Tommy James and the Shondells · I Think We're Alone Now, 1967
I Think We're Alone Now
7 sourced items across 4 sectionsVerified1Reported6
What the sources do and do not say
Single Mix Classic Tracks article (Matt Hurwitz, 2008) about this song, read in full. It gives little gear detail: no vocal microphone, drum kit models or mix equipment are named, so there is no vocals section. Maker of the Gemini II amp and Ondioline is not stated.
Rhythm guitar
2 items
Tommy James
Instrument
The real chain
Fender Jazzmaster
Reported
James's trademark guitar, among the chord instruments recorded to the second tape track.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Amplifier
The real chain
Unidentified Gemini II amplifier
Reported
Amp the Jazzmaster was played through; the text gives no maker.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Bass
2 items
Joe Macko
Instrument
The real chain
Fender Precision Bass
Reported
Bass guitar played by session bassist Joe Macko on the rhythm track.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Amplifier
The real chain
Ampeg Bass amplifier (model not stated)
Reported
The studio's old bass amp that Macko's Precision was played through; James recalls it having the tubes on top.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Ondioline
1 item
Artie Butler
Instrument
The real chain
Unidentified Ondioline
Reported
Played by Artie Butler as a high run through parts of the song.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Studio and tape
2 items
Input chain
The real chain
Pultec Amplifiers used as console (model not stated)
Verified
A row of Pultec amplifiers formed the recording console at Allegro, which James calls very primitive.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Universal Audio Pultec Passive EQ Collection
equaliser
Models the Pultec EQP-1A, MEQ-5 and HLF-3C.
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The real chain
Scully 4-track tape machine (model not stated)
Reported
The single 4-track recording machine at the session; James says punch-ins were faster on a Scully than on other machines.
Source: Mix, accessed 15 Nov 2026
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Approximate
Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines
tape
Models two Studer machines, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape.
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Sources
- Classic Tracks: Tommy James & The Shondells' "I Think We're Alone Now", Mix, 2008-03-01. Accessed 15 Nov 2026.
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