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When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of Mustang Sally, he his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, that s the famous album version

Oct 30, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: When soul legend Wilson Picket recorded his iconic version of “Mustang Sally,” he & his band rushed to hear the playback. The tape machine broke, cutting the tape into 30-40 tiny pieces. The engineer Tom Dowd carefully spliced them all back together, & that’s the famous album version

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