[Philip S Bova]

Hey Bruce,

I've been hooked on your recordings since I was five. No joke. I remember listening to Thriller as a child on my little G.E ghetto blaster (lying right between the two speakers) and knowing even back then that the sound quality of that album was vastly superior to anything else I would play through that system. It was also the first time that I discovered stereo panning (all of MJ's hard panned BVs and such). I was only 5 years old and this seemed like the coolest thing to me at the time. All I can say is thanks.

One quick question:

Which mic and compressor did you use to record Vincent's rap? I love how gritty the recording is. It always sounded like some type of ribbon mic to me. Is the short verb on his voice an EMT 250? Sounds like the crazy laugh at the end fades into the ecoplate though....

Thanks again,

Philip Shaw Bova