An iconic music studio in London, the place artists together with The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, and Black Sabbath as soon as recorded is about to reopen its doorways to artists.
Regent Sound studio, which The Who’s Pete Townshend as soon as described as a “massive part of rock history,” had been silent for many years. Now, it’s being revived as each a landmark website crammed with rock, jazz, and blues memorabilia, and a newly refurbished guitar retailer.
Ozzy Osbourne on the Regent Sound studios throughout the recording of Black Sabbath’s Paranoid, 1970.
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Positioned on Denmark Avenue, a historic hub of London’s music scene, Regent Sounds opened its first exhibit final week, that includes the guitar of blues legend T-Bone Walker.
The reopening additionally marked the launch of a brand new ebook, “Electric Blues! T-Bone Walker and the Guitar That Started It All.”
“The music is kind of ingrained in the walls,” Weir mentioned. “It sounds a bit corny, but you can feel the vibe in here.”
Among the unique partitions, ground tiles and recording tools have been preserved from the studio the place the Beatles recorded the hit “Fixing a Hole,” from the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band album. It was the primary use of a British recording studio aside from Abbey Street for a Beatles album on the time.
The Rolling Stones additionally recorded their debut album at Regent Sound in January 1964, the place the collective of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Invoice Wyman and Charlie Watts collectively recorded tracks together with “Route 66” and “I Just Want To Make Love To You.”
Whereas the guitar retailer has now re-opened, the total restoration of the music studio is anticipated to be accomplished inside a 12 months, The Guardian reported final month.
