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An early version of this song with drummer Jerry Marotta was "much more intense and far out" than the later release.  
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On the released version the bass line was played with drum sticks onto the strings of Tony Levin's bass
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Engineer Kevin Killen mentioned that Jerry Marotta, [[Manu Katché]] and [[Stewart Copeland]] from [[The Police]] each played their individual drums to a beat from the Linndrum. [[Peter Gabriel]] liked Stewart’s take, but he sped up in places.
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The drums were mixed down to mono, played along to the click, with samples of the parts that worked best. Peter wanted to included Stewart's fills, too, so Kevin sampled his drum fills and altered their speed.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:15, 6 February 2022

"Big Time"
If song was released as a single, include single cover art. Otherwise, include album cover artwork to replace the 45 rpm, if available.
Recorded by Peter Gabriel
Released: 1986
Recorded: RECORDED TIME PERIOD
Length: 4:24
Album(s): So
Label(s): Virgin
Writer(s): Peter Gabriel
Producer(s): PRODUCER(S)
Studio(s): RECORDING STUDIO(S)
Released as single: YES, B-SIDE, or NO

"Big Time" is a song written by Peter Gabriel and recorded by Peter Gabriel in YYYY.

About the song

An early version of this song with drummer Jerry Marotta was "much more intense and far out" than the later release.

On the released version the bass line was played with drum sticks onto the strings of Tony Levin's bass

Engineer Kevin Killen mentioned that Jerry Marotta, Manu Katché and Stewart Copeland from The Police each played their individual drums to a beat from the Linndrum. Peter Gabriel liked Stewart’s take, but he sped up in places.

The drums were mixed down to mono, played along to the click, with samples of the parts that worked best. Peter wanted to included Stewart's fills, too, so Kevin sampled his drum fills and altered their speed.

Personnel

Release History

Albums

"Big Time" appears on the following album releases (please see links for further details on each title):

Cover art Album title Catalog no. Release country Format Release date
Stub.gif So PG-5 UK LP 1986-05-31

Singles

CD Singles

Cover art Catalog no. Songs Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "Song"(s) YYYY-MM-DD Country

7" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song/B-side song Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" YYYY-MM-DD Country

12" Singles

Cover art Catalog no. A-side song(s)/B-side song(s) Release date Release country
Stub.gif Catalog no. "A-side song"/"B-side song" (add more songs as necessary) YYYY-MM-DD Country

Video

"Big Time" appears on the following video and dvd releases:

Cover art Video title Release date Release country
Peter Gabriel Play The Videos.jpg Play The Videos 2004-MM-DD Germany

Awards, nominations, and certifications

Awards

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Year Winner Award Category
YYYY WINNER (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Nominations

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Year Nominee Award Category
YYYY NOMINEE (album, song, producer, etc.) AWARD (Grammy, People's Choice, etc.) CATEGORY

Certifications

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Country Certifier Classification Certification
COUNTRY CERTIFIER (RIAA, IFPI...) CLASSIFICATION (Album, singles, foreign artist...) CERTIFICATION (Gold, Platinum, Diamond...)

Lyrics

This is a sample set of lyrics
They should go here

If a song is an instrumental
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Quotations and trivia

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Alternative and cover versions

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See also

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External links

References

source: An Investigation Into The Records Of The Police; engineer Kevin Killen and drummer Jerry Marotta