I've worked with many studio tape recorders. And o can't fathom that a "error" could break a tape this was unless wou had a sword and while the tape path was not running slices one cut potentially cutting in more than one peice. This story is completely unbelievable in every way
Plus a lot of studios would run a backup machine. And being multitrack the take that was recorded was prob just the vocal track
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Reply to TIL When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of "Mustang Sally," he & his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, & that's the famous album version by wowbobwow
I've worked with many studio tape recorders. And o can't fathom that a "error" could break a tape this was unless wou had a sword and while the tape path was not running slices one cut potentially cutting in more than one peice. This story is completely unbelievable in every way Plus a lot of studios would run a backup machine. And being multitrack the take that was recorded was prob just the vocal track