
Yvonne Grant
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Yvonne Grant
@TheCountess73
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35 years ago today, recording took place for the Band Aid II version of DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS. Mike Stock and Matt Aitken arrived at the studios at 5am to commence work on the backing track; whilst this arrangement and production work would continue well into Monday 4th December, the initial requirement was to have a backing track for the performers to sing to, and this needed to be ready for midday. Chris Rea was the first artist to arrive (at 11.30am), with most of the other artists arriving around 2pm to start recording their parts. Whilst the keyboards, guitars and other instrumentation was in the main played and programmed by Stock and Aitken, Chris Rea contributed additional guitars, whilst a drum kit was set up to allow Luke Goss to play drums and percussion; Goss’ contribution would be combined with the standard Linn drum programming. Recording would continue throughout the afternoon and into the evening, when at 8pm the final group chorus would be recorded. Vocal recording was completed by 9pm, with the artists finally vacating the studios by 11pm. Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman and the studio staff would continue working on the track until 3am Monday morning. Stock Aitken Waterman recommenced work on the track at 10am on Monday 4th December 1989, with work mainly focused on assembling the vocals and finalising the arrangement. The team carried on through the whole of that Monday, and finally handed a completed multi-track to Phil Harding at midnight; Harding would work through the night on the final mix. This final mix was approved on Tuesday 5th December, with Capital Radio getting the first exclusive play of the track that same day. @mikestockmusic @SAW_MUSIC @PWLHitFactory @bobgeldoffans @midgeure1 @kylieminogue @JDonOfficial @mattgoss @LukeGossSite @chrisreamusic @VivaBananarama @SoniaevansSonia @lisajstansfield @martiofficial @BandAidForty @cathydennis
















