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How It Was Recorded

Gear · keyboard

Unidentified Grand piano (model not stated)

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Records it appears on3

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  • Born in the U.S.A.

    1984

    Bruce Springsteen · Album

    • Organ and piano · InstrumentReportedPiano played by Bittan in his own booth.

  • Life's Been Good

    1978

    Joe Walsh · But Seriously, Folks...

    • Organ, piano and synthesizer · InstrumentReportedPlayed the left-hand whole notes and then block chords in the middle section, through the Leslie with the same microphones as the B3.

  • Vampire

    2023

    Olivia Rodrigo · Guts

    • Keys and piano · InstrumentVerifiedGrand piano recorded at EastWest after a piano take made in his own studio was felt to sound too clean and lack body.