Ashcombe House, the Peter
Gabriel studio residence and sometimes Gabriel
family home from 1978 through 1987 (when the
operation moved to Real World in Box). PG4 (called
"Security" in some territories) as well as the
earlier PG3, the mix of "Plays Live" and "So" were
all recorded in the converted stone barn down the
hill from the house (not shown).
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Peter in the Ashcombe barn
studio control room with two Prophet 5 synthesizers
(a Rev 1 and a Rev 3) and the first model Linn Dum,
the LM1.
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David Rhodes doing guitar
overdubs in the control room.
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Tony Levin overdubbing parts
in the control room. Notice the tape on Tony's toe
which is connecting Tony to a ground wire so that
his bass and pedalboard won't buzz at 50 Hz.
Ashcombe always had some power weirdness compared
to big city studios.
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Ekome, the West
Indian/African rhythm and dance troupe recording
the drum ensemble section of "Rhythm of the Heat" ,
September 1981.
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More of Ekome at Ashcombe
studio.
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Ekome.
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Peter in the studio with
Ekome.
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(bonus
picture). This is what
happens to 2 inch recording tape when you have too
many song takes.
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After a few months too many
in the studio, this is what Peter looked
like.
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David Lord
(producer/engineer), Shankar and Peter in the
control room, autumn 1981.
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Touring for the album began
unofficially with a performance at the first WOMAD
festival in the summer of 1982. Here are Peter and
Ekome rehearsing at Shepton Mallet July 14, 1982,
two days before the show. Stuart Copeland is
playing drums, John Giblin (PG3) on
bass.
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Tour patch for the 1982-1983
tour called "Playtime 1988" (don't
ask...)
Tony Levin's other
face.
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Peter upside down on the
(Shock The) Monkey bars using "antigravity" hook-on
boots during a soundcheck.
The tour underway, David
Rhodes practicing backstage, autumn
1982.
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Stretching before the show.
That's tour choreographic advisor Laura Dean in the
lower left of the shot.
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The band with the drums
before the audience walk-in that started the shows,
State University of NY, Stonybrook, Long Island, NY
October 30, 1982.
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Flying to upstate New York;
Utica NY, November 2, 1982.
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The band carried a lot of
luggage. Here's the poor guy who got stuck with our
stuff at one airport in the
midwest.
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Backstage before the show,
San Jose, CA, December 19, 1982 (Last show of the
1982 tour leg.)
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Phil Collins visiting
backstage at the Universal Amphitheater, Los
Angeles, December 15, 1982. Phil played the same
venue a few days later.
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PETER
GABRIEL 4 "SECURITY" (album 1981, tour
1982-1983)
