BY ME
DAVID HOCKNEY
Most of Lyman’s albums were recorded in the aluminumKaiser geodesic dome auditorium on the grounds of the Kaiser Hawaiian VillageHotel on Waikiki in Honolulu. This space provided unparalleled acoustics and a natural 3-second reverberation. His recordings also benefited from being recorded on a one-of-kind Ampex 3-track 1/2” tape recorder designed and built by engineer Richard Vaughn. All of Lyman’s albums were recorded live, without overdubbing. He recorded after midnight, to avoid the sounds of traffic and tourists, and occasionally you can hear the aluminum dome creaking as it settles in the cool night air. The quality of these recordings became even more evident with the advent of CD reissues, when the digital mastering engineer found he didn’t have to do anything to them but transfer the original 3-track stereo masters to digital. The recordings remain state-of-the-art nearly 50 years later.
BWANA A, MORE EXOTICA FROM ARTHUR LYMAN. CLICK TO D/L
AWESOME EXOTICA. CLICK PIC TO D/L
SPACE, BOY TOY
Adorations: Sylvia
