For the Love of Money

- Artist: The O'Jays
- Album: Ship Ahoy
- Label: Philadelphia International Records
- Year: 1973
- Producer: Gamble and Huff
- Engineer: Joe Tarsia
- Studio: Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia
Notes:
Echo -
Slap echo makes the opening bass line distinct enough to announce the tune, an effect recognizable from the first note decades later.
Flanging/Phasing -
That same bass line, and the high-hat, and the cymbal crashes, all reveal a 70s-inspired heavy dose of a short delay effect, in the flanging/phasing family.
Time Reversal -
Reverse reverb is added to the Background Vocals, morphing the voices of the O'Jays into a psychedelic synth texture suitable for the time. It also does a nice job making the tune pop out of the loudspeakers.
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