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PRESENCE OF THE KRAMER

FEW PRODUCERS/ENGINEERS have affected guitar music in the way Eddie Kramer has. Having worked with Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Ace Frehley and Buddy Guy (and that’s just the tip of the iceberg), Kramer has long had a bead on all things six-string.

But looking beyond the studio — which accounts for an expansive list of albums — Kramer’s deepest impact may well be on the live side of things, which features classics like Kiss’ , Led Zeppelin’s and Derek and the Dominos’ . The double live album, which was released in January 1973 (two years after the band’s breakup), was not only a brilliant 89 minutes

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