THE MAKING OF PENTHOUSE by luna - featuring DEAN WAREHAM

For the 25th anniversary, Dean Wareham looks back on the process of making Luna’s third record, Penthouse.

In this episode, Dean Wareham reflects on recording at Sorcerer Studios in New York City with engineer Mario Salvati and producer Pat McCarthy. Dean Wareham gets into the process of pushing for better performances, major label pressure, the grunge era and working with Tom Verlaine.

Notes and transcript

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Photo by Nitin Vadukul

Photo by Nitin Vadukul

Photo by Nitin Vadukul

Photo by Nitin Vadukul

Episode art by Scott Arnold