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Mar 01 2020

TO WHERE I AM NOW

So for those readers using the phone, the ‘issue’ is fixed but we’ve had to remove the red background to do it. As so many people use their phone to read the blog we had to fix the formatting and John and Olivia worked on this today, we will see if we can do something beyond the white background in the future. For me today it was sessioneers, sessioneers, sessioneers! After so long away from the archive and the studio (2 months) I’m finally back, fighting through the Cornish wind and rain to get inside, unpack the records, settle in and go to sleep! I managed to make it to bed around 4am, but I had to be up for Tony in Sydney sesh at 10am so not quite enough sleep and then throughout the day, Kevin in Atlanta, Joanne in Portland, Doug in Wappinger Falls and Jed in Minneapolis. I did fit in the League Cup Final inbetween, plus the latest Picard over dinner and half an Expanse after Jed. I just wanted to say how amazing it is to see all the sessioneers progress and thank everyone for listening. Not just today, but all the other days with all the other sessioneers, just inspiring to see.

So a sedentary first day and now still sitting here, but listening to Lotus by Santana. A CD version of the triple album of jazzy Latin Rock magic and the unique sound of Carlos Santana and his band. I saw him in a restaurant once in Marin Heights on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge. I couldn’t bring myself to say Oye Como Va or even Hello, but I do appreciate such an original player as him. Lotus was recorded live in Japan in 1973 and released in Japan in 1974 and Europe in 1975, oddly, it wasn’t released in the US till 1991.

It’s great to be back in the archive, surrounded by all the records, the artifacts and the books. I have a NAD amp, B&W speakers and a Linn Sondek turntable, but the turntable and the amp have been in the ‘fix me’ tray for years. I came back to everything working, fixed whilst I was away and I can’t believe the sound, wow! If you aren’t listening to your music on a proper sound system you are missing out on so much. Sure, a good song sounds great on a transistor radio, but the quality sonic experience is another world of joy. I will never get to hear all the records in the archive, but just playing them one by one and hearing them like this is pure inspiration.

You may wonder what’s that I’m holding in the photo. Or you may have figured out what it is and be horrified. Yes, it’s a Ziggy Stardust Barbie doll! I can only imagine that it was in the works before Bowie died as it’s a Bowie estate approved product. It’s one of the curious items we have in here. We could be the vege hard rock cafe with all these fascinating items, interesting guitars and thousands of records. There was a time when I had a guitar in the Hard Rock Cafe, was it in Sydney? I remember donating my black suede boots to the Hard Rock in LA, the ones on the Hindsight t-shirt, I’m sure they must have thrown them away when I left.

I heard from Paul (Wild Swans) today, can’t wait for the album to come out. I also saw Nicklas from Anekdoten left a message on the Abbey Road post. He’ll be here soon, I hope the coronavirus doesn’t scare him off, we are all alive down here, fresh air outside and music in the air inside. I’m keeping it short today, I have another early morning tomorrow, sesh with Stephen in Melbourne and then I simply must take Olivia by the hand and wander down to see the sea, that moody entity, that capricious beast, that mesmerizing force that inspires awe and fascination, rather like music.

Written by Marty Willson-Piper · Categorized: Blog

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This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there's any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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A visit in the studio today from old mate Mark Burgess from The Chameleons who has been hanging in Texas recently. I was thinking about the two of us growing up in the northwest of England and all these years later finding ourselves in such an unlikely spot together. We fixed a few issues in the universe and I carried on recording some guitars until Mark had to leave. Mark had played at the Galactic Headquarters next to the studio this year as Olivia and I had four years ago and this reminded me to remind myself to remind everyone to remind their friends that we will be playing there with Salim on Saturday, New Year’s Eve, for the ultimate in intimate performance. You can get tickets here (follow link below).

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TO WHERE I AM NOW Sadness manifested in a buildin TO WHERE I AM NOW

Sadness manifested in a building, today we went to visit Paisley Park. Prince built Paisley Park in Chanhassen, about twenty minutes southwest of Minneapolis. It opened in 1987 and he recorded his later albums there. Apart from Prince, REM also recorded and mixed Out Of Time there, recording Kate Pearson’s vocal on Shiny Happy People vocal. Madonna had Prince play guitar on three songs from Like A Prayer and the two co-wrote Love Song, finishing it remotely due to Madonna not being able to stand the cold weather and the rather desolate location of the studio. Of course, there are things around but it’s not in the city and it’s not in the countryside, it’s in a suburb, no distractions, just what Prince wanted.

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"Ok, so you’re sitting in your home and Marty is across the world but is actually right here teaching you how to play guitar and write songs. He is a delight to talk to and he is your teacher, meaning he wants to see you get something out of his lessons. You know he’s paying attention and wants to steer you in the right direction. I am so grateful and humbled that he offers his time in this manner. This is an amazing opportunity for anyone who admires anything from his enormous body of work. How often do you get to learn from somebody that inspired you in the first place? Amazing." (Ann S., CA, USA)

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This is my stolen 1965 Rickenbacker 12-string, serial number EB157. If there’s any chance of this guitar coming back to me before I go to meet my maker, then that would be wonderful. Please contact me if you have any information.

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