Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Mon Jun 15, 2015 7:37 am

thats John Gary Williams in the great Willie Michelles studio in the 70,s . early Volt,Stax artists, Johns alive and doing well in Memphis, ive asked him to find out what ever happened to that neumann,has alot of history must have cut so many songs from the golden era of southern soul.
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Re: Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Mon Jun 15, 2015 8:21 am

Is it this VMS.

The clock on to of the pitch control gives it away, as it was kept as was....

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Re: Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:31 am

was in a rush typing, cuz i was writting to John Williams,but the man with the Stetson is William C Brown ,not John G Williams,but the were both original Mad Lads. VMS for sure,im really curious where it is now ,and who owns it, is it still cutting ?
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Re: Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:34 am

I gather it is still in Ardent studios as it was in 2011.
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Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:36 am

this Royal studio,not Stax by the way,i wonder if its the same lathe tho,cuz Stax closed down in the 70,s i think.
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Re: Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:46 am

It could be.
The only one I have seen utilize the clock was the Stax lathe.
How common were those clocks back then though.
Not very I reckon.

It doesn't seem to be listed with ardent anymore but it could be your starting point.
Drop them a mail but I wouldn't hold your breath with getting a reply.
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Mon Jun 15, 2015 10:53 am

Thanx for the tips Peter!
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Re: Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Mon Jun 15, 2015 11:12 am

Larry Nix interview with this lathe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgetX-UjttM
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Mon Jun 15, 2015 2:18 pm

Sillitoe wrote:Larry Nix interview with this lathe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgetX-UjttM
Nice.
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Re: Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Tue Jun 16, 2015 2:01 pm

The Stax lathe is at Ardent Studios in Memphis.

My friend Jeff Powell cut on it.
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Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:38 am

so many errors ,dis info in my original post! John Gary Williams got back to me and appoligised for getting things mixed up and leading me to post up wrong info! the photo is infact taken in the 70s,in Ardent studios,not at Royal studios of the great Willie Mitchell ,and yes its still there,and that is William C Brown in the photo. Jeff Powell is one lucky guy
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Re: Willie Michelles studio in Memphis

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Wed Jun 17, 2015 1:41 am

concretecowboy7,petermontgom,Silitoe,thanx for clearifying everything for me!
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