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Originally Posted by Steve G  I'll ask Al Schmitt when I see him again later in the week. He recorded most of the songs you mentioned. As I recall, he told me he used a U47, most likely through the RCA console that was in the room. I never heard him talk about using compressors when he recorded back then, so I would guess just fader rides (or pot rides in this case). All live with the band, very few overdubs.
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You could ask him also which r2r model and tape formulation was used while tracking/mixing. How many generations of overdubs and mixdowns?
I'm pretty sure tube pres combined with world class signals hitting to the analog tape machine affect Cooke's vocal sound more than the possible compressors used.