Here’s my mix of 60s sounds featuring the Vox Continental, with most of the famous examples from the Animals and ? and the Mysterions, and many surprises including J-Pop, Status Quo, and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.
The Vox is a poppier cousin to the Hammond which can be rather pompous at times. You have to have pretty nimble fingers to play the Vox, whereas the Hammond sounds epic what ever you do. Hold one key down and you sound like Vanilla Fudge, do a downwards glissando and you sound like Jimmy Smith. The Vox sound was revived in the late 70s with punk/new wave. However, that’s for Part 2.
What a fascomating new door you have opened here!
Known as the “Connie” by touring musicians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_Continental
Fantastic stuff! I have a large number of these tracks but putting them together like this… not a duffer to be found. I See The Light by Simon Dupre & The Big Sound is one of my favourite 60’s tracks but am I right in thinking its the original by The Five Americans that’s featured here?
Can’t wait for Part 2 but now I’m a follower so there’s plenty to be going on with. Thanks.
Always been a sucker for that ‘cheap organ sound’, so immediately redolent of music crafted alongside a rusted Chevy on blocks and tins of paint. Interested in the comment about nimble fingers, as I always associate the rinky dink ice skating sound with one finger and one hand. So it is Frank Rodriguez who is the virtuoso, not that Emerson poser.
Thanks Rexbrough your excellent mixes have been the soundtrack of my lockdown.