[bomp] Coral Sitar

[ItsBoss9@xxxxxxx]

Matter of fact,  
the only Decca instrument I've ever heard of is the Coral sitar. I'm assuming 
 
Decca created this, because they had a subsidiary label called Coral, and 
they 
were endorsed by Vinnie Bell (Decca recording artist who specialized in 
loungey  instrumentals). So, what's the story with this?

James

I'm not the best Vinnie Bell-head, but I do know that Vinnie Bell had done 
some thing where he invented that Underwater guitar sound, that liquidy thing 
you hear on soundtracks (probably HELLO DOWN THERE, for example) occasionally 
and some records... he's the only guy who was licensed to play that sound... it 
was a strange set-up.  I think the Shangri-Las used him on "Sweet Sounds of 
Summer" for example... a favorite of the Domenic Priore/Darian Sahanaja 
friendship, and especially for that guitar sound, which I consider kind of 
Psychedelic/Surf/Pastiche.  We do have a Vinnie Bell album here where he plays the Coral 
Sitar on loungey versions of all kinds of cool late-'60s Pop songs, but that's 
buried in a box as a move is taking place right now.   Tough to check it this 
month!  I'm sure the liners of that album have some revealing brag...  That 
said, Vinnie Bell is god.

Domenic

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