[sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger?

[John L Marshall]

According to Billboard The Big Hurt was #3 for 14 weeks. It hit the top 40
on November 23, 1959. It is agreed that The Big Hurt was the first
commercial release of song using flanging.

----- Original Message -----
From: Terry Michaels <104065.2340 at compuserve.com>
To: Chris Randall <chris at smg.org>; synth <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2001 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger?


> Message text written by "Chris Randall"
> >Whether it's true or not, I daresay that (a) none of us here can find an
> example of the effect made prior to "Tomorrow Never Knows,"  and (b) this
> seems slightly more reasonable than the whole finger dragging episode. I
> mean, really. Did the tape op wear gloves for the mixdown? Think about it.
>
> -Chris Randall<
>
> Hi Chris:
>
> I have a record called "The Big Hurt" by Toni Fisher, circa 1959,
> approximately.  This record has flanging prominintly used throughout the
> recording, and is the earliest example of flanging I know of.
>
> Terry Michaels