The Stroll by The Diamonds: studio, gear and credits

The Stroll by The Diamonds: studio, personnel and recording gear. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: The Stroll
Artist: The Diamonds
Genre / Style: Doo-Wop / Early Rock and Roll / R&B
Date(s) Recorded: November 1957
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Mercury Records – 71242X45
Release Date: December 1957
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Personnel and session credits

Credits for this recording are still being verified against Discogs and MusicBrainz.

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago, IL (Likely Studio A) or Fine Recording, NYC (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Universal Recording Corporation, Chicago, IL
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Bill Putnam Rotary Tube Console
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Ampex 300 1/4-inch Full-Track Mono (or Ampex 300-3 1/2-inch 3-Track) at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Altec 604C in Custom Utility Cabinets
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Universal Acoustic Echo Chambers, RCA BA-6A Tube Limiters, Pultec EQP-1 Program Equalizers

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drum Kit, Upright Acoustic Bass, Piano & Electric Guitar, Tenor Saxophone, Lead and Backing Vocals (The Diamonds).

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