Comments on: Stax Records And A Paranormal Connection! http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/ If Life is a Lottery - Let's All Take a Chance... But if Life is a Monkey, Let That Monkey Dance! Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mark Petty http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2064 Mark Petty Sat, 03 Feb 2007 05:56:05 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2064 John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek of The Doors on overdubbing tapes of Jim Morison's poetry (around 1978): "I remember when we were listening to the original stuff, a bird flew in to the living room." "We all got together for the first time to discuss this idea..." "So we're in this guy's house and all of a sudden there's a bird in the room. It flew around and round. We said, okay, Jim's here. Let's do it!" "In classic mythology the bird is the symbol of the soul." "Living beings who haven't exited their fleshy forms. The bird was the soul of Jim." They were talking about this album: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002HJD/wideanglereco-20 John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek of The Doors on overdubbing tapes of Jim Morison’s poetry (around 1978):

“I remember when we were listening to the original stuff, a bird flew in to the living room.”

“We all got together for the first time to discuss this idea…”

“So we’re in this guy’s house and all of a sudden there’s a bird in the room. It flew around and round. We said, okay, Jim’s here. Let’s do it!”

“In classic mythology the bird is the symbol of the soul.”

“Living beings who haven’t exited their fleshy forms. The bird was the soul of Jim.”

They were talking about this album:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002HJD/wideanglereco-20

]]> By: bushkie http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2054 bushkie Wed, 31 Jan 2007 16:21:20 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2054 That was a GREAT story, and you wrote tyhat by your self. Thanks for telling me about it. But the story I really love happened in Shoney's. That was a GREAT story, and you wrote tyhat by your self. Thanks for telling me about it.
But the story I really love happened in Shoney’s.

]]> By: Bob http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2053 Bob Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:04:22 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2053 Barry, You and Moms were about the same age!!!! Barry,

You and Moms were about the same age!!!!

]]> By: BARRY OSLANDER http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2052 BARRY OSLANDER Tue, 30 Jan 2007 23:49:17 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2052 OK, OK, ARTIE. HERE'S A FUNNY STORY ABOUT MOMS MABLEY AND STAX RECORDS. AFTER MANY YEARS OF MOMS RECORDING FOR MECURY RECORDS THEY DROPPED HER. I MADE SOME CALLS AND WITHIN FIVE MIUNTES OF TALKING TO STAX I GOT US A DEAL. THE FIRST ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN THE STAX RECORDING STUDIO WHICH WAS AN OLD MOVIE HOUSE WITH THE CONTROL ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL PROJECTION ROOM WHEN A MOVIE HOUSE AND THE FLOOR WAS A BIT SLANTED DOWN FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT, JUST LIKE ALL OTHER MOVIE HOUSES OF THE TIME... STAX INVITED STAFF AND FRIENDS FOR A PRIVATE SHOW WHICH WENT WELL AS ALL HER SHOWS DID. MOMS WAS A VERY CLASSY PERSON, AND SHE LIVED A VERY CLASSY LIFE TO THE POINT OF OWNING A WHITE CLOUD ROLLS. AS WE WERE WALKING TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE STUDIO A VERY FAMOUS SINGER SIGNED TO STAX RECORDS, WHO HAD A NUMBER ONE SINGLE AND ALBUM OUT AT THE TIME WHICH ALSO WAS THE TITLE SONG OF THE NUMBER ONE MOVIE OF THE DAY....WALKED OVER TO MOMS, KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK AND ASKED HER IF SHE'D LIKE TO SEE HIS NEW CAR WHICH WAS PARKED AROUND THE CORNER ON THE STAX PARKING LOT. MOMS SAID YES. WHEN WE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER WE SAW A PURPLE CAR WITH TONS OF CHROME AND A REAR WINDOW SHAPED LIKE LIGHTNING. THE TIRES LOOKED FLATENED FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. IT WAS PIMPED OUT FOR SURE. BEAMING WITH PRIDE, THE ARTIST ASKED MOMS WHAT SHE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. MOMS, WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT, LOOKED HIM SQUARE IN THE EYE AND SAID, "_______, THAT'S THE UGLIEST CAR I'VE EVER SEEN...EVER!" AND WITH THAT, SHE TURNED AROUND, WE WALKED BACK AROUND THE CORNER, GOT INTO THE LIMO AND DROVE AWAY. THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WAS ONE OF THE WORLD FALLING ON HIS HEAD...WHICH IT HAD. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IF GOD SPOKE TO ME ON A MOUNTAIN SOMEPLACE, THE VOICE WOULD SOUND JUST LIKE MOMS, SO I CAN IMAGINE HOW HE FELT, NOT GETTING THE COMPLIMENT HE WAS LOOKING FOR. NOT LONG AFTER, I HEARD HE BOUGHT A ROLLS. AND IT DEFINITELY WASN'T PURPLE. OK, OK, ARTIE. HERE’S A FUNNY STORY ABOUT MOMS MABLEY AND STAX RECORDS.
AFTER MANY YEARS OF MOMS RECORDING FOR MECURY RECORDS THEY DROPPED HER. I MADE SOME CALLS AND WITHIN FIVE MIUNTES OF TALKING TO STAX I GOT US A DEAL.
THE FIRST ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN THE STAX RECORDING STUDIO WHICH WAS AN OLD MOVIE HOUSE WITH THE CONTROL ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR. IT WAS THE ORIGINAL PROJECTION ROOM WHEN A MOVIE HOUSE AND THE FLOOR WAS A BIT SLANTED DOWN FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT, JUST LIKE ALL OTHER MOVIE HOUSES OF THE TIME…
STAX INVITED STAFF AND FRIENDS FOR A PRIVATE SHOW WHICH WENT WELL AS ALL HER SHOWS DID.
MOMS WAS A VERY CLASSY PERSON, AND SHE LIVED A VERY CLASSY LIFE TO THE POINT OF OWNING A WHITE CLOUD ROLLS.
AS WE WERE WALKING TO THE FRONT DOOR OF THE STUDIO A VERY FAMOUS SINGER SIGNED TO STAX RECORDS, WHO HAD A NUMBER ONE SINGLE AND ALBUM OUT AT THE TIME WHICH ALSO WAS THE TITLE SONG OF THE NUMBER ONE MOVIE OF THE DAY….WALKED OVER TO MOMS, KISSED HER ON THE CHEEK AND ASKED HER IF SHE’D LIKE TO SEE HIS NEW CAR WHICH WAS PARKED AROUND THE CORNER ON THE STAX PARKING LOT. MOMS SAID YES. WHEN WE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER WE SAW A PURPLE CAR WITH TONS OF CHROME AND A REAR WINDOW SHAPED LIKE LIGHTNING. THE TIRES LOOKED FLATENED FROM THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR. IT WAS PIMPED OUT FOR SURE. BEAMING WITH PRIDE, THE ARTIST ASKED MOMS WHAT SHE THOUGHT ABOUT IT. MOMS, WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT, LOOKED HIM SQUARE IN THE EYE AND SAID, “_______, THAT’S THE UGLIEST CAR I’VE EVER SEEN…EVER!” AND WITH THAT, SHE TURNED AROUND, WE WALKED BACK AROUND THE CORNER, GOT INTO THE LIMO AND DROVE AWAY. THE LOOK ON HIS FACE WAS ONE OF THE WORLD FALLING ON HIS HEAD…WHICH IT HAD. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT IF GOD SPOKE TO ME ON A MOUNTAIN SOMEPLACE, THE VOICE WOULD SOUND JUST LIKE MOMS, SO I CAN IMAGINE HOW HE FELT, NOT GETTING THE COMPLIMENT HE WAS LOOKING FOR.
NOT LONG AFTER, I HEARD HE BOUGHT A ROLLS. AND IT DEFINITELY WASN’T PURPLE.

]]> By: Collie http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2051 Collie Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:31:31 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2051 Artie, thanks for the article. But .... no mention of TPC studios, Mabu, or the Dawn Patrol at A&M? Better ask Klein how to get ahold of me. CC Artie, thanks for the article. But …. no mention of TPC studios, Mabu, or the Dawn Patrol at A&M? Better ask Klein how to get ahold of me. CC

]]> By: George Erikson http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2027 George Erikson Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:09:37 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2027 National Geographic Channel "Is it Real? Atlantis" [TV-G] Feb 6, @ 11AM PST, 1PM EST Ever since Plato first described the existence of an island paradise populated by an advanced civilization, the myth of Atlantis has captured the human imagination. Join NGC on a quest that traverses the globe in search of the ever elusive lost civilization of Atlantis. The special features, among others, Prescott anthropologist George Erikson. Erikson, co-author of Atlantis In America: Navigators of the Ancient World, presents evidence that Atlantis existed in the Yucatan and in submerged lands off Costa Rica, and the Bahaman, and Cuban coasts 11,500 years ago when sea levels were up to 400 feet lower than today. Erikson presents Plato's argument that civilizations are periodically destroyed, often by the people who inhabit them, and only a few of the unlettered survive to eventually create new civilizations, unaware of the past. Erikson posits Ancient mariners, not Land Bridge wanderers, as the peoples who connected ancient civilizations. www.AtlantisInAmerica.com National Geographic Channel “Is it Real? Atlantis” [TV-G]
Feb 6, @ 11AM PST, 1PM EST

Ever since Plato first described the existence of an island paradise populated by an advanced civilization, the myth of Atlantis has captured the human imagination. Join NGC on a quest that traverses the globe in search of the ever elusive lost civilization of Atlantis. The special features, among others, Prescott anthropologist George Erikson. Erikson, co-author of Atlantis In America: Navigators of the Ancient World, presents evidence that Atlantis existed in the Yucatan and in submerged lands off Costa Rica, and the Bahaman, and Cuban coasts 11,500 years ago when sea levels were up to 400 feet lower than today. Erikson presents Plato’s argument that civilizations are periodically destroyed, often by the people who inhabit them, and only a few of the unlettered survive to eventually create new civilizations, unaware of the past. Erikson posits Ancient mariners, not Land Bridge wanderers, as the peoples who connected ancient civilizations.
http://www.AtlantisInAmerica.com

]]> By: expat http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2018 expat Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:33:02 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2018 Great article... and there is definitely something to it, but I can't believe that Radio Recorders, on Santa Monica Bl., and studio B at Capitol were not mentioned. The music that has been created in those two studios, over the many decades, has left energies that you can almost touch. Their presence is palpable. expat in France Great article… and there is definitely something to it, but I can’t believe that Radio Recorders, on Santa Monica Bl., and studio B at Capitol were not mentioned. The music that has been created in those two studios, over the many decades, has left energies that you can almost touch. Their presence is palpable.

expat in France

]]> By: Noel Webster http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2017 Noel Webster Mon, 29 Jan 2007 13:14:07 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2017 Great article please come visit Muscle Shoals Sound Studios We are OPEN for public tours www.muscleshoalssound.org Great article please come visit Muscle Shoals Sound Studios
We are OPEN for public tours
http://www.muscleshoalssound.org

]]> By: Phil M. http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2002 Phil M. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:32:22 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-2002 That's a brilliant piece, Artie, a real keeper. I feel quite similarly myself, despite being a strict materialist -- it's a tough duo to reconcile, yet in my mind both views coexist without any noticeable strain. I've never actually experienced such a thing myself, but in interviews promoting the release of her 1975 debut "Horses," Patti Smith spoke of her communion with Jimi Hendrix while recording the album at his Electric Ladyland. That’s a brilliant piece, Artie, a real keeper. I feel quite similarly myself, despite being a strict materialist — it’s a tough duo to reconcile, yet in my mind both views coexist without any noticeable strain.

I’ve never actually experienced such a thing myself, but in interviews promoting the release of her 1975 debut “Horses,” Patti Smith spoke of her communion with Jimi Hendrix while recording the album at his Electric Ladyland.

]]> By: Michael Godin http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-1963 Michael Godin Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:03:43 +0000 http://artiewayne.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/stax-records-and-a-paranormal-connection/#comment-1963 Hi Artie, I understand completely what you mean by being humbled in a studio that has had legendary sessions take place. During my days as V.P. A&R for A&M Records, I had the good fortune to visit studios in various locations. I fondly recall a trip to Paris meeting with major publishers including Eddie Barclay and then taking a driving tour of the South of France looking for potential studios for a project that was to be recorded in French. To be in studios that by themselves were old (relatively speaking) was very cool, but one in particular was located in an old silo that was part of a working vineyard. Spectacular! Or to be in studios in NYC, Los Angeles, Muscle Shoals, Toronto and Le Studio Morin Heights near Montreal owned by Andre Perry who recorded Give Peace A Chance for John Lennon in their hotel room in Montreal. Another great memory for me was working with Cat Stevens for an album he recorded at Eastern Sound Studios in Toronto. Of course, being with Bryan Adams and Bob Clearmountain at the Power Station for the playback of the mixes for his You Want It You Got and later Cuts Like A Knife! Or going to London to see Bryan on tour with Tina Turner at Wembley. Man the memories! I could go on and on... What always fascinated me were the stories behind every studio and I always felt very fortunate to be involved in such a fantasic business: the creation of music and its effect on people's lives and memories. Cheers. Michael Hi Artie,

I understand completely what you mean by being humbled in a studio that has had legendary sessions take place. During my days as V.P. A&R for A&M Records, I had the good fortune to visit studios in various locations. I fondly recall a trip to Paris meeting with major publishers including Eddie Barclay and then taking a driving tour of the South of France looking for potential studios for a project that was to be recorded in French. To be in studios that by themselves were old (relatively speaking) was very cool, but one in particular was located in an old silo that was part of a working vineyard. Spectacular!

Or to be in studios in NYC, Los Angeles, Muscle Shoals, Toronto and Le Studio Morin Heights near Montreal owned by Andre Perry who recorded Give Peace A Chance for John Lennon in their hotel room in Montreal. Another great memory for me was working with Cat Stevens for an album he recorded at Eastern Sound Studios in Toronto. Of course, being with Bryan Adams and Bob Clearmountain at the Power Station for the playback of the mixes for his You Want It You Got and later Cuts Like A Knife! Or going to London to see Bryan on tour with Tina Turner at Wembley. Man the memories! I could go on and on…

What always fascinated me were the stories behind every studio and I always felt very fortunate to be involved in such a fantasic business: the creation of music and its effect on people’s lives and memories.

Cheers.
Michael

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