Al Kooper

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Classic Tracks: The Tubes’ “White Punks On Dope”

By Matt Hurwitz ⋅ Published: 05/22/2026

The studio version of The Tubes’ anthemic, zany, crowd favorite was also Al Kooper's "greatest engineering feat"—and it features one of The Eagles on...

The period-accurate microphones were used to actually record throughout studio scenes. Photo: Macall Polay/Searchlight Pictures.

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The Sound—And Studio Set—of ‘A Complete Unknown,’ Part 1

By Matt Hurwitz ⋅ Published: 02/04/2025 ⋅ Updated: 02/05/2025

'A Complete Unknown' follows young Bob Dylan through the early 1960s, complete with carefully crafted sound and an incredible recreation of Columbia Records' Studio...