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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:34 am
by chingnchime
Okay Peter, you've had your fun.Now who the heck is it????
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:48 am
by Scastles
Alexis Korner, the Vipers...just 'shotgunning' now. I don't think anyone can get this one, Peter.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:50 am
by rick12dr
The guitar used by whoever played in the old James Bond flicks??
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:30 pm
by admin
Right you are Don. This is the Clifford Essex Paragon Deluxe used to play the James Bond Theme. You can read about it
here.
The owner and player of the theme is Vic Flick who played on numerous recordings during the 1960s. You can see some of his credits
here.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:40 pm
by admin
Vic Flick had this to say about questions I asked about his work in A World Without Love.
"The guitar I used on the World Without Love session was a Vox Electric 12 string, with Hank Marvin emblazoned on the bridge, played through a 1962 Fender Vibrolux amplifier. I still have both items.
The amp is rather beat up but the Vox 12stg is in pristine condition. I think I only used it on about four sessions, none of which I can remember, and its been hidden ever since. I don't know what is was about that era of recording, but many of the sounds created then are difficult to reproduce.
I got called to record a number for the title theme of From Russia With Love, with Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton where we tried to capture the James Bond Theme sound. Even with nearly the original equipment we couldn't get the sound. The number wasn't used in the film, even though it should
have been, and has been sought after ever since by Bond collectors and aficionados.
A memory of the World Without Love session was the organist, Harold Smart, having his organ carried in by four street labourers with two poles - like a Roman Emperor."
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:41 pm
by Scastles
Good work, Don. I would have never come up with it.
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:20 pm
by jingle_jangle
Such an iconic piece of music, and we all missed, except Don.
Good job, Don!
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:13 pm
by royclough
Here's Vic, bit hard that Peter, I know of Vic Flick but would never have come up with answer as he was primarily a session man.
http://s47.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3N43LSHYANHFJ0BG997UHN4IQ5
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2005 4:00 pm
by scoobster28
HOw strange, as I was just playing the James Bond theme today while killing time with my guitar. And, given a couple weeks I might have come up with the correct answer. Then again, probably not.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 4:41 am
by admin
That's great Roy. Thanks for sending this along.
You have to love that theme and I love the chord at the end as well. Yes a bit of a tough one to be sure and a bit of a trick question, Vic being a session man.
But you didn't disagree. It was famous.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:03 am
by rick12dr
Hey, I just gave a wild guess. I really had no reason to believe that was the answer!If I had to think about it, I would have guessed the guy used a Jazzmaster or something.Learn something new everyday, huh.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 8:58 am
by admin
Still well done Don. I did my best to include clues in my posts. "Behind the scenes" and mentioned "accepting no for an answer" and "falling short of the mark." In hindsight, far too subtle I agree.
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:58 pm
by jamie
What I find really interesting is how Vic mentioned that even using the same gear he played on the original recording it was hard to capture the same sound today.
Goes to show much of the sound we hear on old records was just as much the product the recording techniques & mics as it was the guitars and amps being used.