![]() The second disc/record in this set features the original 1971 mix of the album. Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock ‘N’ Roll YouĪll songs written by Alvin Lee except “Uncle Jam” by Alvin, Chick, Leo and RicĪvailable on 2-CDs and 2-LP Half-Speed Master 180g black vinyl.Originally from Nottinghamshire, Kurt’s grandad saw Alvin perform in the local pubs and clubs back in the day so there must be family pride in the pristine clarity of the finished product which will be cherished by Ten Years After fans. Kurt, who was responsible for the ATMOS mix, used new plug-ins to emulate the original desk to achieve the new mix. The studio has two state-of-the-art 9.1.4 PMC Dolby ATMOS Music suites. ![]() Chris KimseyĬhris sent the files to the talented, technical genius Kurt Martinez who is Head Dolby Engineer at Dean Street Studios in Soho, London, the legendary venue owned by Alvin’s daughter Jasmin and her mother Suzanne who also manage the business. When I was remixing I would hear all the bits in between the master tapes: Alvin talking to the band, talking to me, cracking funny jokes, and making all these weird noises! All of the guys were great to work with – Leo, Chick and Ric, it was a very special time. At the time of the original recording he was a little bit shy of his voice and would ask me to turn the vocals down a bit so I altered it to create a more enhanced sonic quality. We didn’t really know what we were doing at that time, but it was great fun! For the remix, one thing I did change was to increase the volume to where Alvin’s vocals could and should have been. A prime example of this was when I put Alvin’s vocals through the organ Leslie to give the haunting spook effect which became the signature sound of that record. This was all part of the beauty of working with Alvin, sharing the love of inventing sounds and the excitement of coming up with different ways to explore instruments and vocals. ![]() That was it! Not thousands of plug-ins or various effects going on. The mixes we did back then was unbelievable we had a great mixing console, a couple of compressors, an echo plate and tape delay. I have been comparing what we were doing to the original remix and 50 years of technology doesn’t make anything easier. When we tried to figure out where the masters were for the new remix I remembered where they were Sony still had them so we were able to digitize the 16-track and I did the mixing. Columbia flew me over to New York to do a quadrophonic mix and I took copies of the 16-track masters on two big reels and we mixed the quad album from those. The original A Space In Time was released in Europe in 1971 by Chrysalis and in America by Columbia (now Sony) the following year. In an exclusive interview with American Blues Scene, Chris Kimsey, who was also the legendary producer of The Rolling Stones’ Undercover and Steel Wheels tells the story behind the album remix to be released on March 17 th.
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