All time fave Tape Op articles

Dave Sound · Post by **Dave Sound** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 5:54 pm

Its 10 years since I first came across this magazine, via a mate of mine who was distributing it to a select lucky few .

I loved those first issues...most have been nicked by clients in my studio .

The book is great too, (as well as the CD), but i can remember some cool stories in those early issues that didn't make the book.

I've recently rediscovered a distributor in Oz & have enjoyed the new issues.

Does anyone have any standout favourite articles over the years that they keep coming back to, or had a significant impact on them?

One story I thankfully Xeroxed was "MASTERING, an informative discussion with Karl Bartlett..." . I can totally relate to this approach, even after all this time!

Back then Mastering was seen as a "black art" but now it's value is appreciated & more understood for all the right reasons...mostly!

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:04 pm

I haven't seen all the issues, but of those that I've read, a couple of articles really stand out as being particularly informative/inspiring/thought provoking:

1. the interview w/ Paul Oldham, since I love the albums he's done
2. the interview w/ Aaron of Earlimart, a favorite band of mine
3. the Walter Sear interview, because of how wrong I thought his attitude is/was

...and I'm sure there's many more I could add, but those come to mind right off.
Oh - and the latest issue, I like the Melvin Gibbs interview.
Has Tape Op ever interviewed Mario Caldato?

lancebug · Post by **lancebug** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:01 pm

+1 on Walter Sear. Love him or hate him, you'll never forget the interview.

red cross · Post by **red cross** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:35 pm

The Phill Brown "Are We Rolling Yet" excerpts.

Jim Dickinson interview.

Jim O Rourke interview.

Walter Sear. Whadda guy.

E-money · Post by **E-money** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:53 am

The Phil Brown articles were always good. I love the one where he was editing a Bob Marley master tape, and he has ajoint in his mouth.
All of a sudden the joint cherry bombs onto the master tape, burning a hole through one of the drum filles. Priceless.

alex matson · Post by **alex matson** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:43 am

God, how weird. When I read the question, the first thing that popped into my head was Phill Brown series - especially Talk Talk's albums, because they're so complex and emotional that to get the backstory was incredible. Where's that book, Phill!
For sheer inspiration, though, reading about the Shins doin' it for themselves on a cheap 'puter and actually somehow making it work - priceless.

Post by **TapeOpLarry** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:14 pm

Mario C was in a back issue. I don't remember which one. Around 5 years ago.

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:14 pm

Bob Weston
Mitch Easter
Tchad Blake
Don Dixon
Carol Kaye
Daniel Lanois
Jack Drag
Malcom Toft
Andy Partridge
Fran Manzella
Shelly Yakus
Tony Visconti
Dan Rathbun
Jack Endino's guitar tuning article

Those have either inspired me in a specific way or are just interesting-enough that I keep going back to read them again.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

kayagum · Post by **kayagum** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:22 pm

I'll say again: Hank Shocklee.

John Jeffers · Post by **John Jeffers** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:33 pm

kayagum wrote:I'll say again: Hank Shocklee.

Yeah, that one was good. You could tell how much he totally loves making music.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:34 pm

TapeOpLarry wrote:Mario C was in a back issue. I don't remember which one. Around 5 years ago.

Awesome, thanks...I need to find that now.

Rob Christensen · Post by **Rob Christensen** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 6:03 pm

Mario C. was in issue #27, January / February 2002. Great issue - included J Mascis, Spoon, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, and the New Pornographers.

My top five favorites that come to mind are:

* East River Pipe in issue #1. I was, and still am, a big fan and ordered the magazine just for that interview. Little did I know the road it would lead me down!

* Andy Partridge of XTC.

* The "How To Set Up A Patchbay" article.

* The Phill Brown series (Any news on the book?)

* The Elliott Smith Abbey Road Pictorial

Oh, there's SO MANY MORE!

Thanks, Larry, for putting out such a great magazine; John, for helping to take it to the next level right when it was needed; Craig, for planting the seeds for the annual conference and for all of the hard work that followed; Hillary, for the website and message board; and everyone else who's helped make Tape Op what it is over the last decade.

;ivlunsdystf · Post by **;ivlunsdystf** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 8:49 pm

Papas Fritas (Tony Goddess)

and

(kill me)

the Pink Floyd barge studio article. Pretentious and annoying, but very interesting.

apropos of nothing · Post by **apropos of nothing** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:38 am

Yeah, Carol Kaye, and another for Hank Shocklee, and yes Daniel Lanois. The feller who recorded for the Residents. And the guy who does the Daniel Johnston recordings.

And TONTO!

d-bolan · Post by **d-bolan** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:22 am

My favorite articles:

Dave Sardy
Emmit Rhodes
The Shins
Tommy Ramone

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