With eleven articles in this series published, I thought it worthwhile to produce a list of the individual Neve Consoles and the Modules that we have detailed so far.
The ident numbers refer to those used in the articles, and can be used to ‘jump’ to the correct place in each article. ‘Jump’ back here with the browser ‘Back’ button:
Early RUPERT NEVE consoles and their stories | PART ONE: 1959-1962 | ‘Rupert’s first – the valve/tube mixers’
1| 1959: ‘Making the music concrete’ – Rupert Neve’s first console for Desmond Leslie
2| 1961: The Recorded Sound STUDIO 10-channel valve mixer
3| 1962: Recorded Sound’s LOCATION recording 10-channel valve mixer
Early RUPERT NEVE consoles and their stories | PART TWO: 1962 – 1968 | ‘A Revolution Has Occurred’
N1| 1964:‘We would like to enquire’ – The letter that started Rupert Neve’s transistor consoles.
4| 1966: ‘The first modern sound mixer’ – Neve’s 16-channel mobile console for Philips.
5| 1965: ‘Industrial Applications’ – Neve’s other audio equipment.
6| 1966/7: The ‘Tape Control Unit’ for Philips Records.
7| 1966: ‘Mixer for a Town House’ – The Philips Studio 20-channel Neve.
7a| The Neve 1053 Mic-Amp Module.
7b| The Neve 1851 Switching Module.
8| 1966: ‘The Church Hall Neve’ – The Wessex Studio 18-channel.
8a| More on the Neve 1053 Mic-Amp Module.
9| 1966: ‘The first mobile Neve’ – The Intertel 24-channel.
9a| The Neve 1054 Mic-Amp Module.
9b| The Neve 1853 Switching Module.
10| 1967: ‘The same but bigger’ – The Intertel 30-channel Neve.
10a| The Neve 1058 Mic-Amp Module.
10b| The Neve 1862 Switching Module.
10c| The Intertel 30-channel Monitor Panel.
11| 1966: ‘The really small Neve’ – The Portable Sound Mixer.
11a| The Neve 1055 Mic-Amp Module.
11b| The first generation PSM at Audiofilm, Madrid
12| 1966: ‘The Station Of The Stars’ – Radio Luxembourg’s 8-channel mono Neve.
12a| The Neve 1056 Mic-Amp Module.
Early RUPERT NEVE consoles and their stories | PART THREE: 1967 – 1968 | ‘More Little Shelford Neves
13| 1966/7: ‘Studio over a Shop’ – The Chappell Studios 20-channel Neve.
13a| The Neve 1057 Mic-Amp Module.
14| 1966/7: ‘Reduced’ – Chappells 5-channel Remixing Neve.
14a| The Neve 2053 EQ Module.
15| 1967: The 16-channel Neve of ‘Televisión Española‘.
15a| The Neve 1058 Mic-Amp Module and Neve 1858 Switching Module.
16| 1967: ‘Worldwide Christian Radio’ –Trans World Radio’s 8-channel Neve.
16a| The Neve 1859 Switching Module.
17| 1967: ‘Four down to 2 down to 1’ – The Estudio Regson ‘Reduction’ Mixer.
18| 1967/8: Estudio Regson – gets a ‘main console’.
19| 1967: ‘Radio, but not Wireless’ – The 8 channel Neve of Rediffusion Singapore (丽的呼声).
20*| 1968: Granville TV Theatre’s 16-channel Neve – ‘6781’.
Early RUPERT NEVE consoles and their stories | PART FOUR: 1968-1969 | ‘Black to Blue-Grey
21| 1968: ‘Blue-grey with Marconi knobs’ – Pye Studio One’s 24-channel Neve
21a| The Neve 2057 EQ Module
21b| The Neve 1861 Switching Module
21c| The Neve 1059 Mic-Amp Module
22| 1968: ‘From The North’ – Granada TV’s 24 plus 12-channel Neve – ‘67111’
22a| The Neve 1060 Mic-Amp Module
22b| The Neve 1866 Switching and 1865 Gain/PFL Modules
23| 1968: ‘First In the US’ – Chicago Sound Studios 8-channel 4 group Neve – ‘2001’
23a| Revised Neve 1058 Mic-Amp Module and new Neve 2060 EQ Module and 1868 Switching Module.
24| 1968: ‘The shape of Neves to come’ – Chicago Sound Studio’s 16-channel 8 output Neve – ‘67123’
24a| Revised Neve 1057 Mic-Amp Module
24b| The Neve 1867 Switching Module
25| 1968: ‘New York’s First Neve’ – Vanguard Records 16-channel 4 output Neve
25a| The Neve 1061 Mic-Amp Module
25b| The Neve 1873 Switching Module
26| 1968/9: ‘The coming of 16 Tracks’ – Vanguard Record’s 24-channel 16 group Neve – ‘2008’
26a| The Neve 1870 and 1871 Switching and 1877 Echo Return Modules
27| 1968/9: ‘Another for Philips’ | Philips‘ Neve 8-channel ‘Reduction’ mixer
27a| The Neve 1062 Mic-Amp and 1874 Switching Modules
28| 1969: ‘The Star Wars Neve’ – Anvil Films 24-channel ‘scoring console’ – ‘2017’
Early RUPERT NEVE Consoles and their stories | PART FIVE: 1969-1970 | ‘Free-grouping comes to the Thames’
29| 1969: ‘Free-grouping’ – The Thames TV 24-channel Neves with 12-channel sub-mixers – ‘2044‘.
29a| The Neve 1063 Mic-Amp Module.
29b| The Neve 1878 Switching Module.
30| 1969/1970: The Thames Euston 24-channel Neves.
31| 1969/1970: ‘The World at War’– The Thames TV 16-channel Film Dubbing Neve – ‘A1′.
31a| The Neve 1878/A Switching Module.
31b| The Neve 2072 Sliding Notch Filter.
32| 1969: Recorded Sound’s 20-channel 8 group Neve – ‘2056’.
32a| 1970: Recorded Sound’s Re-mix 16-channel 4 group Neve – ‘A20’.
33| 1969: Southern Television’s 24-channel 3 Group Neve – ‘2047’, plus 12-channel add-on – ‘2048’
34| 1969: ‘Pathé News’ – The Pathé 12-channel Film Dubbing Neve –‘2061’.
34a| The Neve 1064 Mic-Amp Modules (available in variations).
35| 1966 to 1973: Early Neve Compressors and Limiters.
35a| The Neve 2251
35b| The Neve 2252
35c| The Neve 2253
35d| The Neve 2254
35e| The Neve 2254/A
35f| The Neve 2254/B and 2254/C
35g| The Neve 2254/D
35h| The Neve 2254/E
35i| The Neve 2262
36| 1969: Pye Records 12-channel ‘Reduction’ Neve – ‘2096’.
36a| The Neve 1065 Mic-Amp Module.
37| 1969: The Neve for the ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ in Madrid.
38| 1969: Neve 16-channel 4 output for S.E.D.M, Madrid.
38a| The Neve 1067 Mic-Amp Module.
39| 1969: Bob Auger’s 16 and 8-channel Neves.
39a| The Neve 1066 Mic-Amp Module.
39b| The Neve 1066/A Mic-Amp Module
39c| The Neve 1883 Switching Module
Early RUPERT NEVE Consoles and their stories | PART SIX: 1969-1970 | ’16-Track Comes To London’
40| 1969: ‘Bond Scores In Bayswater’ | Cine-Tele Sound’s 26-channel 11 output Neve –‘96001’.
41| 1969: ‘The Golden Shot’ | ATV Birmingham’s 36-channel 4 group Neve.
42| 1969: ‘A Neve For Norway’ Arne Beniksen Studio’s 24-channel 8 group Neve – ‘A24’.
43| 1970: ‘Bloomsbury Re-mix’ | CBS Records Theobalds Road 24-channel 4 group Neve – ‘A27’.
44| 1970: ’28 Silver Faders’ | CBS Records New Bond Street Studio’s 24-channel 16 group Neve – ‘A69’.
45| 1970: ‘George’s 16-Tracks’ | AIR Studio’s 24-channel 16 group Neves for Studios 1 and 2 – ‘A29 & A45’.
46| 1970: ‘AIR’s Two Other Neves’ | AIR Studio 3’s 20-channel 8 group Neve – ‘A46’ and the AIR Film Dubbing Theatre’s 12- channel 4 group Neve – ‘A47’.
47| 1970: ‘First Neves For Paris’ | Studio Acousti’s 20-channel 8 group and 16-channel 4 group Neves – ‘A62 & A63’ and the 24-channel 8 group – ‘A130’
48| 1970: ‘Neve In Sections’ | The Pye Mobile’s ‘transportable’ Neves – ‘A72 & A129‘.
49| 1970: ‘A Couple Of Small Ones’ | London Weekend TV’s 6-channel ‘Pres Mixer’ and 6-channel ‘Grams Mixer’ for Wembley Studios.
50| 1970: The ‘Standard Broadcast Console‘ | Neve BCM10/2.
50a| 1970: The Neve 1068 Mic-Amp Module.
50b| The Neve 1895 Routing Module.
51| 1970: The Neve 1069 Mono Grams-Amp Module.
Early Rupert Neve Consoles and their stories | PART SEVEN: 1970 | ‘The first 24-Track Neve’
52| 1969: Audiofilm Madrid’s 16-channel 4 group Neve
53| 1969: ‘Multitrack for TV and records’ | LWT’s 24-channel 8 group Neve for ‘Intersound’ –‘94008’.
53a| The Neve 1900 Switching Module.
53b| The Neve 1901 Reverb Return Module.
54| 1970: The Hispavox 24-channel 8 group Neve – ‘A40‘.
55| 1970: ‘Not just a Demo Studio’ | Dick James Music’s 16-channel 8 output Neve – ‘A83’.
56| 1970: ‘The First 24-Track Neve’ | Wessex Studio’s 28-channel 24 group Neve –‘A88’.
56a| The Neve 1073 Mic-amp Module
57| 1970: ‘First on the West Coast’ | Whitney’s 24-channel 16 group 24 monitor Neve –‘A94′.
57a| The Neve 1076 Mic-Amp Module
58| 1970: ‘Chappell’s get a bigger desk‘ | Chappell Studio’s 24-channel 16 group Neve –‘A118’.
58a| The Neve 1075 Mic-Amp Module
58b| The Neve 1074 Mic-Amp Module
59| Neve 1072 Gramophone Amps for the AIR Studio’s Neves
60| 1970: ‘The first Neve for BBC TV’ | Lime Grove Music Studio’s 24-channel 8 group Neve – ‘A135’
Early Rupert Neve Consoles and their stories | PART EIGHT: 1970 -1971 | ‘Neves for Prague, Moscow and for Decca. Ireland gets the biggest Neve order and wrap-around desks for Elstree.’
61| 1970: ‘Another for Pye’ | Pye Studio Two’s 16-channel 16 Group Neve – ‘A138’
62| 1970: ‘The House Of Artist’s’ in Prague | Supraphon Record’s 20-channel 8 Group Neve – ‘A164’
63| 1970: ‘100 channels for the US Networks’ | ATV Elstree’s two 28-channel 8 Group Neves – ‘A177’ & ‘A258’, and the 6-mic sub-mixers – ‘A248′
63a| The Neve 1070 and 1070L Mic-Amp Modules
63b| The Neve 6-channel B002 Sub-mixers – ‘A248’
64| 1970: ‘The biggest contract of 1970’ | The Irish RTÉ Neves –‘A184’ to ‘A194’
65| 1972: ‘The RTE Self-Op DJ consoles…that never got used‘ – Neve’s ‘A373’ to ‘A379’
66| 1970/71: ‘Neve break into Decca’ | Decca Record’s Neve 24-Channel 16 Group consoles – ‘A199’ & ‘A325’
66a| The Neve 1077 Mic-Amp Module
66b| The Neve 1922 Auxiliary Switching Module
66c| The Neve 1923 Group Monitor Module
66d| The Decca Peak Meter
67| 1971: “The Anglican Church with a Neve ….in Moscow” | Melodiya’s 24-Channel 16 Group Neve – ‘A203/S16’
68| 1971: ‘Radio Luxembourg gets a bigger studio’ | Audio International’s Neve – ‘A210’
68a| The Neve 1078 Mic-Amp Module
68b| The Neve 1911/B and 1903/B Routing Module
Early Rupert Neve Consoles and their stories | PART NINE: 1971-1972 | “Three-Man Neves”
69| The 16-4 becomes a ‘standard’ S.16-4 then the 8014
70| 1970-71: Five Neve 16-channel 4-group consoles:
70a| 1970: Craighall Studio’s 16-channel 4-group, 8-monitor Neve S.16-4
70b| 1971: The R.G.Jones 16-channel, 4-group, 8-monitor – Neve S.16-4
70c| 1971: Sound Development’s 16-channel, 4-group, 8-monitor – Neve – ‘A237’
70d| 1971: Manta Sound, Toronto’s 16-channel, 4-group, 8-monitor Neve
70e| 1971: Surrey University’s 16-channel 4-group 8-monitor – Neve ‘A259’
70f| 1972| 6 West Recording’s 24-channel 8-group 16-monitor Neve S.24/8
71| 1971: Rank-Pinewood’s Film Dubbing console: 30-channel Neve– ‘A241’.
73| 1971: EMI-MGM Film Dubbing: 36-channel 4-group Neve – ‘A243’.
74| 1971:“The Neve on Eel Pie Island”: Pete Townsend’s 16-channel 8-group –‘A246’
75| 1971: “Stereo for BBC Radio” – The Broadcasting House Concert Hall – Neve 24-channel ‘A251’ and The Maida Vale Studio 3’s – Neve 32-channel ‘A289’ and Maida Vale Studio 2’s 24-channel ‘A290‘
75a| The Neve 1079 Mic-Amp Module
76| 1971-72: “Multi-track for The Peel Sessions” – BBC Radio studios ‘Langham 1’ and ‘Aeolian 2’s’ 16-channel 4 Group and ‘Maida Vale studios 4 and 5’s’ 24-channel 8 Group Neve’s
77| 1971: Nova Sound London’s 24-channel 16-group 24-monitor Neve –‘A254’
78| 1971-72: RCA Hollywood’s 32-channel 24-group Neve’s – ‘A260’ & ‘A1004’
79| 1971: RCA Toronto’s 24-channel 16-group Neve – ‘A204’
Early Rupert Neve Consoles and their stories | PART TEN: 1972-1973 | ‘Free-grouping’ at LWT and Neve Mic Amps change some more.
80| 1972: CBS Whitfield Street’s 24-channel 16-group consoles – Neve’s ‘A314 & A346’
80a| The Neve 1080 Mic-Amp Module
81| 1972-1973: London Weekend TV’s three 30-channel consoles –Neve’s ‘A328 to A330’ plus two 12-channel Submixers – Neve’s ‘A291 & A292’.
82| 1972: London Weekend TV’s 8-channel Grams Mixers – Neve’s ‘A293 to A296’.
83| 1972: Yorkshire Television’s 20 channel 4 group Film Dubbing console – Neve ‘A392’
84| 1972: Decca Records 2-channel Tape Transfer consoles – Neve’s ‘A340 & A341’
85| 1972: 30-channel 16-group console for ‘Société Francaise du Son’ – Decca Paris – Neve ‘A599’
85a| The Neve 1081 Mic-Amp Module with 4-band EQ
Early Rupert Neve Consoles and their stories | PART ELEVEN: 1973 | The ‘extravagant’ Neve for Barclay in Paris and ‘The console that disappeared’
86| Neve’s standard 8014 and 8016 consoles sell around the world.
86a| Supraphon Records, Mozarteum Studio, Jungmannova Street, Prague – Neve 16-8 –‘A398’
86b| Covent Garden Opera House, London – Neve 16-4 ‘A583’
86c| Advision, Gosfield Street, London W1P – Neve 20-16
86d| Sounds Interchange, Willowdale, Toronto – Neve 24-8
86e| Studio Tempo, 707 rue Charlevoix, Montreal – Neve 24-16
87| André Perry Studio, Montreal – Neve 24-Channel 8-Group
88| 1972/3: BBC Northern Ireland OB Vehicle CMCR14 – Neve 20-4 – ‘A787’
89| 1972: “The Beginnings of Neve’s biggest contract” – South African Broadcast Corporation’s 8-channel Stereo Radio Consoles –Neve’s ‘A428 to A436’
89a| The Neve 1290 Mic Amp Module
90| 1971/3: ‘The console that disappeared’ – PYE Studio 1’s 26-channel 16-Group Neve – ‘A617’
91| 1973: South African Broadcasting Corporation -Neve 24-channel 4-Group Free Grouping – ‘A618’,
Neve Mono Drama Consoles -‘A619 and A620’ and Neve Stereo Drama / Music Consoles – ‘A621, A623 & A623’.
92| 1973: South African Broadcasting Corporation – 12-Channel Free-grouping TV OB Consoles- Neve’s ‘A909 & A910’.
93| 1973: Audiofilm, Madrid’s 24-channel 8-group 16-monitor console – Neve ‘A641’
94| The Neve 1082 Mic-Amp Module
95| The Neve 1083 Mic-Amp Module
96| 1973: “The Bright Lights of Paris” – Studio Barclay’s ‘extravagant’ 36-channel 16-Group – Neve ‘A646’
97| 1973: Twickenham Films 36-Channel 6-Group Neve – ‘A676’
98| 1973: Another for ‘AIR’ Studio 2 – the 32-Channel 24-Group – Neve ‘A725’