How It Was Recorded

10cc · Album, 1975

The Original Soundtrack

We have no album-wide recording chain for this album yet, only the songs below and what their sources say about the album sessions as a whole.

Songs from this album

From the album sessions

Statements the sources make about the sessions for this album as a whole, not about one song. Each is listed once, with the song record it comes from.

  • Neumann U 87Drums and bass-drum partReported

    Overhead microphones on Kevin Godley's Ludwig kit during the album's sessions.

    From the record for I'm Not in Love, where the source is linked.

  • AKG D12Drums and bass-drum partReported

    Bass drum microphone on Godley's kit during the album's sessions.

    From the record for I'm Not in Love, where the source is linked.

  • Shure SM57Drums and bass-drum partReported

    Snare microphone on Godley's kit during the album's sessions.

    From the record for I'm Not in Love, where the source is linked.

  • Neumann KM 84Drums and bass-drum partReported

    Hi-hat microphone on Godley's kit during the album's sessions, also picking up some snare brightness.

    From the record for I'm Not in Love, where the source is linked.

  • Helios Console (model not stated)Recording chainReported

    Strawberry Studios' new Helios wraparound desk, which Stewart engineered from, was the console for the album sessions.

    From the record for I'm Not in Love, where the source is linked.

  • 3M 16-track tape machine (model not stated)Recording chainReported

    The 16-track multitrack used for the Original Soundtrack album sessions, replacing the earlier eight-track Scully.

    From the record for I'm Not in Love, where the source is linked.