Bill ~ Sue-On ~ Terry in the studio control room |
Bill ~ Sue-On ~ Terry ~ Our son Ja-On mixes the album |
Bill in the vocal booth Keith Moon's drums had been set up here for the bed tracks |
Alan Clark of Dire Straits laying down synth tracks Alan played all the keys on the session 20 songs. |
Desperado: John, Colon, Paul, Mick, Alun |
Bill ~ Paul ~ Terry :: At the Board |
Terry ~ Paul ~ Bill |
Bill going over the track sheet during the mix |
Alun ~ Alan Clark ~ Paul ~ John ~ Mick ~ Terry |
Colon ~ Alun ~ Mick: Working on Harmony Backgrounds |
Alun ~ Mick ~ Terry |
Bill ~ Mick ~ Terry: End of another 15-hour day in the studio |
Alan Clark keeping in touch with his agent |
Mick laying down harmony track in the vocal booth |
Terry with his young assistant, John |
Terry with his young assistant, John |
Bill and Sue-On listening to a playback with Terry |
Shot of the Hillmans through the glass into the control room |
Hillmans with Terry at the entrance to Guardian Studio |
Terry and Hillmans take a break |
Bill's office away from home |
Lunch break at the pub down the street |
Bill at the entrance to the village |
Sue-On with toddler Ja-On |
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The Hillmans with Desperado
Lead and Back-up Vocals: Bill and Sue-On Hillman Back-up Harmonies: Desperado Lead and Rhythm Guitars: Bill Hillman ~ John Whittingham ~ Colon Bradley Bass: Mick Sandbrook Drums: Paul Duckers and Sue-On Hillman Keyboards and String Arrangements: Alan Clark (Dire Straits) Engineering: Terry Gavaghan Studio: Guardian Studios, Durham (Pity Me), County Durham, England PRODUCED BY BILL HILLMAN |
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