Gear · synthesizer
Sequential Circuits Prophet 5
Records it appears on · 4
- Planet Rock
Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force · Planet Rock (single), 1982
- Keyboards · InstrumentVerifiedOne of the two keyboards Robie carried up to the session; the passage gives no specific part for it.
- Like a Virgin
Madonna · Album, 1984
- Keyboards (Rob Sabino) · InstrumentReportedMain keyboard Sabino played for his overdubs.
- So
Peter Gabriel · Album, 1986
- Demo chords · InstrumentReportedKillen says Gabriel's demo chord progressions were played on either the Prophet 5 or the CP70, so this is one of two alternatives. (recalled with uncertainty)
- In the Air Tonight
Phil Collins · Face Value, 1981
- Keyboards · InstrumentVerifiedSource of the main synth sound of the song, which Collins says he got working at home.
Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.
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