Recording Spaces

About the author

Philip Newell began his career in the music industry after leaving school in Blackburn, England, in 1966. His first job with live music was as an assistant sound and light operator in a number of ‘Mecca’ ballrooms in the north of England. In 1968, he moved to London, where he then worked as a live sound engineer in some of the country’s largest ballrooms. In those days, touring bands did not travel with their own sound reinforcement equipment, but used the in-house equipment of each venue. During this period of time, he was fortunate to work, in some cases many times, with artistes such as The Who, Booker T, & the MGs, Sam and Dave, Jnr Walker and the All Stars, Wilson Pickett and many other ‘classic’ musicians from that era. ...