Fact #192982
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Short story:
The Spencer Davis Group records the Jackie Edwards composition Keep On Running at Pye Studios, London, England, UK, Europe, with Jimmy Cliff singing back-up vocals.
Full article:
Chris Blackwell (manager, Spencer Davis Group and owner Island Records) : My production was trying to catch the essence of their energy onstage. We set them up as an ensemble in the studio -Olympic - and just baffled them off a bit. There were no real overdubs except for the occasional solo. I never did things like pick microphones or place them. We weren't breaking any rules at that time when it came to making Records; they were quite straightforward. But there was a new generation of engineers coming up then, people like Glyn Johns and his brother and Eddie Kramer. They started as straight engineers, but they learned to listen differently. (Mix magazine, December, 1999)
Spencer Davis : When Chris Blackwell put himself down as our producer he was nowhere near the studio. I know. I was there.
The man who was our producer was Jimmy Miller and only Jimmy Miller. I would like to see the record set straight. Blackwell brought him into the fold. When we did Keep On Running, Blackwell phoned me up and said, "You guys have got to come up with original songs" – which is absolutely correct. It's the same advice given to Pete Townshend by his dad: "You're not going to make any money covering other people's songs. You'll just make money for them.
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