Re: Nagra Tapes

Mike wrote:

>I know what a Nagra 1/4" recorder is. (I use a Nagra-T everyday.) What I
>don't understand is that the booted material from these, so called, Nagra
>rolls is the filmed Twickenham sessions. Why are these desirable from a
>music point of view. They'd be mono, mainly 'guide tracks' and certainly not
>worth much as a 'music' bootleg.

They're desirable because, for the most part, they're uninterrupted.

>Was there a multitrack audio recorder running simo to the Nagra? Had to be,
>as some of that studio stuff sounded great - but more than that - it was
>stereo. (Back then Nagras were mono) I'm assuming the Nagra was for dialogue
>/ sync while the band intruments were recorded on a proper professional
multitrack machine.

There was a multitrack audio recorder running at only designated times at
Apple. There was an 8-track brought into Twickenham, but, thus far, there's no
evidence that anything was recorded onto it.

>Why are the Nagra rolls so coveted? Is it simply for dialogue and off camera
stuff.

Because, again, they provide an uninterrupted aural picture of the proceedings.
One can hear the genesis of "Get Back" from its very first seed, as Paul is
noodling on his bass and comes up with the riff. One can how songs arrangements
were tried out, rejected, and worked on further. One can hear dialogue that
provides for revealing moments in the band's chemistry at that time.

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