![]() ![]() ![]() Andy's Echoplex had a noise gate applied to it. Guitars were close-miked (possibly) with two Electrovoice RE20's or two Shure SM58's, with a Neumann U87 as an ambience mic 3 feet away. Amps were recorded probably with a PZM going through the wall and into the amp. ![]() Like on the previous record, Sting's bass sounds on the record were a combination of both direct and bass amp signals. Studio piano was a Broadwood grand piano. The piano in the intro to "Does Everyone Stare" (which uses the demo version) is probably a W.H.Barnes upright piano Stewart once owned, as pictured with at home circa 1979. Guitars-wise, on "On Any Other Day" and "It's Alright For You", Stewart likely played a Gibson SG and/or a Fender Stratocaster, and basses-wise a Fender Telecaster bass - those were his typical go-to instruments for Klark Kent tunes during that period. LP Maracas (assumed) - "The Bed's Too Big Without You".TAMA Imperialstar Midnight Blue kit - Summer 1979 sessionsĬymbals ( Zildjian Hollow Logo A series and possibly Paiste 2002):.TAMA Imperialstar Metallic Blue kit - February 1979 sessions.Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer ("Walking On The Moon" bubbling sounds).Fender Twin Reverb - later replaced with Marshalls.1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior ("It's Alright For You" slide guitar solo).Moog Minimoog Model D - "Contact" synth bass line.Kramer bass - possibly used someplace, looks like Godley & Creme's bass (another Surrey Sound client).See alternate format page Musician's gear Sting One song, "No Time This Time", was originally recorded for Outlandos D'Amour and released as a B-side to "So Lonely" in 1978, but was included on the album to fill in the space. Sting also played the guitar solo on "Bring On The Night", as per The PoliceWiki. On those tracks, Stewart plays all the instruments, apart from the guitar solo on "On Any Other Day" played by Andy. Two of these began as Klark Kent tunes, but were chosen for the album due to shortage of material (as per The PoliceWiki): "On Any Other Day" and "It's Alright For You". Reggatta also has the greatest number of Stewart Copeland compositions on a Police album - normally one or two tunes, but four on this album. A couple of songs - "Deathwish" and "Reggatta De Blanc" - originated from jam sessions and are one of the very few songs to credit all three members of the band as songwriters. "The Bed's Too Big Without You" (originally a Last Exit tune) and "Bring On The Night" (derived from "Carrion Prince", another Last Exit tune). Sting wrote new songs like "Message In A Bottle" and "Walking On The Moon", but the band were incredibly short of material for the album. They recorded the album in two stints: one in February 1979 and one in July-August 1979, and took about four weeks altogether. The Police started this album with many months of gigging behind their backs, and this album was where things started to finally click with the band. Chris Gray and (probably) Martin Moss were assistant engineers on the album, but uncredited. It was engineered (and co-produced) by Nigel Gray. Reggatta De Blanc is the second studio album released by The Police in October 1979. ![]()
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