BOC Covers

[Maxine Wesley]

On Wed, 15 Nov 1995, Ted O. Jackson wrote:

>  hate to quibble, but I'm pretty sure that isn't a hammond organ
> you're hearing, unless that's a term you Brits use like we do Fender
> Bass, which has come, in some circles, to mean any electric bass.
> Ray Manzarek used portable keyboards like Farfisas, voxes and such,
> which render a thinner, cheesier (there's old time U.S. slang for
> you!) more mysterious and disconcerting sound.  I think a hammond
> would've been too rich sounding for the Doors material.

Thinner and cheesier, Yes!  Mysterious and disconcerting, positively
spooky chaps!  I was, as you so rightly presumed using the generic
term for the type of Organ which over in the UK, at x-mas, the most
talented(!) family member may be seen/heard adulterating great rock classics
on - as opposed to a decent synth. Although..having said that the club
band in Tunisia had a small hammond on which was achieved a very convincing
version of 'Light my Fire'.

You're probably right that neither the Doors nor the Aussie doors use an
actual Hammond Organ it's more likely to be the infamous Stylaphone!


Maxine