Peter Gabriel 2 (Scratch) equipment

Peter Gabriel 2 (also referred to as "Car") was Peter Gabriel's second eponymous solo album, released in 1978. It was produced by Robert Fripp.

Recording for the album took place from Autumn 1977 through to 1978. Most of the album was cut in the Netherlands, with vocals recorded the Hit Factory in New York.

Peter Gabriel

 * Piano
 * Hammond organ
 * Moog Polymoog 203a (possibly)
 * Yamaha CS-80(?)

Tony Levin
Basses Effects
 * Chapman stick
 * MXR CSP-026 Phase 90

Todd Cochran (Bayete)

 * ARP 2600 (modified)
 * Hohner Clavinet D6
 * Moog Minimoog
 * Moog Polymoog 203a
 * Oberheim Modular System (modified)
 * Yamaha stage acoustic piano

Many thanks to Todd Cochran for providing this information.

Jerry Marotta

 * Pearl black drum kit?
 * Pollard Syndrum - heard on "A Wonderful Day In A One-Way World"

Production
Microphones Very little is known about the exact production details of this album at the moment. According to Larry Fast, Robert Fripp disliked the idea of photos being taken during the sessions, so very little photographic evidence exists which could have helped provide technical insights.

For microphones, Peter Gabriel was only photographed singing into an Electrovoice RE-20 mic at the Hit Factory.

Mixing Robert Fripp had a liking towards feeding Peter's voice through an Eventide H910 Harmonizer, which can heard all over the album. A subtle stereo spectrum effect was done by either printing the Harmonizer on a separate track or patching the harmonizer output into the console via a separate input, and then blending it with the original voice in the mix (the harmonizer track being louder).

Microphones

 * AKG (unknown models)
 * Electro-Voice:
 * RE-20: Vocals at the Hit Factory
 * Neumann (unknown models)
 * Sennheiser (unknown models)
 * Shure (unknown models)

Outboard gear
note: degree in precision of details concerning outboard gear specifics vary between reports each about Relight Studios and Trident Studios, so separate lists are made of outboard at each studio to accommodate for this Relight Studio 1
 * eight assorted UREI, A&D and Pye compressors
 * Eventide Harmonizers, delays & flangers
 * EMT Stereo plates (x3)

Trident Studios
 * EMT stereo plate reverb
 * Eventide 1745 Digital Delay
 * Eventide H910 Harmonizer
 * Kepex noise gates (x4)
 * Gain Brain noise gates (x4)
 * Gotham 101 Delta T delay
 * Orban 536A dynamic sibilance controller
 * Teletronix LA-3A compressor
 * Universal Audio 176 tube compressor
 * UREI 1176 compressor

Tape machines

 * MCI JH24 24-track (Relight Studio 1)
 * Studer A80 2-track (Relight & Trident)
 * Studer A80 24-track /w Dolby NR (Trident Studios)
 * Studer B62 (Trident Studios)
 * Studer C37 2-track (Trident Studios)

Mixing consoles

 * Midas 36/28 console (Relight Studio 1)
 * Triad A series 40/8 console (Trident Studios)

Monitors

 * JBL 4350's (Relight, powered by Amcron DC300A amps)
 * JBL 4320's (Trident, powered by Quad 303)
 * Auratone 5C's