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Al Schmitt (91)

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/30/arts ... Obituaries

This link is in the obit describing the Al Schmitt plug-in with a 30-day free trial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1TzyFMzjr4
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Joachim Kettner
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Post by Joachim Kettner »

He made "After Bathing At Baxters" sound real good. RIP Mr.Schmitt.
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Al touched all styles. He is especially revered in Surf Guitar circles for his production on the amazing RCA recordings of The Astronauts, especially the seminal Surfin' With the Astronauts. RIP Al.
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Craig Stock
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Rip Al, I enjoyed his work with Tommy LiPuma on many Michael Franks recordings and many other great recordings.
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His book “On The Record” is a great read.
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Stu Schulman
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How sad,When I recorded the B.W.Stevenson record"We be Sailin'Al was our engineer Tommy Lipuma was our producer,It was like going to school everyday,I remember vividly Al explaining stuff to me that came in handy in the future,The nicest guy,Of course I knew next to nothing about him in 1976 but would soon find out what a master he was.Godspeed Al!
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