Nod to The Legend · The techniques · 1967
Phasing on "Itchycoo Park"
George Chkiantz at Olympic Studios
Running two copies of a recording slightly out of sync makes that jet-plane swoosh. Chkiantz's tape phasing on the Small Faces' "Itchycoo Park" put it on the radio.
Still heard: Flanger and phaser plugins chase that tape sweep.
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