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Ken Scott - Drum recording feature with Woody Woodmansey

Special thanks to Ken Scott, Woody Woodmansey and Sonic Reality for making this feature possible!

Woody Woodmansey Discography

The Rats 1969 - Blues Toons - Hype 1970-71

Bowie Singles: Changes, Starman, John, I’m Only dancing, Life on Mars, Drive-in, Saturday, Jean Genie,

David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World
David Bowie - Man of Words, Man of Music
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
David Bowie - The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie - Aladdin Sane

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Don't Stand Me Down

Art Garfunkel Tokyo Dome Gig 1988: A show held at the Tokyo Dome featuring songs from LEFTY and other standards with Nicky Hopkins on piano, Mick "Woody" Woodmansey on drums, Mickey Feat on bass, Jeffrey Jones on guitar and Rob Sabino on synthesizer. Other performers included Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, and the Hooters.

Cybernauts – recorded with Trevor Bolder, Joe Elliot, Phil Collen from Def Leppard.

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (Dec-1973): Starred as Himself

Drums

Woody uses a Premier kit ......a 24" bass drum, with 10", 12", 14"& 16" toms, and a 9" brass snare ...or a Pearl wood snare 5 ½".

Woody is endorsed by Zildjian cymbals, who gives Woody excellent service, and currently uses a Custom Dry Light ride 20" K series, Master Sound Hi-Hat 13" A series, A Custom Splash 12", A Custom Splash 10", A Custom Crash 17", A Custom Crash 14", Oriental China Trash 16", Azuka Latin Crash 13". I use Zildjian sticks Z4A.

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