Brother Studios
For the recording studio at Brian Wilson's Bellagio residence, see Brian Wilson's home studio.
The front of Brother Studios in the mid-1970s. The front door was not used for access, the back alleyway was the preferred entrance.
Brother Studios (later renamed Crimson Sound[1]) was the name of a recording studio located at 1454 5th St, Santa Monica, California established by Beach Boys Carl and Dennis Wilson.
History
Brother Studios was named after the Beach Boys' record label, Brother Records and officially opened for public use in May 1974. The studio was functional as early as January 1974 as certain high profile artists such as Elton John had begun using the facility.[2] Brother Studios served as the primary recording base of the Beach Boys until it was sold to engineer Hank Cicalo and jazz musician Tom Scott in 1978 who subsequently renamed it "Crimson Sound".[3]
Sessions at Brother Studios
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| Date(s) | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Elton John | Caribou[2] |
| 1975 | Elton John | Blue Moves |
| 1975 | Jim Dutch | (unreleased album) |
| 1975–76 | The Beach Boys | 15 Big Ones |
| 1976 | The Quick | Mondo Deco |
| 1976 | Ricci Martin | Beached |
| 1976 | Helen Reddy | Ear Candy |
| 1976 | Lisa Hartman | Lisa Hartman |
| 1975–77 | Dennis Wilson | Pacific Ocean Blue |
| 1976–77 | The Beach Boys | Love You |
| 1977 | Crane | Crane |
| 1977–78 | Dennis Wilson | Bambu (unreleased) |
| 1978 | The Paley Brothers | The Paley Brothers[4] |
| 1978 | Terry Reid | Rogue Waves[5] |
| 1979 | Mink DeVille | Le Chat Bleu[1] |
| 1979 | Tom Scott | Street Beat[6] |
| 1979 | Ben Sidran | The Cat and the Hat[7][8] |
| 1979 | Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"[9] |
| 1979 | Nielsen/Pearson | Nielsen/Pearson[10] |
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Billboard Magazine. April 28, 1979.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bernardin, Claude (1996). Rocket Man: Elton John from A-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 124. ISBN 978-0275956981. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ↑ http://start.hankcicalo.com/services
- ↑ Mix - Volume 19, Issues 7-12 - Page 104
- ↑ Billboard Magazine. August 5, 1978.
- ↑ "http://www.granatino.com/sdresource/md2.htm"
- ↑ Billboard Magazine. August 5, 1978.
- ↑ http://www.interq.or.jp/blue/sudo/Quest/cards/B/BenSidran/CatAndTheHat_x.html
- ↑ http://barbra-archives.com/record/singles/tears_wet.html
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/NielsenPearson-NielsenPearson/release/1488416
Coordinates: 34°0′58.91″N 118°29′35.73″W / 34.0163639°N 118.4932583°W
