“Shades of Gray (master backing track take 98)”

?: Let’s try one more. Um, be careful of rushing the very intro. Let’s have the bass first entrance be right on the, you know, the part where the maracas come in and everything, and just hang out with the snare. Nine.
Peter: One, two.

[complete instrumental from “Shades of Gray”]


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