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earsofgreen · 9th February 2010

Though the ubiquitous U87 in it's many reincarnations regularly gets the stink eye around here, can we start a thread enlightening those of us"less in the know" on some of it's career highlights?

Famous tracks recorded using the U87/ai on lead vocals, examples of where the U87 beat out mic ___? Signal chains that produced control room euphoria coupled with the right singer and song. Bonus points if you reference a track not in the 80's or 90's.
(but still valid nonetheless)

I just think that a mic with such a legacy as the U87 getting so much regular hate mail on these threads, at a certain point it makes you scratch your head. Its hard to believe actually. I know that the revolution in modern mic builders has greatly leveled the playing field, but cmon, a U87 still is a U87. Last time I checked the Neumann badge still elicited the response "whoa, is this a U87?"

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9th February 2010	#1
earsofgreen Gear interested Joined: Mar 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 19 Thread Starter	Neumann U87 Hate Mail Though the ubiquitous U87 in it's many reincarnations regularly gets the stink eye around here, can we start a thread enlightening those of us"less in the know" on some of it's career highlights? Famous tracks recorded using the U87/ai on lead vocals, examples of where the U87 beat out mic ___? Signal chains that produced control room euphoria coupled with the right singer and song. Bonus points if you reference a track not in the 80's or 90's. (but still valid nonetheless) I just think that a mic with such a legacy as the U87 getting so much regular hate mail on these threads, at a certain point it makes you scratch your head. Its hard to believe actually. I know that the revolution in modern mic builders has greatly leveled the playing field, but cmon, a U87 still is a U87. Last time I checked the Neumann badge still elicited the response "whoa, is this a U87?" Rant and Rave on Gearslutz!