Music in the 80s : One Man's Journey Through A Golden Decade Of Studio Recording

Author: Woolliscroft, Peter

c 1970 to c 1980

Published on 31 January 2025 by Sonicbond Publishing in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 206 pages, 16 colour pages
210 x 148 | 0g

Popular music ofthe 80s decade had its own unique sound. Shaped by breathtaking developments instudio recording equipment and techniques, from digital processing to sampling,the music that is still enjoyed today would not be the same without it. This booktells the story of how one such young engineer/producer navigated his waythrough this exciting and pivotal period in music history by working with thistechnology within the confines of the last great era of recording studios, from1978 to 1988.

This was all before musicians and producersretired to their bedrooms with a laptop. Using diaries recorded at the time,Peter Woolliscroft lifts the curtain on the private world of the closedsession, with daily accounts of all projects worked on, how they were made, whomade them and most importantly how they became hits. It tells of the highs andlows, the expectations and disappointments of recording many of the top acts ofthe day while navigating the various technical challenges along the way.

Along the way, he worked with such names as:Yes, Soft Cell, Cat Stevens, Thin Lizzy, New Order, Buzzcocks, PsychedelicFurs, 10cc, John Cooper Clarke, Frank Zappa, Kate Bush, The Who, Queen, PeterGabriel, Elton John, Squeeze, Tina Turner, Sam Fox, Talk Talk and Def Leppard.

He also worked with producers Trevor Horn, Tony Visconti, Jeff Wayne, MartinHannett, Robert John 'Mutt' Lange, Frank Zappa and Gus Dudgeon.