Where do I find a Gold Star jacket like the one on exhibition in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
A. Dave & Stan have gotten so many requests for those that theyre considering reintroducing them and offering them through our web store. Stay tuned – well keep you posted here at www.GoldStarRecordingStudios.com. Q. Ive heard all of the acts on ABC-TVs Shindig primetime Rock & Roll program were recorded at Gold Star to be lip-synched, but in the clips Ive seen, it appears that the artists are performing live. Is it live or lip synch? A. The vast majority of the artists who performed on Shindig pre-recorded their vocal and instrumental performances at Gold Star. The artists then synchronized their live vocals to the pre-recorded tracks during the performance. The pre-recorded vocal track was a safety – used only when the artists vocals werent up to the task. We called these laryngitis tracks. Q. Ive read in many accounts that Brian Wilson actually started a fire in the studio during the recording of the legendary lost Smile The Elements track Mrs. OLearys Cow. A. To fully convey the se
