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SEPTEMBER 9, 1975
The J. Geils Band releases Hotline, recorded
at Record Plant Studios in New York.
The album was produced by Bill Szymczyk,
Allan Blazek and Seth Justman, and engineered
by Blazek, Szymczyk and David
Thoener. Alex Sadkin mastered the album.
OCTOBER 6, 1975
Paul Simon releases Still
Crazy After All These Years,
recorded at A&R Recording
in New York. The album
was produced by Simon and Phil Ramone,
with Ramone also engineering. Ramone
would go on to win a Grammy for Album of
the Year in 1976 for his work on this album.
OCTOBER 11, 1975
Saturday Night Live debuts live from Studio
8H in the GE Building at Rockefeller Center,
with George Carlin serving as host and Billy
Preston and Janis Ian serving as the musical
guests. Preston performed “Nothing From
Nothing” and “Fancy Lady,” and Ian performed
“At Seventeen” and “In the Winter.”
The cast of the show at the time featured
Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd,
Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin
and Laraine Newman. The show was originally
called NBC’s Saturday Night.
OCTOBER 18, 1975
Simon & Garfunkel reunite on the second
episode of Saturday Night Live to perform
“The Boxer” and “Scarborough Fair.”
LATE 1975
The Ramones were signed to Sire Records
by Seymour Stein (president/co-founder
of the label). The band would go on to record
their self-titled debut album at Plaza
Sound (on the eighth floor of Radio City
Music Hall), which was released on April
23, 1976.
DECEMBER 13, 1975
Patti Smith releases Horses, recorded at Electric
Lady Studios. The album was produced
by John Cale, with Bernie Kirsh engineering.
The album was mastered by Kirsh, Vic Anesini,
Bob Ludwig and Bob Irwin, with Frank
d’Augusta assisting.
NOTEWORTHY MOMENTS IN PRO AUDIO
• Bob Moog releases the Polymoog synthesizer
(model 203a)
• New Yorker Ken Schaffer develops the
Schaffer-Vega Diversity System, the first
reliable wireless system for musicians. The
system was key to the sound of many legendary
bands, including AC/DC and Pink
Floyd. NASA also used the mics to improve
astronaut voice communication.
• Studer moves its American headquarters
to Nashville. Also releases the Studer A67,
B67 tape machines and the A68 amplifier
• Neumann releases the KU 80
• Harrison 32-series console is released
• SSL 400 A Series is released
• Soundcraft Series Two is released
• Rupert leaves Neve in 1975
• The MCI JH-500 is released
• The first dedicated MIDAS monitor console
is released, with early customers such as
Clair Brothers Audio for clients such as Elvis
Presley, Yes, Billy Joel, and the Beach Boys
• The API 3288 is released
• The Roland Jazz Chorus-60 and Roland
Jazz Chorus-120 are released
1975 GRAMMY AWARDS
• Record of the Year: John Farrar (producer) and
Olivia Newton-John for “I Honestly Love You”
(award presented by John Lennon and Paul
Simon and accepted by Art Garfunkel)
• Album of the Year: Stevie Wonder (producer and
artist) for Fulfillingness’ First Finale
• Song of the Year: Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman
and Marvin Hamlisch (songwriters) for “The
Way We Were,” performed by Barbra Streisand
• Best New Artist: Marvin Hamlisch
• Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical:
Geoff E. Emerick (engineer) for Band on the Run
performed by Paul McCartney & Wings
• Best Engineered Recording, Classical: Kenneth
Wilkinson (engineer), Georg Solti (conductor)
and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for Berlioz:
Symphonie Fantastique
• Best Producer of the Year: Thom Bell
1975 ACADEMY AWARDS
• The Godfather Part II Wins Best Picture Oscar,
Francis Ford Coppola wins Best Director
• Best Song: The Towering Inferno, “We May Never
Love Like This Again,” Music and Lyrics by Al
Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
• Best Sound: Earthquake, Ronald Pierce, Melvin Metcalfe,
Sr.
• Best Music (Original Dramatic Score): The
Godfather Part II, Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola
• Music (Scoring: Original Song Score and
Adaptation or Scoring: Adaptation): The Great
Gatsby, Adaptation Score by Nelson Riddle