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[Artem]

i read that cowboy junkie's album "the trinity session" was recorded in just one day (was it night?) at a church. are there any other stories of well known albums being recorded under strange circumstances like that?

[Hans Christian Anderson]

oh there's a ton of em. how about the downward spiral being recorded in the house were the most infamous manson murders took place.

[Jipper]

Rock 'n' Roll with The Modern Lovers was recorded in CBS studio's ladies' room (Jonathan Richman preferred the acoustics in there - the men's room's urinals reflected too much).

[_____________]

i read that cowboy junkie's album "the trinity session" was recorded in just one day (was it night?) at a church.

are there any other stories of well known albums being recorded under strange circumstances like that?

i think it was recorded with just one microphone too.

[Mantana]

Pet Sounds

[no magnets]

isn't there a mike patton record (no idea which band it's for) that was recorded solely in hotel rooms?

[tweed]

The story behind Springsteen's Nebraska is one of the best I've ever heard. Not the recording session itself (though it was done in his bedroom) but the strange path it took from recording to mastering. Link.

(props to Norton for finding it)

[Pavement Ist Rad]

Thank God For Mental Illness by the Brian Jonestown Massacre was recorded in one day for 13 dollars.

[Saskadelphia]

Malefic recorded his vocals for Sunn O)))'s Black One while sealed in a coffin. Or so they claim.

[wakingrufus]

Malefic recorded his vocals for Sunn O)))'s Black One while sealed in a coffin. Or so they claim.

now THAT is metal

[Artem]

The story behind Springsteen's Nebraska is one of the best I've ever heard. Not the recording session itself (though it was done in his bedroom) but the strange path it took from recording to mastering. Link.

(props to Norton for finding it)

that was pretty interesting read

i guess that would be the kind of album you wouldn't mess remastering and such, right?

[velocity]

Chris Whitley recorded Dirt Floor in his dad's barn in one day with one mike and yes, the floor was dirt. And I believe some of the songs from War Crime Blues were recorded in his bathroom.