a self-destructive perfectionist - hated it. Mavers' perfectionism, bordering on OCD, was a rock on which the band was finally broken. And yet the album stands as one of the greatest debuts of all time.
Leckie did a bit of work with them (March/April 1988 including an unreleased version of There She Goes) but it was Steve Lillywhite who stitched that album together and who takes the credit there.
And yet head La thought the record was all wrong. Of course, LA was all wrong. Did get to hear the La's play live and they were a great live band but that record is as good a document as any band could wish for.
Should talk to Phil Brown, if possible. Wrote a great book about his career (Are We Still Rolling?). And if so, ask him about that guitar solo on "After the Flood."
WOW! Fantastic! HAIRSTILES Like you, I remember the era oh so well. London and New York (I'm sure L.A. too) seemed to be going through the same music and fashion trends at the same time. My first trip to London was was July, 1978. I was 11 years-old, and punk was going strong in London and New York. Fake hair color/colour was par-for-the-course, of course, and it was clear to see that disco was on the decline. So my mother, my step-father, and I think my grandmother as well, and I, were having dinner in this French restaurant near Brown's Hotel where we were staying. We all see this woman dining across the restaurant at another table. Well, we noticed her because she was wearing a scarlet disco dress with frizzed-out permed hair that matched her dress 😱 So I go get up to go to "les pissoir". Upon my return, my mother and step-father said to me in typical "New Yorkese" : "We were worried: We thought you were going to say, 'Hey Lady: Who puked in your hair?' " 🤪 The variations in hair color and frizziness only increased over the course of the next decade, as did the hair length, as heavy metal and punk/new-wave overlapped. Thank "Dog" for the mod revival of the late '70s and '80s❣️ 😎
These interviews are treasures! That being said, I never understood why do these people (interviewees) not record their own video at home and then upload it to Google drive and send it over for editing. Better image, better audio. Anyway, thank you for this!
Well, I understand. At this length it's definitely some extra work, but big (and I mean a lot bigger) channels do this all the time with 15 minutes videos, where the sound is unbearably distorted or roomy or whatever.
I prefer the direct interaction over sound quality. I mean, this interview, apart from being a really great interview, is perfectly listenable. I don't think it could be this good if it was prerecorded.
Please call out The Lost Jockey. John lept up after a gig we did in the Air Gallery and took us to Abbey Road. John is without question the best producer I ever worked with. xx
Let me know what you thought of this video by commenting below!
Brilliant, well done! Can't wait to hear this one. Phil Brown next please.
@@fuTuRo-Sonic Yes - Phil Brown would be great!
Wonderful interview
I've been waiting for this for a long time! Thanks for doing this Warren. Always a pleasure to hear the legend Mr Leckie. He's produced most of my favourite albums.
Beyond the amazing body of work being discussed I found it interesting that John talked about how fast a finished song would make it to the charts. Great stuff Warren and John!
These interviews are historical treasures. They cannot be too long! Warren has a talent, (amongst his many talents), to ask the questions we all want the answers to and the ability to let the interviewee talk about everything we want to hear! (well almost) Thank you, Warren, Thank you!
Great work, Warren. John Leckie is a legend and I am a big Pink Floyd and Roy Harper fan. #StormcockForever 🥰
Finally someone giving a shoutout to XTC. They are criminally underrated. Love those boys.
Underated...I dont think so...
Lovely to hear John giving Terry Chambers props. Terry is a criminally underrated drummer. He played briefly with Australian band 'Dragon' when he initially moved to Oz and was on their 'Body and the Beat' LP. Terry is also a big fan of Bill Bruford. I read an interview someone had done with him when he was in Australia and he was floored when the interviewer mentioned an interview with Bruford where he stated that "Drums and Wires" was the main LP he was listening to when KC were reforming in the 80's.
Agreed, Terry is an amazing Drummer! Everyone I've talked Ito about him has talked about just how amazing he is! I'm a huge fan!
I saw him live with Shriekback in Boston, Ma way back when. It was amazing!
80sKC & ZTC are both WONDERFUL bands👍
I have to say I'm pretty sure Andy Partridge is the origin of the sheep farmer story. Just saying.
These Producer interview series are so addictive. Please don't think for a moment, that we are taking for granted the fact that you are able to have such history filled and long conversations with real legends. That is really something...But also, i have a feeling that in return they get the chance for more general public recognition and maybe a stage to set some things right, so to speak. Beautiful videos, thanks.
There are so many of my favourite artists and key albums/singles here- all of which have in common that they sound crystal clear and with everything balanced in the right place - kudos to Mr Leckie!
Thanks ever so much Daniel!!
Thank you John Leckie, and Warren!
A proper job indeed❣️😊
Great interview! I have read/listened to everything I can find about the Dukes of Stratosphear sessions, so I'm hoping they are mentioned at some point. And although I know that few other people would have been interested, I would have loved to hear about John Leckie's work on Bill Nelson's early solo projects. When you mentioned Mick Karn, it reminded me that Japan probably don't get the recognition they deserve. Maybe one day you will interview Steve Nye, who could also talk about XTC and David Sylvian's excellent early solo work.
Dukes of Stratosphere! There are some long conversations with Andy Partridge on here, including the story of the studio you could only get to by barge! A great supplement to this fine program. Thanks a million!
Thanks ever so much!! Great stuff
I really like these longer form interviews. The Hugh Padgham one was fantastic, watched all of them all the way through, so looked forward to all of these :-)
Thanks ever so much Duncan!
Totally agree! Love the deep dives
The picture might be fuzzy but John Leckie's memory and narrative qualities are sharp and clearcut. Amazing carrier! Can't wait until the next part. Thank you John and Warren.
Thanks ever so much Jens!
Very genuine guy. I like that.
Yes, the best!!
Just Wow!! Wanted to go to bed earlier but this is a must for tonight ✌thanks Warren and John!
Thanks ever so much Ady!
This was fantastic. Loved every second. I was one of those that suggested interviewing John Leckie and never expected that we’d see it and see it so soon. Thank you 🙏
Thanks! Yes, he's on the top of a very short list~!
What a brilliant interview, so nostalgic takes me right back. John is such a great guy. Loved every minute 👍👍👍
Thanks ever so much Karl!
I hadn't realised all these amazingly produced albums, which i often use as reference tracks as they are also some of my favourite ever albums, had John Leckie in common. Brilliant video. I love these long ones- so insightful- thank you Warren and thank you John !
Very interesting interview. This is an important document, not just for the great artists involved, but for the accounts of the literal hands-on skill from John and his colleagues, and it's great to hear Roy Harper spoken of; he is, surely, one of England's treasures who does not seem to have received the wide recognition he truly deserves.
Thanks ever so much! Yes, I’m a huge fan of John’s and of course Roy Harper!
Exceptional interview among a series of such great conversation. Thanks for preserving these fascinating memories of music history
Excellent interview, great stories and so looking forward to part 2. Was privileged to do a small tour with Jah Wobble back in 2004 in Northern Ireland. Great times
I can't wait. John was one of those names I've been aware of for a long time, initially because of his involvement with Be Bop Deluxe, but he was also just one of those of those 'names' amongst British record producers, and once you'd noticed his name, you saw it everywhere from the 70's through to the Noughties. There was a fantastic interview swith John, with Andrew Scheps, done as part of his, 'Andrew Talks to Awesome People' series, and it really brought home how important people like John were, to me and to the music that filled much of my formative years. Good choice, and no surprise you're doing another '3-parter', one, simply wouldn't do his career justice
What a fantastic, insightful interview/video. 🙏
Thanks ever so much
This is such a gem and I very much appreciate you both for doing this interview.
Thanks to you both for being a great part of the change in music in your respective times.
Love
Michael
Have been looking this for ages! Thank you so much Warren 🎤🎸🎙️🎹🥁 Floydian here!
Thanks ever so much!!
Great interview, thanks for doing this :)
Thanks ever so much Jens! You Rock my friend!!
@@Producelikeapro This like a peak into a huge chunk of UK music history, I only really know John Leckie from Stone Roses and Radiohead, but now I have a lot of music to listen to. Really looking forward to the other parts!
@@JensLarsen thanks ever so much! Yes, I'm a huge John Leckie fan and this was very exciting to be able to do!
Really great to hear this conversation and the wealth of amazing stories and experiences John has had!
Thanks ever so much
Thank you, so interesting, a very modest gentleman, could listen all day to him. Great questions aswell.
Thanks ever so much Mimi!
What an amazing interview!!
Shows just how much "greatness" is so manufactured today.
I can't wait for the other segments!!
What a wealth of experience this gentleman has. Awesome interview. Thank you!
Thanks ever so much
What a priceless interview. I'm cleaning the house before wife gets home from a trip so I'm only allowing myself ten minutes of view at a time but thanks so much for this PLAP.
You're very welcome Todd!
This is XTC crack for me! Gave me so much pleasure! Than ks ever so much!
What I have noticed is that all these great producers and engineers have zero ego...What a top Bloke! Love and Peace G x
What an incredible body of work. The Dukes of Stratosphear and Stone Roses records are among my favorites of all time. Thank You!
Agreed, incredible Producer!
John Leckie is a hero of mine since I heard Simple Minds first album aged 9. Well turns out that was just a footnote in his career - even more a hero 40 years later! Great interview, keep 'em coming!
That was awesome, I love Johns work, Stone roses debut is an amazing production and I’m so happy you mentioned Syd B,
Great stuff!
best wishes from NYC.
Thanks ever so much! Agreed! John is one of the testest producers of all time! Without a doubt
You can't talk XTC and John Leckie without bringing up The Dukes of Stratosphear. I hope he talks about those sessions at some point!
More to come!
Yes, that first DotS ep was outstanding... My Love Explodes!
Great to hear these amazing stories. John Leckie became a favourite producer for his work in the 90s for me, then I learned of ALL of the amazing work he's done. Lovely hearing the stories about Magazine.
Best record producer ever. This is amazing, thank you!
Yes, incredible talent
A thought on no click, musicians at the level that Mr. Leckie has worked with all possess a very strong sense of timing. For the rest of us using a click at least in the beginning teaches the importance of concentration. The grid is a guide and it's the emotional content and the honesty of expression between friends that makes great art.
The click is a great guide for a song that doesn't breath too much, of course many classic songs we grew up on had tempo shifts in choruses (and other sections) that added to their excitement.
@@Producelikeapro A track can still move around on either side of the click , on the back or on top of the beat, you can "push" on the front of the beat.
It's all about the performance.
loved this. cant wait for parts 2 & 3. make my long commute fly by!
Marvellous
Love to hear his thoughts on working with Mark E Smith and The Fall. He made some amazing records with them.
Really, enjoyed that! Hope, the Dukes of Stratosphere are discussed in subsequent interviews. What, a gent!
Definitely!
Making the popcorn now. Looking forward to this! Thanks!
Great interview. Great stories. Looking forward to Part 2!
Thanks ever so much Larry!
Brilliant! Thanks so much for doing this Warren.
Thanks ever so much Scott!
👑👑 (one for John and one for Warren)
Thanks ever so much!
Wonderful Warren & John thank you! So much valuable information & that was just in the first 10 minutes! Looking forward to the next ones.
Fantastic interview! John Leckie is a legend because he perfectly encapsulates the notion of bringing the best out of the bands he works with without his ego or a 'sound' interfering with the process,really interesting info on Magazine and John Mcgeogh too....though a minor issue John Leckie produced the 'Masquerade' single by the Skids not 'Absolute Game' which was Mick Glossop
I'm currently going through a phase of Pink Floyd synchronicity; Thank you two gentlemen for adding to it with this wonderful conversation! 😀🙏
Love listening to John, very humble, but was a big part of some of the greatest sessions of all time!
Cheers Warren That was excellent! can't wait for part 2.
Thanks ever so much
Brilliant interview! Cheers.
Thanks ever so much John
What a legend. Just put the faders up and there’s the mix… always the goal of a decent recording engineer! Mastering to do nothing… always the goal of a decent mix engineer…Properly old skool.. absolutely love it.
man what a great interview the whole way all I kept saying was "what no way I didnt know that" like Steve Vai playing guitar on PIL song rise or Roy Harper singing have a cigar and so and so on man so much info. thanks John not only for doing this interview but also for the years of great entertainment.
My absolute favourite engineer/producer, hope to hear some Verve stories in pt2. Thanks.
Yes! More to come! Thanks ever so much
Love these series Warren! fyi I saw Terry Chambers playing in Aust with a band called Dragon in 1985 - I believe he played on their Body and the Beat album and toured with them between 1983 and 1985.
Thanks for doing this and so in depth, John Leckie would have been my first choice of all the great producers. Simply the variety and quality throughout the years is astonishing. From these early seventies legends to producing what sound to me the best produced post-punk albums - Magazine's Real Life and Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts, then The Fall's greatest era. Then on to the next era, making The Stone Roses stand out from the rest and giving that first Verve album these wonderful atmospherics, the superb work on Cast's All Change and so on... And what a lovely feller. Will be waiting for the next parts, keep up the good work!
Great stories, what a great guy. Reminds me of another great record guy “Alan O’Duffy” who started out around the same time, consummate gentlemen to a man.
Oh wow! He produced A storm in heaven too! I adore that album 💚
Yesterday I watched a tutorial by Jonas from Recording Blog (German) where Jonas referred to a blog of yours (naming Warren Huart from Produce Like A Pro) and admitted that his German Blog is based on yours. Now I found yours about thickening vocals as well and I'm going to watch that too. Moreover I want to tell you that your intro music is great sounding! I seems you are on a first-name basis with all the great musicians/professionals. My respect for that!
Finally getting to this! JL also produced the Posies Dear 23 -- an incredible Alt/powerpop timepiece.
Yes! Amazing record
My favourite producer! Thank you.
Best interview ever!!!!!!
fantastic interview! these are some of my all time fave albums, all things must pass and sunburst finish just to start with . . .
Great Interview!
For me John Leckie is: The Fall " This Nation's Saving Grace" and Verve " Storm in Heaven". Two colossal albums.
Indeed! Thanks for sharing!
Fantastic interview , thanks for this ..regards Alan
This was amazing 👏 thank you. Leckie w xtz doing the dukes of stratosphear.
More to come!!
@@Producelikeapro funny 😆 steve Wilson just remixed that sum time bac
Great interview
Tnx Warren, what a wonderful blast of music history. One of my neighbours a Brit was entrenched in that era as a sort of folk country writer and singer, I have to pass on this video.
Love his work on Stone Roses. Incredible sound. Hope you asked about tracking vocals with Ian Brown. The difference between his in tune recording voice and not so in tune live voice is a mystery. How many takes did they do, and what kind of editing?
I remember reading that they got him to sing in a very quiet voice, almost a whisper, and found that he tended to stay in tune whenever he did this.
Whereas when he projects out, his tuning goes up the wall, as we've all witnessed at times.
Reni's harmonies also make that album.
This is the first name I learned, the first engineer/producer who’s name I started looking for on covers and liner notes. A master. He deserves a renascence. The kids need to put this guy back to work.
❤️Those Be-Bop Deluxe records!! Great interview. He’s so underrated in music history and he’s worked on some of the greatest records of all time.
the clips used for the Stone Roses video made me wanna hear more from Mr Leckie! This is great!
Thanks ever so much for sharing
This is great! Thanks so much.
Very educational and enjoyable. Thanks for doing this. Please do more of a similar nature.
Brilliant Warren- staying tuned - Love
TO ALL. House is all clean and the lawn is mowed and plants watered, all done before Marci gets home and now just finished watching this fantastic interview. Thought I'd mention cause I new y'all'd be concerned I would get my chores done or that I might be rushed at the last minute.
great to hear him talking a bit about Roy Harper, Roy doesn’t get much love. The Nigerian band discussion was great too.
Yes, huge fan of Roy Harper!!
@@Producelikeapro me too Warren, in fact, I’m a big fan of all the bands John talks about here especially Kevin Ayers, XTC, Magazine and PiL.
When an Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease....one of my all time favorite records.
One of mine too!
@@Producelikeapro My vinyl copy of HQ was the US version and was titled When An Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease. So I always thought that was the name of that record. Not HQ. I think I got it around 1976.
This very-very fascinating! I love to hear all the behind the scene stuff and also the way these guys were operating in the studio. There are no boring parts, everything adds to the whole picture. Can't wait for the next parts!
As a drummer a click is like a leash.... I dont like being on a leash... thanks Warren another fabulous video.... Something about working after midnight, " the creative zone" for me happens after 10- 11 pm.
The dukes of stratosphere are amazing...we love you John!!
Agreed 100% Stuart! Thanks ever so much
Good stuff Warren.. its always the older, more experienced engineers who are the best to talk to, and John is no exception.. Re Terry Chambers not playing drums in Australia, i live in Melbourne, and i know he did join Oz based New Zealand band Dragon.. i originally thought he played on their album "Body and the beat", and it certainly sounds like him on the single "Rain", but it turns out he was only touring with them.. how long it lasted I'm not sure, and whether he recorded with them or not, I'm again not aware of anything.. it seems weird to me that he didn't play with anyone else, as the scene here at that time was going thru the roof, with many bands breaking thru.. it was very fertile period in OZ music, so its odd to think he didn't continue to play considering how long he stayed.. cheers.
Super cool! Thanks for sharing!
I believe I asked for this! I'm going to beg again for every nerdy detail about Magazine and that first Verve album!
Awesome interview!
1:28:40 Talking about Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto co-writing "Shot By Both Sides". The Buzzcocks used the identical guitar riff on their song "Lipstick" with Devoto getting a writing credit.
I would love to hear Leckie's account of working on The La's album. An absolute classic, full of emotion and amazing vocals. And yet Lee Mavers - a self-destructive perfectionist - hated it. Mavers' perfectionism, bordering on OCD, was a rock on which the band was finally broken. And yet the album stands as one of the greatest debuts of all time.
Stay tuned!!
Leckie did a bit of work with them (March/April 1988 including an unreleased version of There She Goes) but it was Steve Lillywhite who stitched that album together and who takes the credit there.
And yet head La thought the record was all wrong. Of course, LA was all wrong. Did get to hear the La's play live and they were a great live band but that record is as good a document as any band could wish for.
The way he did the vocals on Real Life I go crazzzyyy for it
The stone roses debut album is out of this world, its outrageous
Agreed 100%! Thanks ever so much
Amazing content, thanks for sharing.. PS. Would love to see you do an episode on working in your new Genelecs ! 🤓
I believe he also produced the first Stone Roses albem, which was a masterpiece.
More to come!!
@@Producelikeapro You spoil us!
Yes he did! At Angleshare using the Rolling Stones mobile!
Part 2 please!!
Coming soon
Should talk to Phil Brown, if possible. Wrote a great book about his career (Are We Still Rolling?). And if so, ask him about that guitar solo on "After the Flood."
WOW! Fantastic!
HAIRSTILES
Like you, I remember the era oh so well.
London and New York (I'm sure L.A. too) seemed to be going through the same music and fashion trends at the same time. My first trip to London was was July, 1978. I was 11 years-old, and punk was going strong in London and New York. Fake hair color/colour was par-for-the-course, of course, and it was clear to see that disco was on the decline.
So my mother, my step-father, and I think my grandmother as well, and I, were having dinner in this French restaurant near Brown's Hotel where we were staying. We all see this woman dining across the restaurant at another table. Well, we noticed her because she was wearing a scarlet disco dress with frizzed-out permed hair that matched her dress 😱 So I go get up to go to "les pissoir". Upon my return, my mother and step-father said to me in typical "New Yorkese" : "We were worried: We thought you were going to say, 'Hey Lady: Who puked in your hair?' " 🤪
The variations in hair color and frizziness only increased over the course of the next decade, as did the hair length, as heavy metal and punk/new-wave overlapped.
Thank "Dog" for the mod revival of the late '70s and '80s❣️ 😎
These interviews are treasures!
That being said, I never understood why do these people (interviewees) not record their own video at home and then upload it to Google drive and send it over for editing. Better image, better audio.
Anyway, thank you for this!
Not everyone has the capability given the time frame, I would rather something than not do it.
Well, I understand. At this length it's definitely some extra work, but big (and I mean a lot bigger) channels do this all the time with 15 minutes videos, where the sound is unbearably distorted or roomy or whatever.
@@agentviktor3297 for me if the audio is good I will deal with bad internet speeds etc.
I prefer the direct interaction over sound quality. I mean, this interview, apart from being a really great interview, is perfectly listenable. I don't think it could be this good if it was prerecorded.
@@jorgosagb thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!
Please call out The Lost Jockey. John lept up after a gig we did in the Air Gallery and took us to Abbey Road. John is without question the best producer I ever worked with. xx
That’s wonderful to hear!!
here I am near Paddington listening!
The memory on this man is incredible..