From dan@sevush.com Thu Sep 11 07:11:03 2003
Subject:RE: Deep Purple's "Award"

With levels like that, they didn't need microphones - just put the tape
decks in the room and it's a take!

> Deep Purple was in the Guinness Book of Records sometime around
> 1971 or '72 as "the loudest RECORDING band," rather than the"
> loudest Rock 'n Roll Band." I haven't seen the book in many
> years, but if memory serves me right, the Guinness Book said the
> *average* SPL at the console during their latest recording
> sessions -- for In Rock? Fireball? Machine Head? -- were 127dB!