Manticore Studios

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Manticore Studios was a music studio based in Fulham, London. It was originally an old Broadway cinema which was purchased by English progressive rock supergroup Emerson Lake and Palmer, who converted it into a rehearsal and production facility.

The Emerson, Lake and Palmer album Brain Salad Surgery was rehearsed upstairs in the foyer of the building.

The downstairs portion of the facility was rented out to other bands to go through production rehearsals. Led Zeppelin used this venue to rehearse its 1977 North American concert tour. Other artists known to have rehearsed there include Queen, Procul Harum, Steve Ellis, Widowmaker and Blue Oyster Cult.