How It Was Recorded

Gear · microphone

AKG D20

Records it appears on · 4

  • Year of the Cat

    Al Stewart · Album, 1976

    • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedKick drum microphone in Parsons's drum miking of the period.
  • Burnin'

    Bob Marley & The Wailers · Album, 1973

    • Guitar amps · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Brown says his habit is to put AKG D20s on guitar amps.
  • Hollies

    The Hollies · Album, 1974

    • Drum kit · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: Kick drum microphone in the engineer's standard drum setup of the time.
  • Another Girl, Another Planet

    The Only Ones · The Only Ones, 1978

    • Bass · MicrophoneReportedBurns thinks an AKG D20 was the microphone used alongside a DI feed on the bass for this song.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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