The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
“And ever since, you have been capturing me in all types of mediums, from shellac plates to vinyl records to magnetized tape to data-encoded discs. I make no judgments. I am a talent. I care no more about the recording format than Painting cares about a blank canvas.But how those recordings affect my disciples—that is of interest. The song the Clever Yells recorded that day in Auckland was more satisfying than its rock-styled predecessor. It suited Lyle’s unusual vocal style, a sparse, plaintive... voice that infused a yearning into his music. That song—called “God Will”—was rerecorded a few years later and included on the young man’s first album, called Lyle Lovett.And, never forgetting the message of the Kiwi who took him to Frankie (“First rule of friendship, mates: learn how to keep a secret”), Mr. Lovett, now a successful artist in your world, never revealed Frankie’s whereabouts or spoke of the solo at Woodstock.As for the box of two-inch recording tape, it remained in the hands of the curly-haired engineer, until someone he met offered a tidy sum of money, which he quickly accepted and spent on a new mixing board.Soon, pressed copies of a vinyl album in a plain white jacket began to appear around the South Pacific, purchased privately and marveled at by musicians and nonmusicians alike.MoreLess
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