Re: Bassists and Shades Of Rock
Posted: 14 Jul 2018, 12:17
...which is pretty much what I said, but in fewer words!
It's certainly true that, as far as offices go, the right hand often does not know what the left hand is doing. Whoever wrote the letter probably just looked at some initial contract or something and yes, you're right, they would probably never have known who turned up at the studio or not, or if they had known, they would probably have forgotten. If John turned up 'unofficially' at Hank and Brian's request, and there are no credits on the album itself, it's not altogether surprising that his involvement was not widely known about by those outside of the actual band. There is no doubt at all that John is heard on the album. It's just a shame he wasn't on all of it, with the utmost respect to the other brilliant bassists involved.
It's certainly true that, as far as offices go, the right hand often does not know what the left hand is doing. Whoever wrote the letter probably just looked at some initial contract or something and yes, you're right, they would probably never have known who turned up at the studio or not, or if they had known, they would probably have forgotten. If John turned up 'unofficially' at Hank and Brian's request, and there are no credits on the album itself, it's not altogether surprising that his involvement was not widely known about by those outside of the actual band. There is no doubt at all that John is heard on the album. It's just a shame he wasn't on all of it, with the utmost respect to the other brilliant bassists involved.