Neumann U 67

Records it appears on · 55

• I'm Not in Love

  10cc · The Original Soundtrack, 1975

  • Lead vocal and voice loops · MicrophoneReportedEric Stewart's lead vocal was recorded through his usual valve U67, with no reverb or EQ applied.
  • Lead vocal and voice loops · MicrophoneVerifiedKevin, Lol and GiGi stood around a valve U67 to sing the 'Aahhh' notes that were then built into the voice loops.
• Stayin' Alive

  Bee Gees · Saturday Night Fever, 1977

  • Vocals · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone the three brothers sang around, harmonies first and the lead vocal afterwards.
• Burnin'

  Bob Marley & The Wailers · Album, 1973

  • Lead and backing vocals · MicrophoneReportedBrown says a Neumann 67 or 87 was the usual vocal microphone and that this is what he used for Bob's new lead vocal; he does not say which of the two. (recalled with uncertainty)
• Night Moves

  Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band · Night Moves, 1976

  • Lead and backing vocals · MicrophoneReportedUsed for Seger's lead vocal, and also for the three hired backing singers on the tag.
  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedA pair of these tube microphones served as the drum overheads.
  • Piano and organ · MicrophoneReportedA pair miked the piano in an overhead-V arrangement.Position: Overhead-V configuration
  • Piano and organ · MicrophoneReportedTwo of these miked the top rotor of the Leslie cabinet.Position: Top rotor of the Leslie
• Lost Highway

  Bon Jovi · Album, 2007

  • Guitars · MicrophoneReportedPair of ambience microphones for the guitar cabinets.Position: Stereo X/Y pair, about 15-20 feet from the cabinets
• Total Eclipse of the Heart

  Bonnie Tyler · Faster Than the Speed of Night, 1983

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedEngineer thinks the live lead vocal was probably sung into a U67, with a Telefunken 251 as the alternative.
• Lowdown

  Boz Scaggs · Silk Degrees, 1976

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedPerry thinks the lead vocal microphone was likely a U67 or a U47, and is not sure which.
• Behind Closed Doors

  Charlie Rich · Album, 1973

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneReportedOverhead mics on the drum kit.
  • Acoustic and electric guitars · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone used on the electric guitar.
• Believe

  Cher · Believe, 1998

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedMicrophone used for Cher's vocals, chosen at her suggestion after a recent session with it.
• Chicago

  Chicago · Album, 1970

  • Bass · MicrophoneReportedLike the other instruments, the bass was miked with one of Guercio's preferred Neumanns, either a U67 or a U87. (recalled with uncertainty)
  • Horns and mix · MicrophoneReportedThe horn section was recorded with Guercio's favourite U67s and U87s.
• Suite: Judy Blue Eyes

  Crosby, Stills & Nash · Crosby, Stills & Nash, 1969

  • Group vocals · MicrophoneVerifiedOne microphone, set to omni, that all three singers sang into together for the group vocals.Settings: Omni pattern
  • Acoustic guitar (Stills) · MicrophoneVerifiedTube microphone Halverson set up to record Stills' acoustic guitar.
• Get Lucky

  Daft Punk · Random Access Memories, 2013

  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedRoom mics, set up as a precaution and barely usedPosition: Room
• Brothers in Arms

  Dire Straits · Album, 1985

  • Guitar amps · MicrophoneReportedOne of the microphones variously used on the guitar amps in the Montserrat live room.
• Hotel California

  Eagles · Album, 1977

  • Vocals · MicrophoneInferredUsual practice, not stated for this record: One of the two vocal microphones the producer says he would use for vocals.
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

  Elton John · Album, 1973

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedHentschel believes a Neumann 67 was the microphone on Elton John's lead vocal during the Château sessions.
  • Bass (Dee Murray) · MicrophoneReportedHentschel believes a Neumann 67 was on the bass cabinet.
  • Piano and synthesiser · MicrophoneReportedHentschel believes two Neumann 67s were on the piano.
• Honky Château

  Elton John · Album, 1972

  • Lead vocal · MicrophoneReportedEngineer is unsure whether the lead vocal mic was a Neumann U 67 or an AKG C12, but says the same mic was used throughout. (recalled with uncertainty)
  • Piano and Rhodes · MicrophoneVerifiedCovered the low end of the piano, through one of two holes in an isolation box built over it at the Château.Position: Through one of two holes in a box built over the piano
  • Horns · MicrophoneReportedThe engineer says the saxophones would have been recorded with U 67s. (recalled with uncertainty)
• Cloud Nine

  George Harrison · Album, 1987

  • Drums · MicrophoneReportedKick drum microphone across the Cloud Nine sessions.
• He Stopped Loving Her Today

  George Jones · I Am What I Am, 1980

  • Electric guitar and steel guitar · MicrophoneVerifiedMicrophone on the electric guitar.
  • Drum kit · MicrophoneVerifiedA pair used as drum overhead microphones.
• Chaos and the Calm

  James Bay · Album, 2014

  • Drums · MicrophoneVerifiedSingle mono overhead used as part of a split overhead arrangement.Position: mono overhead directly over the drummer, four feet above the kit
• Right Time of the Night

  Jennifer Warnes · Jennifer Warnes, 1977

  • Guitars · MicrophoneVerifiedPlaced backed off from the electric guitar amp for a fuller sound, mixed with the close SM57.

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