Back to the 1970s

Originally posted on Aug 13, 2014 The '70s soft rock classic is a hit again thanks to being featured in Guardians of the Galaxy. Did you know that it was actually a major breakthrough in studio recording? by Matthew Perpetua BuzzFeed Staff Awesome Mix Vol. 1, the soundtrack to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack, is the No. 1 album in the United States . As anyone who's seen the movie knows, it's full of amazing '70s pop gems. One of the best songs on the mix is 10cc's 1975 smash "I'm Not In Love," which is used at the very beginning of the film. It's a gorgeous, emotional song, but it's also a major breakthrough in studio engineering. The atmospheric quality of the song was created through a painstaking process of sampling and layering vocal parts, and arranging them carefully on tape. They essentially used their studio mixing console like a sampler, years before they existed. This audio documentary from 2009 tells the story of ho...

Tracklist  A1 Hot Shot 8:40  A2 God Knows I'm Just A Woman 4:25 Piano – Karen Young  A3 Beau 4:03  B1 Bring On The Boys 5:40  B2 Where Is He 6:00  B3 Baby You Ain't Nothing Without Me 6:50 Credits Backing Vocals – Brian Phipps, Karen Dempsey, Karen Hawkins, Karla Garrison, Lorenzo Wright, Sonia Lonon, Steve West, Willie Mae Kidd "Sasha"* Bass – Vince Fay Cello – Larry Gold, Paul Eves Clarinet, Saxophone – Larry McKenns*, Mike Pedicin*, Ron Kerber Congas, Drums – Daryl Burgee Jacket, Logo – Peter Davis Engineer – Andy Kahn, Kurt Borusiewicz, Larry Bynch, Lorenzo Wright, Wally Hayman, Walter Kahn Executive Producer – Walter Kahn Guitar – Lorenzo Wright Handclaps – Andy Kahn, Chris Tortu, Darryl Adderley, Karen Young, Kurt Borusiewicz, Robert P. Brown*, Sonia Lonon, Troy Dougherty, Willie Mae Kidd Maracas – Troy Dougherty Mastered By – David Moyssiadis* Mixed By [Assistant] – Billy Kennedy, Frank Sestito, Troy Dougherty, Valeria Luzi, Wayne Gettman* Percu...