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	Bill Szymczyk
		Szymczyk seems to have slid easily into each of the many serendipitous scenarios that fate had in store for him, and it is perhaps that ability to accept things as they are that allowed him to benefit from each new turn of events, and for the artists he worked with to reap similar advantages.
		Bill Szymczyk says he and Henley invested a lot of time experimenting with microphone choices and placements, but that most of the time they reverted to fairly common configurations.
		Szymczyk and the band began working on it nearly three years ago, but the same personality conflicts that scuttled the band the first time are preventing this career coda's completion.
	www.soundonsound.com /sos/nov04/articles/szymczyk.htm (3823 words)

	Bill Szymczyk - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Like many producers of the era Szymczyk worked at a 4-track studio where everything was cut live and by the seat of your pants.
		The money allowed Szymczyk the luxury of relaxing a bit from the industry and like many of his contemporaries Szymczyk spent much of the past two decades recovering from the drug fog of the '70s.
		Even in his abscence, though, Szymczyk remains a class act whose work is felt through the younger producers and engineers he has inspired.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,499568,00.html (500 words)

	Classic Tracks: recording B.B. King’s “The Thrill Is Gone
		Szymczyk arranged the musicians around King, who sat with his back to a padded wall of the mid-sized (approximately 30×15-foot) recording room, with drummer Lovelle in a corner with low gobos around him, allowing eye contact with the rest of the band but providing some acoustical isolation.
		Szymczyk's mix for “The Thrill Is Gone” and the rest of the album took place during just two days in the same new Hit Factory location.
		The second plate was used for what Szymczyk calls “the old CBS [Studios] trick” — sending a signal to a “slap-back” effect tape delay and then passing it through the plate set for about a three-second decay, an effect used on the string tracks.
	mixonline.com /mag/audio_bb_kings_thrill/index.html (1797 words)

	Producer Bill Szymczyk Upgrades Catalogs of the Eagles and The James Gang
		PRODUCER BILL SZYMCZYK is best known for his work with B.B. King ("The Thrill Is Gone"), The James Gang, Joe Walsh and The Eagles.
		Szymczyk recently had the chance to upgrade the sound quality significantly on The Eagles' CD catalog last year and The James Gang's this spring.
		Szymczyk took over as producer starting with 1974's On the Border, and continued on through with four consecutive #1 albums, One of These Nights, Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975, Hotel California and The Long Run.
	www.eaglesfans.com /info/articles/szymczyk_upgrades_catalogs.htm (854 words)

	The Lama Workshop
		Bill Szymczyk did the record with excellent musicians like Jim Keltner, Plas Johnson and arrangements by Jimmie Haskell.
		"Bill went on to be the producer for the Eagles which has made him a multi-millionaire.
		The "Antelope Freeway" album was an experimental record produced by Ed Michel and Bill Szymczyk.
	www.lysergia.com /LamaWorkshop/Tumbleweed/lamaTumbleweedBody.htm (3116 words)

	Eagles Tickets - Eagles Concert Tickets
		The band wanted to rock, but Johns tended to extract the lush side of the band's double-edged music.
		To record their third album, On the Border, they at first worked with Johns but after completing two tracks, turned to Bill Szymczyk to produce the rest of the album.
		Szymczyk brought in Don Felder to add slide guitar to a song called "Good Day in Hell", and the band was so impressed that two days later, they invited Felder to become the fifth Eagle and he accepted.
	www.frontrowking.com /concerts/eagles_concert_tickets.html (470 words)

	Eagleland // View topic - Bill Szymczyk interview November 2004
		You can tell that Bill is frustrated that this project has hit a wall.
		It is also obvious that Glenn is controlling the recordings right now, as overdubs are being done at his home studio, and Bill is no longer involved.
		If Bill, in his capacity as their producer for many years, can make this statement at all, it is not lightly made.
	eaglesfans.sonicdns2.net /viewtopic.php?t=5482 (1668 words)

	Joe Walsh and The James Gang
		Some of the original tunes are going to have you tapping your toes ("Take A Look Around"), and producer Bill Szymczyk comes through with some groovy orchestration and a clever 60s acid rock ambience.
		Walsh and the band's lethargic, wimpy swan song is a big step down from the last two LPs, with Peters and Fox getting in a series of their own, utterly mediocre compositions, and co-producer Szymczyk's horn and string arrangements slaughtering half the record a la Let It Be.
		And the rest is just plain insubstantial: co-producer Szymczyk's sweeping string arrangement can't salvage Walsh's aimless, acoustic "Again"; "Yadig?" is a brief, Booker T. -style blues jam; Fox's "Things I Could Be" is mediocre mid-tempo rock, and his super-slow "Hey Jude"-ish ballad "Live My Life Again" isn't much more distinct, or much more listenable.
	www.warr.org /walsh.html (1834 words)

	LineLevelMusic.com : Merchandise
		The album was produced by the legendary Bill Szymczyk (Eagles/Joe Walsh/The Who/J.Geils Band/MSB and Michael Stanley) and, among a host of talented musicians and singers, features longtime Line Level favorite, drummer Joe Vitale (Joe Walsh/C,S,N and Y/Dan Fogleberg).
		From the opening thunder of his take on Leon Russell's "Stranger In A Strange Land" to the pensive closer, Jesse Winchester's "A Showman's Life", we think you'll be amazed at his reworking of some of your longtime favorites and turned on to some gems that slipped by almost everyone their first time around.
		Produced by Michael Stanley and mixed by legendary producer Bill Szymczyk (The Eagles, The Who, Joe Walsh, The J.Geils Band), "THE GROUND" features ten new Michael Stanley originals and covers of songs by Bill Deasy (The Gathering Field) and Charlie Sexton (Arc Angels, Bob Dylan).
	www.linelevelmusic.com /newreleases.asp (775 words)

	Michael Stanley
		This Bill Szymczyk-produced platter was the first of three albums on Epic Records, and it also started the process of turning the Cleveland band into hometown legends.
		At a point when the band was on the verge of breaking up, they were asked to play a local Cleveland hotspotand they took the gig with the idea that they could, at the very least, 'go out on top'...
		New York record producer, Bill Szymczyk, was in the audience that night, and was impressed; a record contract followed...
	www.itsaboutmusic.com /michaelstanley.html (4760 words)

	SZYMCZYK Bill : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		SZYMCZYK Bill : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music
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		With demise of the Eagles, he broadened scope with tracks for Bob Seger's Against The Wind '80, the Who's Face Dances '81, LPs for Santana '82.
	www.musicweb-international.com /encyclopaedia/s/S344.HTM (190 words)

	Billboard.com - Biography - Eagles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		After touring to support Desperado, the Eagles again convened a recording session with Glyn Johns for their third album.
		Szymczyk brought in a session guitarist, Don Felder (born in Gainesville, FL, on September 21, 1947), an old friend of Bernie Leadon's who so impressed the rest of the band that he was recruited to join the group.
		On the Border was released in March 1974.
	www.billboard.com /bbcom/bio/index.jsp?pid=4516 (1253 words)

	FREE FORM RADIO: May 2004
		Although not a part of the station on a day-to-day basis, Bill Szymczyk was an important member of the KFML family:
		"Bill Goldsmith has been programming & DJing progressive radio stations for a long time, but (as you might have noticed) there's not much room for creative, eclectic, and diverse radio on the FM band these days.
		Bill explains: "That's why I'm so excited about the possibilities of web radio.
	www.legendarysurfers.com /ffr/blog/2004_05_01_archive.html (793 words)

	James Gang: Yer' Album / Rides Again / Thirds - PopMatters Music Review
		Producer Szymczyk seems to in charge and this proves to be detrimental to any kind of cohesion to the recording.
		With equal amounts of stridency and overblown self indulgence this album introduces the world to Joe Walsh's song writing and the sound of a band with two solid years of road work.
		Though Bill Szymczyk continues to elaborate on a flowery Beatlesque (read George Martin) approach to orchestral augmentation, the album opens with a stripped down series of songs that harken back to Steppenwolf and look forward to Grand Funk Railroad, ZZTop and (uh-hm) even Steve Albini's Rapeman and Shellac projects.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/j/jamesgang-yer.shtml (1068 words)

	Eagles, The-Hotel California (DVD-Audio) (2001) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Szymczyk then went on to enlist the help of surround mix guru and godfather Elliot Scheiner (who also did the surround mix on When Hell Freezes Over and who has also worked with Sting and Steely Dan).
		What I'm getting at is that the surround mix on this release is a major departure from the stereo versions that you will be familiar with from the original vinyl album and later CD.
		Well, on this release, Szymczyk and Scheiner have produced a masterpiece of surround sound creation and as Szymczyk points out, if ever there was a piece of music ideally suited to surround, the title track of Hotel California would have to be it.
	www.michaeldvd.com.au /Reviews/Reviews.asp?ReviewID=1859 (1661 words)

	Hurry Sundown: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		One significant influence on the album is producer Bill Szymczyk.
		Tampa, FL-based band the Outlaws released their third album, Hurry Sundown, in 1977, and it's a fine work marked by strong songwriting and their unique country-based brand of Southern rock.
		It's obvious his work with the Eagles sharpened the Outlaws ' harmony vocals on Hurry Sundown.
	www.music.com /release/hurry_sundown/1 (464 words)

	FACE DANCES
		Otherwise it’s an unusually mannered album, primped to a pleasant appearance by producer Bill Szymczyk (best known for his work with The Eagles).
		Townshend is far too talented a songwriter to fall into bland pop pitfalls, spiking songs like “Another Tricky Day” and “You Better You Bet” with biting commentary and flashes of brilliance, yet it did seem that Szymczyk had smoothed out too many of the rough edges.
		Bill Jacklin, Tom Phillips, Colin Self of Norwich, Richard Hamilton, Mike Andrews, Allen Jones, David Inshaw, David ockney, R.B. Kitaj, Howard Hodgkin, Patrick Caulfield, Joe Tilson, Patrick Procktor, David Tindle -- paintings
	www.connollyco.com /discography/who/face.html (419 words)

	Face Dances
		The recording of the album, which was listed in The Who's fan club newsletter as beginning on February 18, 1980 (this may have been the date when the first batch of demos was played for the band) was helmed by American producer Bill Szymczyk at Odyssey Studios, London.
		Szymczyk was then known primarily as the producer of The Eagles, a very successful band commercially but one with a very different sound from The Who.
		Before recording could begin again Szymczyk was injured in a car accident in Miami and then was called to mix The Eagles' live album.
	www.thewho.net /linernotes/FaceDances.htm (3212 words)

	MSB: THE MUSIC: Discography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Epic wanted a 'double-live' album and they got it...The band's 'third' album, it saluted MSB as a force to be reckoned with, and the sell-out crowds are legendary...Keyboardist Bob Pelander now made the group 'five'..."Midwest Midnight" and "Nothing's Gonna Change My Mind" were crowd 'anthems' by this time...Produced by Bill Szymczyk.
		New label, new approach, found MSB recording in Wales and England...Jonah Koslen departed for a solo career (formed the band "Breathless" soon after, which released two records for EMI-America) and was replaced by new lead guitarist, Gary Markasky...Bob Pelander began sharing songwriting credits with Michael Stanley...Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
		This debut included "Rosewood Bitters", which was to become a concert mainstay...A prime cast of contributing musicians: Joe Walsh, Joe Vitale, Rick Derringer, Todd Rundgren--to name a few...Produced and engineered by Bill Szymczyk.
	www.michaelstanley.com /msb/themusic.htm (683 words)

	Overstock.com: Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind [Remaster] : Music
		Additional personnel: Pete Carr, Jimmy Johnson (guitar); Barry Beckett, Dr. John (piano); Paul Harris (piano, organ); Randy McCormick (organ); Bill Payne (keyboards); Doug Riley (synthesizer); David Hood (bass); Roger Hawkins (drums, percussion); Sam Clayton (percussion); Timothy B. Schmit, Laura Creamer, Linda Dillard, Ginger Blake, Don Henley, Glenn Frey (background vocals).
		Producers: Bob Seger, Punch, The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Bill Szymczyk.
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	Michael Stanley ... Online : DISCOGRAPHY: The Ground
		Produced by Michael Stanley and mixed by legendary producer Bill Szymczyk (The Eagles, The Who, Joe Walsh, The J.Geils Band), "The Ground" features eleven new originals plus covers of songs by Bill Deasy (The Gathering Field) and Charlie Sexton (Arc Angels, Bob Dylan).
		A pleasing song with a slightly Caribbean-flavored chorus, it boasts another talented Gee - Michael Stanley's daughter, Anna...
		Michael covers Bill Deasy (of The Gathering Field) with Bound To Be, a powerful ballad with profound lyrics: "Hear the barking of the drowning dogs, frozen like so many Eisenhower statues in Pompeii"...
	www.michaelstanley.com /disc-theground.html (359 words)

	Eagles Albums & Lyrics @ SongLyricsLibrary.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Another single, "Witchy Woman" hits #9 on the charts and the Eagles tour through the end of the year.
		Their follow -up album is also recorded in London; however, halfway through recording the Eagles want a more rock-oriented sound and move recordings to California with producer Bill Szymczyk.
		The album Desperado is released in 1973 and evolves into what becomes the group's hallmark of storyteller writing.
	eagles.songlyricslibrary.com.cob-web.org:8888 (833 words)

	Best Music of 2004: Fufkin.com: Bill Klutho: January, 2004
		Music should always register an emotional impact with you.
		That album was produced by Bill Szymczyk who was also responsible for great music by The Eagles, J. Geils, B.B. King and The James Gang.
		Michael went on to lead his own band (Michael Stanley Band) and continues to record and perform with a variety of musicians.
	www.fufkin.com /columns/klutho/klutho_01_05_best_of.htm (1134 words)

	Bill Szymczyk \| internet radio on icebergradio.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	www.icebergradio.com.cob-web.org:8888 /performer/130108/szymczyk (378 words)

	Eagles (via CobWeb/3.1 planet03.csc.ncsu.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The band segregated themselves from the producer after recording two tracks, "You Never Cry Like a Lover" and "The Best of My Love." In 1974, Don Felder was recruited to join the group.
		The band recorded “On the Border” with the producer Bill Szymczyk.
		It became a super hit and reached the Top Ten.
	eagles001.bravehost.com.cob-web.org:8888 (660 words)

	Bill Szymczyk. Articles, reviews and interviews from Rock's Backpages. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		THERE CAN'T BE too many people whose surnames have eight letters, none of which is a vowel, but it hardly needs to be said that there were better reasons for Bill Szymczyk (pronounced "Simzick" by the way) joining our pantheon of producers.
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	Joe Walsh Discography
		Theme from Boat Weirdos (4:44) (Joe Walsh/Joe Vitale/Jay Ferguson/Willie Weeks/Bill Szymczyk)
		Bill Szymczyk (Tambourine on At the Station; Background vocals on Life's Been Good)
		Theme from Baroque Weirdos (1:33) (Joe Vitale/Bill Szymczyk)
	www.webcom.com /triangle/eagles/walsh_content.html (1815 words)

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