Searchin' by The Coasters: studio, gear and credits

Searchin' by The Coasters: produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, engineered by Bunny Robyn. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Searchin'
Artist: The Coasters
Genre / Style: Rhythm & Blues / Rock and Roll / Novelty R&B
Date(s) Recorded: February 15, 1957
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Atco Records – ATCO 6087 (Released as a double A-side with "Young Blood")
Release Date: March 1957
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Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Chief Recording Engineer(s): Bunny Robyn
Mixing Engineer(s): Bunny Robyn (Live to Mono Mix)
Musicians & Session Performers:

Mike Stoller - Piano

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Master Recorders, 7050 Santa Monica Blvd, Hollywood, California (Corroborated: Young Blood also recorded there - same album)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Master Recorders, Hollywood, CA (Mixed live to tape during tracking)
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Built Tube Broadcast Console (Rotary Potentiometers)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Ampex Model 300, 1/4-inch Full-Track Mono at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Altec Lansing 604C "Duplex" monitors in custom cabinets
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

RCA BA-6A Tube Limiter / Universal Audio 175
Live Acoustic Echo Chamber (Master Recorders' custom chamber)

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocal (Billy Guy), Backing Vocals (Carl Gardner, Leon Hughes, Bobby Nunn), Piano (Mike Stoller), Drums (Jesse Sailes), Electric Guitar (Adolph Jacobs) & Upright Bass (Ralph Peña).

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