Heroes' Story

In much the same way that climbing Everest was once a more harrowing and difficult experience than it is now (if that can be imagined), time was when song recording was comparatively primitive and basic. Both required ingenuity and a lot of DIY with antediluvian equipment, which was at once challenging and gratifying. The same will probably be said of today's work in a few decades. But back to then and, in this particular case, David Bowie's "Heroes," recorded in the analog days of 1977. Tony Visconti, who produced it along with Bowie (and plays "the pipe"), breaks it down, track by track, forever and ever (story, videos, worthwhile links): http://www.openculture.com/2016/01/producer-tony-visconti-breaks-down-the-making-of-david-bowies-classic-heroes-track-by-track.html