Genesis Nursery Cryme equipment

Nursey Cryme was Genesis' third studio album, released in November 1971 on Charisma Records. It was recorded at Trident Studios in London, produced by John Anthony and engineered by David Hentschel (who would go on to produce four more albums with Genesis).

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Phil Collins
Drums:
 * Gretsch "Name Band" white kit:
 * 20" x 14" bass drum
 * 12" x 8" tom
 * 13" x 9" tom
 * 14" x 14" tom
 * 16" x 16" tom
 * Ludwig snare?

Cymbals:
 * Paiste

Tony Banks
Keyboards:
 * Hammond L-122 organ
 * Hohner Pianet N electric piano
 * Mellotron Mk. II
 * Bechstein grand piano (Trident Studios equipment)

Effects:
 * Leslie Rotating speaker for Hammond
 * fuzz effect for Pianet

Mike Rutherford
Guitars:
 * Rickenbacker 12-string

Basses:

Steve Hackett
Guitars:
 * 1959 Gibson Melody Maker
 * Hagstrom 12-string

Sources: Guitar Player January 1981, tour programs, Guitar Player October 1976 (SH interview)

Recording & Studio equipment
Information is largely based on the International Studios Guide included in the 10 June 1972 issue of Billboard magazine, with additional info from the Phil's book (archived) page on Trident and The Great British Recording Studios book by Howard Massey - all of which were of great help to this section. According to The Mix March 1995 issue David Hentschel acknowledged that most of Nursery Cryme was recorded on 8-track, so the remainder was done on 16-track once the studio upgraded to a 3M 16-track machine.

In terms of microphones, Hentschel described in this Sound On Sound article the microphone setups used on sessions for Elton John's Follow The Yellow Brick Road (1973) in France. So it is possible he used a similar setup while recording Nursery Cryme with Genesis at Trident Studios, given both albums were released two years apart.

Microphones

 * AKG:
 * C12a: possibly used for overheads & guitar amps
 * C-28: possibly used for tom-toms
 * D-12: main bass drum microphone at Trident Studios
 * Beyer (models unknown)
 * Neumann:
 * KM56: possibly used for snare
 * U67: multi-purpose mic at Trident, used on (possibly) overheads, bass amps, piano & vocals
 * Sony (models unknown)

Outboard gear

 * EMT 140 Plates (x2)
 * Dolby NR
 * Teletronix LA-2A compressors/limiters
 * UREI LA-3A compressors/limiters
 * Universal Audio 175B compressors/limiters

Tape Machines

 * 3M M56 16-track (Trident 1 & 2)
 * Ampex AG-440 8-track (Trident Studio 1 only)
 * Studer A80 8-track (Trident Studio 2 only)
 * Studer C37 2-track (x3, remix room at Trident - one for remix, 2 for copies)

Ancillary equipment

 * Trident A-range desk (Studio 1)
 * Sound Techniques desk (Studio 2)
 * Lockwood cabinets w/ dual 15” concentric Tannoy speakers

Additional sources: The Mix March 1995 (David Hentschel interview), gearspace forums,