The Phantoms (40)

Dave Ryan, Nicole Wills, Jane Veillette, Joe Veillette, Charlie Staxx By Ralph Leglini: The Phantoms were a very popular Woodstock band in the '80s. They started out as a '50s cover band. There were 5 members of the band 3 guys and 2 girls who were all very good singers: Dave Ryan, Nicole Wills, Jane Veillette, Joe Veillette, and Charlie Saxx. I encouraged them to write and perform some original material, and that's how this record came about. Nicole Wills sang lead on "I Forgot." Right before we mixed this song, Ronson came up and did his 8 bar solo (a tremendous pop / R&R solo). He used my 1961 Fender Esquire Custom (which he liked a lot, and would occasionally borrow for sessions) through an MXR Dynacomp and into an old Marshall Amp. George Cowan was the engineer for the session, which I recall as going pretty quick - a few run throughs, and then the take. The first 6 bars were a keeper, and then Mick punched in the last 2 bars a few times until he was happy with it. We all thought it was a great Ronson solo! (Adapted from Ralph Leglini interview by Sven Gusevik found on The Mott Archive). Ralph Leglini was one of Ronson's best friends while he lived in Woodstock. Leglini also played guitar and keyboards in Ronson's 1988 touring band.