Cropper and Reading, the Midnight Recorders

After his polyp surgery he wasn't allowed even to talk for two months. He kept writing new material and by the time he could get back into the studio again in late November, he was bursting with songs. Reading had about 30 new songs he wanted to record in those three weeks - some of them were over a year old. Many of these tracks weren't initially recorded by the full band,. Reading was doing so much recording and cutting so many tracks, that a lot of the time it would come down to a group they called the Midnight Recorders. They'd stay up all night drinking whiskey with Cropper on Reading and playing a basic beat while they recorded. Carl Cunningham of the Bar