@dummytree Back then, the sound equipment wasn't loud enough so with all the screaming fans, the artists often couldn't even hear themselves play. If you listen to the Johnny Rivers "Live at the Whiskey A Go Go" album with headphones, you'll hear that the applause between numbers was added to the mix. The songs may have been live from a series of different performances. So the fake applause was added to smooth out the sound of the album.
@Khultan It's documented here and there. I first read about it in a review when the album was re-issued on CD. If anything, it's "live in the studio" material with fake crowd noise. The Merlin's music box (where it's supposed to have been recorded) didn't even exist! It was fairly common in the 60s to put out fake live material. Parts of"Got Live if you want it" by the Stones weren't live, one of the "Chuck Berry Live" etc...).
@dummytree Back then, the sound equipment wasn't loud enough so with all the screaming fans, the artists often couldn't even hear themselves play. If you listen to the Johnny Rivers "Live at the Whiskey A Go Go" album with headphones, you'll hear that the applause between numbers was added to the mix. The songs may have been live from a series of different performances. So the fake applause was added to smooth out the sound of the album.
littlemikey1954 3 months ago
@Khultan It's documented here and there. I first read about it in a review when the album was re-issued on CD. If anything, it's "live in the studio" material with fake crowd noise. The Merlin's music box (where it's supposed to have been recorded) didn't even exist! It was fairly common in the 60s to put out fake live material. Parts of"Got Live if you want it" by the Stones weren't live, one of the "Chuck Berry Live" etc...).
dummytree 10 months ago
@dummytree Curious, what makes you think so?
Khultan 10 months ago
@Khultan It's not a real live album, they're just studio recordings with added crowed noise :)
dummytree 10 months ago
No live footage of this event?
Khultan 11 months ago