"Journeys to glory" synth (now with the answer)

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:31 pm

Hi there synth-aficionados,

Thougt 'twas time for a little synth-quiz again....

Which synth of the ones I've listed below do you believe was used by Spandau Ballet on their debut album "Journeys to Glory"?

a) Roland promars
b) Prophet 5
c) Yamaha CS-10
d) Korg 800-DV
e) Roland Jup-4

Micke

Post by **Vxster** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:20 pm

I remember seeing them on the Old Grey Whistle Test about that time and I am going to go for either a) Promars or e) Jup-4.

Probably totally wrong of course but there we go.

HH · Post by HH » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:56 pm

Prophet 5 i believe

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:39 pm

I won't reveal the correct answer just yet so keep 'em coming!

Micke

midiCHICK6 · Post by **midiCHICK6** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 11:38 pm

From what I remember, a CS-10. But, to cut a long story short, I've lost my mind...so who knows?

Analogue Crazy · Post by **Analogue Crazy** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 1:55 pm

Im amost certain its the Roland Promars. They used it for live shows and when i owned one, reccognised some of the sounds from the album. They also used the JP-4 but i think it was the Promars on that album.

Here they are with a Roland Promars:

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:46 pm

midiCHIK6 is right, it was a Yamaha CS-10. That was the only synth
used in the making of Journeys To Glory.

Richard James Burgess (the producer) thought it'd be good to use the CS-10 on that album because it would be very distinctively theirs and he didn't really want to stamp them with his synth sounds as much as he wanted to create a new band sound that would be identifiable as theirs.

The Promars, on the other hand, was used on Landscape's first two albums as the synth source for the Lyricon wind controller.

Micke

midiCHICK6 · Post by **midiCHICK6** » Sun Aug 26, 2007 2:05 am

Guess I didn't lose my mind...