Steve Ripley – The Tractors Are a Powerful Engine - Part 4

According to Ripley, “We hadn’t played at all [live] when we made the first record. We were old friends that had gathered around the studio.” Charlene clarified that “they recorded for years together but didn’t play live until after their first album came out.” The success of their debut album, The Tractors, was phenomenal. But it was down to Ripley’s meticulous marketing plan, his propensity for tweaking things until they were just right, and the engineering and mixing that took place at The Church Studio. Read More