It’s not a tin, Phil
Posted on November 29, 2007
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Legendary Producer and Engineer Phil Ramone has written a book about his (almost) 50 years in the business. The man is obviously talented, especially if you measure talent by success. Creative, almost certainly 
My favourite book on the industry is propbably ‘Black Vinyl, White Powder‘ by Simon Napier-Bell. Great book, great title. And Mr Napier-Bell once invited me to dinner by accident. I didn’t show. I’m not sure if he holds a grudge.
I haven’t read Mr Ramone’s yet, so I’m not going to give him any stick for his writing. Why on earth, though, has he called it ‘Making Records‘?
Digging aside, it’s bound to be an interesting read.
“It’s a professional memoir of Ramone’s life in the recording business, from sweeping floors to hanging microphones to rolling tape to critiquing songs to winning Grammys. It’s shot through with anecdotes about how his receptionist’s high heels made it onto a Billy Joel record, and how Ramone hung up on President Kennedy. And if you read the book looking for the Phil Ramone formula, well, you will and won’t find it.”
Ramone puts his success down to dedication and his skill as an engineer, as he feels the diverse styles of music he’s worked on mean there is no ‘Phil Ramone sound’.
Phil Ramone will speak at the Cabaret Theatre at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Conn. on Saturday (1st December) at 1 p.m., followed by a book signing at 2:30. Admission is free.
There’s a really good article in full here
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