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Originally Posted by Bob Olhsson  According to a conversation I had with Voyle Gilmore, who produced the early Capitol sessions and was head of A&R during the later ones, most of what we see in pictures were photo sessions where a photographer chose both the studio and the microphones. Back then nobody who was paying a thousand-plus dollars an hour for an orchestra would be likely to allow the distraction of having a photographer at a recording session. |
Agreed, almost all of what you see in publicity photos and album covers were photo shoots, but many of the shots being circulated these days are actually session photos. As I understand it, Capitol had staff photographers, and they spent a lot of time shooting in the studios. There is a very large photo archive that hopefully will be opened up for all to enjoy some day. I personally know of no plans, but I hope those in charge of the archives are working on stuff.
Steve