Get an in-depth accounting of the process behind mixing Peter Gabriel's So from engineer Kevin Killen and Jerry Marotta, and get some tips for your own productions here: http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2014/killen-and-marotta/
Many thanks for your extensive summary and for the links to the cool-looking analog gear. It’s very reassuring to read that some Anglo-Saxon professionals actually value the slow process of crafting and experimenting at one’s pace.