Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi guys,

I have this "Fade To Grey" sound programmed as a preset in my SDS V  
and it's exactly
the same...and goes way below 50Hz, so beware of your speakers !
Propaganda has kind of the same sound in Dr.Mabuse and it's one of my  
favorite Simmons sounds ever :-)
I don't think neither the SDS 9 or the SDS 8 (I own both, too) can do  
the same as the SDS V sonically.
The "real" long version of Fade To Grey was released in 1981 on  
Canadian Polydor together with We Move,
Frequency 7, Blocks On Block and Tar ! All others 12"s were just the  
single mixed in a row twice.
The long version was then included again on The Collection !
Hope that helps calming down the discussion ;-)

Here's another one: i have two different versions of the Tar single  
and do you guys know the Frequency 7 track with
vocals and speeded up on the b side ? Just to light the fire even  
more...

Best

tph

On Jul 2, 2009, at 5:33 PM, roger.marchi wrote:

> Hi Jesper...
>
> continuing for a while off topic:
> "Fade To Grey" was released as a 12" in the UK, but the version  
> included was the 7".
> "Fade To Grey" was also released in Germany as a 12" with a  
> slightly different cover. The german release includes a 6'14  
> version of Fade To Grey, which is not a proper extended version,  
> but it is the 7" repeated twice with a less than professional editing.
>
> The proper "Fade To Grey" 12" extended version (6'58', if my memory  
> serves me well) was released only in 1983 on the "Singles  
> Collection" lp.
>
>> OT, but still... I'm quite positive I have a 12" with the extended
>> version from 1980. Yes... here's one:
>> http://www.discogs.com/Visage-Fade-To-Grey-The-Steps/release/33498
>>
>
>
>> I don't know what Visage used, but thinking of what was available
>> at the time it sure is none of the ones you mentioned. AN SDS-V  
>> should be the right path to tread otherwise. :)
> That's for sure :-)
> The SDS 8 offer a decent reproduction of that sound. In any case,  
> something which sounds good when played live :-).
>
> Ciao
> Roger
>
>>
>> Another note on the decay subject, has anyone ever experienced a drum
>> synth decay longer than the one on Pollards old beasts. That  
>> approaches
>> infinity... :D
>>
>> -- 
>> electronically yours, jesper
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Thomas P. Heckmann
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