Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones: studio, gear and credits

Sympathy for the Devil by The Rolling Stones: studio, personnel and recording gear. See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Sympathy for the Devil
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Genre / Style: Samba Rock / Blues Rock / Psychedelic Rock
Date(s) Recorded: June 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 1968
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Decca (UK) SKL 4955 / London (US) PS 539
Release Date: December 6, 1968 (Album: *Beggars Banquet*)
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Personnel and session credits

Musicians & Session Performers:

Mick Jagger - Lead Vocals, Hand percussion
Keith Richards - Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar (Solo), Acoustic Guitar (on early takes), Backing Vocals
Charlie Watts - Drums, Cowbell, Backing Vocals
Nicky Hopkins - Piano, Backing Vocals
Bill Wyman - Maracas, Shekere, Backing Vocals
Anita Pallenberg & Marianne Faithfull - Backing Vocals ("Woo-woo")
Brian Jones - Acoustic Guitar (Inaudible in final mix), Backing Vocals

Studio and recording technology

Studio details for this recording are still being verified.

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London, Studio A (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes, London, Studio A
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom Olympic Wrap-Around Desk built by Dick Swettenham (Discrete transistorized pre-Helios design with Lustraphone transformers)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: 3M 1-inch 8-Track Tape Machine at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Tannoy Reds or Golds (Dual Concentric) in custom Lockwood cabinets
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Pye 4060 Transistor Compressors (Mix bus, Acoustic Guitars, Bass)
Fairchild 660/670 Tube Limiters (Vocals)
Olympic Studio A Echo Chamber & EMT 140 Plate Reverbs

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Drums (Charlie Watts), Congas & Hand Percussion (Rocky Dijon, Bill Wyman, Jimmy Miller), Bass Guitar (Keith Richards), Piano (Nicky Hopkins), Electric Guitar Solo (Keith Richards), Lead Vocals (Mick Jagger), Backing Vocals ("Woo-Woo" Ensemble).

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