What multitracks are out there?

Here's a quick mix I did of Fat Bottomed Girls, highlighting the unheard vocal and guitar bits.

What a fun evening it was going through this. It was like reacquainting with an old friend.

enjoyed that, thanks for putting the mix together

Under Pressure (Multi-track)

01 Piano double-strikes. (Headphone leak of alternate vocals, including harmonized ‘Do you care?’ line before the bridge.)
02 Bass-drum mic.
03 Snare mic.
04 Room mic for drums. Guitar prominent in headphone / monitor leak.
05 Room mic for drums. Guitar prominent in headphone / monitor leak (louder).
06 Piano track played by David Richards.
07 Red Special.
08 Red Special 2.
09 Bass guitar.
10 Pseudo-trumpet fanfares (Headphone leak of alternate vocals.) Ends with heavy bass piano strike.
11 Synth double-strikes.(Headphone leak of backing tracks.) Ends with heavy bass piano strike.
12 Handclaps and finger-clicks; Roger audibly keeping time. Fred at 2:10: “Need a clap there.”
13 Twelve-string guitar.
14 Twelve-string guitar 2.
15 Bowie backing vocals: WOOO! AHHH! (Twelve-string headphone leak.) Bowie double-tracked vocals: “Cos love’s such a . . .”
16 Room audio cuts out at 2:12. From thereon, synth bee-bops. Massive burp at end. “Right.”
17 Alternate lead vocals.
18 Fred ad-lib ‘“Let me out!” + People on streets refrain x 2. (Headphone leak of alternate vocals.) Fred’s ascending falsetto at 2 minutes. Roger’s lead vocal from 2:50 onward. Under Pressure refrain. Ends with finger clicking.
19 Synth double-strikes.(Headphone leak of lead vocals.) People on Streets refrain.
20 Familiar lead vocals (sans Bowie’s final part, which appears in track 15, and is doubled with Rog’s lead on track 18 in the mixed piece).
21 Hammond organ from 1:40 onwards. (Headphone leak of lead vocals.)
22 Lead vocals—snippets; not full parts. Hammond organ from 1:40 onwards.
23 Lead vocals—snippets; not full parts (alternate). At 3:19: Fred “It’s coming now.” Bowie: “Hey?”

nice details breakdown. for what started as a simple jam session, there's a lot going on there. guess once they got into the feel of the song, the ideas just spilled out.

there's one or two bits i'd have liked in the final mix.

IanR, thanks for these notes! They are very useful .

[QUOTE] [b]cmi wrote:[/b]

IanR, thanks for these notes! They are very useful .[/QUOTE]

I second that.

[QUOTE] [b]IanR wrote:[/b]

Under Pressure (Multi-track)

01 Piano double-strikes. (Headphone leak of alternate vocals, including harmonized ‘Do you care?’ line before the bridge.)
02 Bass-drum mic.
03 Snare mic.
04 Room mic for drums. Guitar prominent in headphone / monitor leak.
05 Room mic for drums. Guitar prominent in headphone / monitor leak (louder).
06 Piano track played by David Richards.
07 Red Special.
08 Red Special 2.
09 Bass guitar.
10 Pseudo-trumpet fanfares (Headphone leak of alternate vocals.) Ends with heavy bass piano strike.
11 Synth double-strikes.(Headphone leak of backing tracks.) Ends with heavy bass piano strike.
12 Handclaps and finger-clicks; Roger audibly keeping time. Fred at 2:10: “Need a clap there.”
13 Twelve-string guitar.
14 Twelve-string guitar 2.
15 Bowie backing vocals: WOOO! AHHH! (Twelve-string headphone leak.) Bowie double-tracked vocals: “Cos love’s such a . . .”
16 Room audio cuts out at 2:12. From thereon, synth bee-bops. Massive burp at end. “Right.”
17 Alternate lead vocals.
18 Fred ad-lib ‘“Let me out!” + People on streets refrain x 2. (Headphone leak of alternate vocals.) Fred’s ascending falsetto at 2 minutes. Roger’s lead vocal from 2:50 onward. Under Pressure refrain. Ends with finger clicking.
19 Synth double-strikes.(Headphone leak of lead vocals.) People on Streets refrain.
20 Familiar lead vocals (sans Bowie’s final part, which appears in track 15, and is doubled with Rog’s lead on track 18 in the mixed piece).
21 Hammond organ from 1:40 onwards. (Headphone leak of lead vocals.)
22 Lead vocals—snippets; not full parts. Hammond organ from 1:40 onwards.
23 Lead vocals—snippets; not full parts (alternate). At 3:19: Fred “It’s coming now.” Bowie: “Hey?”[/QUOTE]

Nice effort

Quite nice to hear Brian multitracking his BVs on one of the guitar tracks in FBG. I think (tohugh I might be wrong) one or more of the drum fills could be looped so they play twice in the finished version of the song- listening to the drum tracks, it sounds like things heard twice in the end product are played once in the recording, though I might be being a bit thick.

Interesting to notice that the lead vocals switch from the first take to the second for the ad libs at the end. Seemingly immediately after the final chorus.

[QUOTE] [b]vinyljack wrote:[/b]

Quite nice to hear Brian multitracking his BVs on one of the guitar tracks in FBG. I think (tohugh I might be wrong) one or more of the drum fills could be looped so they play twice in the finished version of the song- listening to the drum tracks, it sounds like things heard twice in the end product are played once in the recording, though I might be being a bit thick.

Interesting to notice that the lead vocals switch from the first take to the second for the ad libs at the end. Seemingly immediately after the final chorus. [/QUOTE]

Yep, two drum fills.

There are two different room mic tracks, one of which has the alternate drum takes that end up on the final version. Who knows which tapes the final drum takes comes from, because they aren't here.

It sounds to me the Under Pressure tape might have been some sort of backup copy and most certainly not the tape used to make the final mix, most evidenced by the audible print thru effect on all of the tracks in the first few seconds.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

Here's a quick mix I did of Fat Bottomed Girls, highlighting the unheard vocal and guitar bits.

What a fun evening it was going through this. It was like reacquainting with an old friend.
[/QUOTE]

Thank you! Great "raw" mix!!!

Special thanks also to the multitracks poster, of course.

Cheers,

Ogre-

Sorry for another clueless question (but I am learning so much from you guys on this!), is there a way to separate out individual voices on harmonies? Are the backing harmonies all on one track, or somehow individually pulled out? I ask, because I listen to the songs so closely to follow each voice in the harmony, and I find it almost impossible to identify Brian’s contribution in them. There are some where I can, but I’d love to hear them by themselves (not on UP so much, but Queen songs in general). It’s usually easy to tell Freddie and Roger, especially in the higher parts, because of the more unique sound of their voices. Brian’s is usually lower and it just blends, I guess. Seeing videos where they all sing harmonies at the same time makes me think you can’t pull out individuals, but thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask!

[QUOTE] [b]MyHumanZoo wrote:[/b]

Sorry for another clueless question (but I am learning so much from you guys on this!), is there a way to separate out individual voices on harmonies? Are the backing harmonies all on one track, or somehow individually pulled out? I ask, because I listen to the songs so closely to follow each voice in the harmony, and I find it almost impossible to identify Brian’s contribution in them. There are some where I can, but I’d love to hear them by themselves (not on UP so much, but Queen songs in general). It’s usually easy to tell Freddie and Roger, especially in the higher parts, because of the more unique sound of their voices. Brian’s is usually lower and it just blends, I guess. Seeing videos where they all sing harmonies at the same time makes me think you can’t pull out individuals, but thought it wouldn’t hurt to ask![/QUOTE]

Not unless specific vocals are panned hard, right or middle. You can't "unmix" a stereo mix, although the day is nearing when that will be possible as well. Doing the harmonies at the same time was mostly for show though, especially on later albums they had enough tracks at their disposal to sing their lines one by one. These tracks were then submixed into one stereo track and subsequently reused, which is why we hardly ever get individual backing vocals in the multitracks.

One more thing about FBG. There's a third vocal take - possibly a guide vocal leaking on kick 1 + 2. Which aren't kick tracks. They sound like timp overdubs for the guitar passages at the start of the song?

Yes, they are floor toms overdubbed later. And you right about third (possibly earliest) vocal take.