Fact #78082
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Short story:
New Zealand band The Drongos record an entire album, Small Miracles, live on the sidewalks of Manhattan, New York City, USA. It goes on to achieve Top 5 status in the US College Radio Charts.
Full article:
Richard Kennedy (guitarist, The Drongos) : The album was actually very professionally done. We used a well-respected British producer and recorded all of the songs several times in different locations before choosing the best versions to go on the finished album.
In fact, it was so well-recorded that it was hard to tell on some of the tracks that they were actually done live in the streets. We ended up sending one of the guys out with a little Sony Walkman Pro to wander around in Tmes Square and record some traffic ambience, which we then mixed into a couple of the songs to make them sound more authentically live.
(Source : interview with Johnny Black, 07 Dec 2010)
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In fact, it was so well-recorded that it was hard to tell on some of the tracks that they were actually done live in the streets. We ended up sending one of the guys out with a little Sony Walkman Pro to wander around in Tmes Square and record some traffic ambience, which we then mixed into a couple of the songs to make them sound more authentically live.
(Source : interview with Johnny Black, 07 Dec 2010)