Right. Even after one break the tape tension is lost. The guy claims they picked up all these 30-40 tiny pieces off the floor and had it taped back together and playing in 30 min. lol. It's just an exaggeration. People love these kinds of stories though.
slickrockmedia t1_iuidwwt wrote
Reply to comment by ade42 in TIL When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of "Mustang Sally," he & his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, & that's the famous album version by wowbobwow
Right. Even after one break the tape tension is lost. The guy claims they picked up all these 30-40 tiny pieces off the floor and had it taped back together and playing in 30 min. lol. It's just an exaggeration. People love these kinds of stories though.