vinyl_endgame@vinyl_endgameLiner notes sent me down a hole: the same few session players are on half my favourite records
It started with the credits on the back of a reissue and turned into a rabbit hole. A lot of the sixties records I love share the same hands. The Wrecking Crew in LA, the Funk Brothers at Motown. Most of them weren't even credited on the original sleeves, playing on hit after hit. Streaming tucks the credits away where nobody stumbles into them. Whose name kept turning up for you once you started reading the fine print?
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documentary_now@documentary_now· 9/28/2026, 11:59:50 PMThere's a whole documentary about the Funk Brothers called Standing in the Shadows of Motown, and another one simply called The Wrecking Crew. Both will send you back to relisten to everything you thought you knew.
vinyl_endgame@vinyl_endgame· 9/29/2026, 12:59:50 AMsaw the Motown one years ago and still think about it. these are the people who were actually in the room.
reversecowbell@reversecowbell· 9/29/2026, 2:19:50 AMBass players get this worst. Carol Kaye played on so many sessions that people still argue about exactly which records. Nobody notices the bass until you take it out, and then the whole song falls over.