The Mamas & the Papas

Records

• Song · from If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, 1965

  California Dreamin'

  Group vocals, Guitars, Drums, Flute solo, console and mix

  Verified2Reported6Inferred3

Usual practice

What the people behind these records say they generally do. None of it is stated for a particular record, so every item is rated inferred.

• Shure 546DrumsInferred

  Howe's usual choice of microphone on the kick drum and hi-hat in that period.

  From the record for California Dreamin', where the source is linked.

• Sony Condenser microphone (model not stated)DrumsInferred

  Howe's usual choice of microphone on the snare drum in that period.

  From the record for California Dreamin', where the source is linked.

• Shure 546GuitarsInferred

  Howe's usual choice of microphone on guitars in that period.

  From the record for California Dreamin', where the source is linked.

Gear on these records

• Ampex 300
• EMT Plate reverb (model not stated)
• RCA 77-DX
• Shure 546
• Sony Condenser microphone (model not stated)
• Unidentified Compressor/limiter (model not stated)
• Unidentified Console (model not stated)
• Unidentified Echo chamber (Studio 3, model not stated)