Wild Horses by Rolling Stones: studio, gear and credits

Wild Horses by Rolling Stones: produced by Jimmy Miller, through a Universal Audio 610 Custom Tube Console (Muscle Shoals tracking) / Helios Custom 24-Channel Console (Olympic mixing). See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: Wild Horses
Artist: Rolling Stones
Genre / Style: Country Rock / Acoustic Rock
Date(s) Recorded: December 2–4, 1969 (basic tracking); February–May 1970 (overdubs/mixing)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: Rolling Stones Records – COC 59100
Release Date: April 23, 1971
YouTube Search: Listen on YouTube

Personnel and session credits

Producer(s): Jimmy Miller
Mastering Engineer(s): Dennis King
Musicians & Session Performers:

Mick Jagger - Lead Vocals
Keith Richards - Gibson B-45 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Gibson Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals

Studio and recording technology

Mixing Console / Desk: Universal Audio 610 Custom Tube Console (Muscle Shoals tracking) / Helios Custom 24-Channel Console (Olympic mixing)

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Tracking Studio & Room: Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, 3614 Jackson Highway, Sheffield, Alabama (Inferred: no studio documented in Discogs/MusicBrainz)
Mixing / Overdub Studio: Olympic Studios, London, England
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: 3M M23 8-Track (1-inch @ 15 IPS)
Studio Monitors: Altec 604E Super Duplex Enclosures
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

Universal Audio 176 (Tube Limiter): Tracked inline on Jagger's lead vocal to tame dynamic transients with smooth tube saturation.
Teletronix LA-2A (Optical Compressor): Applied to tack piano and acoustic stems to deliver smooth optical gain reduction.
Pultec EQP-1A (Inductor EQ): Inserted across electric bass and master acoustic stems for 100 Hz low-end weight and 10 kHz presence.
EMT 140 (Stereo Plate Reverb): Added during Olympic mixdown to supply spatial dimension to lead vocals and acoustic guitars.

Synthesizers, Drum Machines & Electronic Instruments:

Not documented / None used on this session

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Vocals (Mick Jagger), Backing Vocals (Keith Richards), 12-String Acoustic Guitar (Keith Richards), Acoustic Guitar - Nashville Tuning (Mick Taylor), Electric Guitar (Keith Richards), Electric Bass (Bill Wyman), Kick Drum (Charlie Watts), Snare Drum (Charlie Watts), Drum Kit Overheads (Charlie Watts), Tack Piano (Jim Dickinson).

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