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In Marin / CURRENTS
WHEN SOMETHING IS rare, be it a comic book or caviar, it incites desire and panic. We crave and obsess about these limited things, hoping that maybe by proximity we will also be unique. If
those are your sentiments, you’re in luck. Here’s a collec-
tion of flora and fauna that are exclusive to Marin County,
all bearing the names of their native land.
CON TINUED FROM PAGE 27
ANGEL ISLAND MOLE
Scapanus latimanus insularis
MOUN T TAMALPAIS
MANZANITA
Arctostaphylos montana
POINT RE YES MOUNTAIN
BEAVER
Aplodontia rufa phaea
TIBURON JE WELFLOWER
Streptanthus niger
TIBURON MARIPOSA LILY
Calochortus tiburonensis
MARIN’S ENDEMIC SPECIES
As many residents in Marin already kno w, the Plant in Sausalito is associated with
a big chunk of music history: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, records by artists like
Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, Carlos Santana and John Fogerty, and
tons of other classic albums we love were all recorded there. But the history of the
studio has been as complicated as its name changes over the years. The iconic space
has gone through many iterations, starting off as the Sausalito Music Factory and
then being called the Record Plant before finally becoming the Plant in 1982. It was
also seized by the government on the basis of drug-related charges a few years after
that, and while great work still came out of the studio once that issue was resolved,
it never regained the magic of the ’70s and ’80s. Fortunately, the spirit of the Plant
will live on thanks to John Vanderslice. The musician and recording-gear junkie,
who operates the successful Tiny Telephone Recording in San Francisco, is opening up a sister studio in Oakland and is bringing the Plant’s famous mixing console
with him. “The Neve 8068 we bought from the Plant is really interesting on a few
counts,” he says. “It’s the end of the line for the great era of Neve; t wo years after
this console the company was completely restructured, and it made some pretty
lousy consoles for the next couple decades. So it’s the product of a great company
at the absolute peak.” And listen up, artists, he says: “The fidelity never improved
after this console, and this board is actually two 8068s put together — it’s amazing
and very rare. There are only a few of these consoles in the country, and there are
fewer each year.” The board is currently being rebuilt with the help of the Neve specialist on the West Coast, Garry Creiman, so it can be ready for the opening of Tiny
Telephone Oakland later this year. tinytelephone.com K. P.
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