This film gave us the remarkable graininess of the final shot. We used high-speed Ektachrome film as the light began to fade. Both of us brought our Nikons up in the basket, and we took turns shooting, ducking and reloading. “To get the perfect picture, David and I had perched nervously atop a 60-foot cherry picker dangling over Sunset Boulevard in the rush hour, shooting blindly into the sun. Their producer and engineer, Bill Szymzyk, brought in an acetate of ‘Hotel California’ - destined to be the first cut on, and the title of, their next album. It was a jolly affair - the Eagles were huge, enjoying hit after hit, and the California rock scene was burgeoning. Don Felder was also there, along with the amazing falsetto, Randy Meisner. Irving Azoff, their manager, called me in to meet Don Henley and Glenn Frey (they were still friends at this point, so the conversation was fresh and lively). This led me directly to Linda’s label - Asylum - and the Eagles. I began working with Peter Asher again, who was now managing James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt in LA.
in 1974 and I soon fell - with great enthusiasm - into the West Coast music scene. “After a six-month stint in New York, the family moved to L.A. Walsh brought a heavier rock sound to an album, which won a Grammy in 1977 for Record of the Year. THE EAGLES during “Hotel California“ introduced guitarist Joe Walsh (middle) to the fold.
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