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Author:	Richard Digby Smith
Title:	One, Two, Three, Four
Subtitle:	The Life And Times Of A Recording Studio Engineer
Publisher:	The Book Guild Ltd
Country:	UK
Date:	28 Mar 2020
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Non-Fiction, Music
ISBN13 / Barcode:	9781912881208
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316 pages. Book dimensions: 13.7 cms x 2.3 cms x 21.55 cms.

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January 1st, 1970. Richard 'Digby' Smith, aged nineteen, joins the team at Island Records in West London as a staff engineer. This independent record label developed the careers of some of Britain's leading artists of the day and the studio doors were open to many of the leading musicians of the period.

One, Two, Three, Four charts Digby's eclectic and extensive repertoire after spending almost fifty years behind the glass in London, Los Angeles and around the world. Alongside his tales of recording experiences, this book gives an insight into life in Los Angeles during the early 70s, mingling with the Hollywood elite, his battle with drug and alcohol addiction, through to his return to the UK in the mid-80s.

During his career he has played an instrumental role in making Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Led Zeppelin, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Robert Palmer and The London Symphony Orchestra sound even better. For a two week period in the late 90s, he was the most successful recording engineer on the planet with number one albums simultaneously in the UK and the Far East.

It's many years ago now, from 1970 when I was in Island Studios in Basing Street producing the band with Digs. He was responsible for pressing the record button on many gems from Led Zeppelin... Jimmy Page, Lead Guitarist with Led Zeppelin

Digby is a born musical sound engineer and a true life force... His enthusiasm for music and life comes through on the page as it does in the studio... Muff Windwood, Senior/Former A+R Executive (Island and Sony Records)

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