Electro-Voice RE20

Records it appears on · 29

• Walk This Way

  Aerosmith · Toys in the Attic, 1975

  • Bass · MicrophoneVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Microphone placed on the bass amp.
• I Can Help

  Billy Swan · I Can Help, 1974

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedUsed on the kick drum.
• Plastic Letters

  Blondie · Album, 1978

  • Bass · MicrophoneReportedNamed as the bass microphone.
• Lowdown

  Boz Scaggs · Silk Degrees, 1976

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedPerry believes this was the microphone placed inside the kick drum, with a Sennheiser 421 used at times instead.
• Born in the U.S.A.

  Bruce Springsteen · Album, 1984

  • Bass · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone on Tallent's bass amp.
  • Organ and piano · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone on the bottom speaker of the Leslie.Position: On the bottom speaker of the Leslie
• Behind Closed Doors

  Charlie Rich · Album, 1973

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedKick drum microphone.
• Sunshine of Your Love

  Cream · Disraeli Gears, 1967

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedClose microphones on the kick drums.
• Freedom of Choice

  Devo · Album, 1980

  • Lead vocals · MicrophoneVerifiedUsed on some of the vocals across the album sessions.
  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedKick drum microphone, as a general rule across the album.
• Brothers in Arms

  Dire Straits · Album, 1985

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedOne of two kick drum microphones.
• Drift Away

  Dobie Gray · Drift Away, 1973

  • Bass · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone on the bass amp, combined with the homemade DI tap.
• The Dream Weaver

  Gary Wright · Album, 1975

  • Drums and rhythm machine · MicrophoneReportedKick drum microphone in the same setup.
• He Stopped Loving Her Today

  George Jones · I Am What I Am, 1980

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophone on the bass drum.
• Little Queen

  Heart · Album, 1977

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedFloor tom microphones used on the drummer's kit.
• I Love Rock 'n' Roll

  Joan Jett & The Blackhearts · I Love Rock 'n' Roll, 1981

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: The engineer believes he put this directional dynamic mic on Joan Jett's vocals, valuing its built-in pop filter because she screamed.
  • Guitars · MicrophoneReportedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: The engineer believes he used this directional mic on Joan Jett's guitar.
• Life's Been Good

  Joe Walsh · But Seriously, Folks..., 1978

  • Organ, piano and synthesizer · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone on the lower Leslie speaker for the B3.Position: bottom of the Leslie
• The Lonesome Jubilee

  John Cougar Mellencamp · Album, 1987

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedBass drum microphone, as Leonard recalls it.
• Continuum

  John Mayer · Album, 2006

  • Bass · MicrophoneVerifiedUsed close up on the bass amp on occasion.
• Need You Now

  Lady Antebellum · Album, 2009

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedPaired with the FET 47 as the second kick drum microphone on the Need You Now sessions.
• ...And Justice for All

  Metallica · Album, 1989

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedUsed on both bass drums.
• (What's the Story) Morning Glory?

  Oasis · Album, 1995

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedBelieved to be the bass drum microphone, according to Morris's recollection of the setup.
  • Bass · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophone on the bass amp in the album tracking setup.

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