Interview of Oasis (2006)
Oasis’s 2006 Lock the Box interview captures Noel Gallagher’s dry wit against Liam’s chaos, Mancunian humor, and a band selling its own myth live.
The Doors – The End
In August 1966, The Doors recorded "The End" in the dark at Sunset Sound, after the Whisky a Go Go had already thrown them out.
Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky
On Sunday 21 January 1973, Clare Torry sang the wordless vocal on The Great Gig in the Sky at Abbey Road, for a session fee of £30.
Prince – Purple Rain
On 3 August 1983 Prince and the Revolution recorded Purple Rain live at First Avenue, at a benefit for the Minnesota Dance Theatre.
America – Lonely People
In the spring of 1974, America recorded "Lonely People" at AIR Studios in London with George Martin, as Dan Peek's answer to a Beatles line that had stayed with him.
Queen – The Show Must Go On
In 1990 Brian May was afraid Freddie Mercury could not sing The Show Must Go On, and Mercury answered with a couple of vodkas and three or four takes.
The Beatles – A Day In The Life
On 19 January 1967 John Lennon sat at a piano in EMI Studios with a copy of the Daily Mail in front of him and started the last song on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.
Eagles – Hotel California
In 1976 the Eagles recorded "Hotel California" between Criteria Studios in Miami and the Record Plant in Los Angeles, then released a six-minute single Don Felder thought radio would refuse.