Britannia Row Studios

Britannia Row Studios was a recording studio in Islington, London N1 (1975–1995), and then Fulham, London SW6, England (1995–2015). It was built by the English rock band Pink Floyd, who used it to record their albums Animals (1977) and The Wall (1979).

History

The studio was built by the English rock band Pink Floyd in a three-story block at 35 Britannia Row, Islington, London N1,[1] after their 1975 album Wish You Were Here was released. Pink Floyd used the studio to record their album Animals and parts of The Wall,[2] including the school chorus on "Another Brick in the Wall".

Pink Floyd's drummer, Nick Mason, eventually assumed ownership of the studio. In the early 1990s, he sold the business to Kate Koumi, who had been managing it since the mid-1980s.[3] Koumi relocated it in 1995 to Wandsworth Bridge Road in Fulham, where it operated for the next 20 years. It closed in September 2015 and was converted into flats.[4][5]

Mason retained the building in Britannia Row, which was developed as serviced offices.[1] In 2012 some of it, including the original studio spaces, was being used as a training facility for the London School of Sound.[3] In 2016, Islington Council granted permission for an extension and conversion of the building into flats with limited office space.[6][7][8]

Britannia Row Productions

An audio equipment rental company, Britannia Row Productions, originally based at Britannia Row, was created to hire out Pink Floyd's tour equipment and keep the skills of its crew together.[9] Early events that it provided sound for included Queen's 1976 show in Hyde Park, with an audience of over 150,000. Pink Floyd sold Britannia Row Productions to their managers in 1985, and it is now based in Twickenham.[10]

Artists

The studio was used by artists including:

References

  1. ^ a b "Britannia Row website". Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Studio where Pink Floyd recorded 'The Wall' is to be turned into flats". NME. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Rent Pink Floyd's old recording studio on Britannia Row". Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  4. ^ Philippa Stockley, From a £200k recording studio to two flats now worth almost £2 million, Evening Standard Homes & Property, 23 November 2016
  5. ^ Now you can live in Pink Floyd's former studios, The Resident, 6 March 2017
  6. ^ John Earls, Studio where Pink Floyd recorded ‘The Wall’ is to be turned into flats, NME, 30 June 2016
  7. ^ Nick DeRiso, Pink Floyd’s Recording Studio Is Being Turned Into Condos, Ultimate Classic Rock, 29 June 2016
  8. ^ Planning Committee Report, Islington Council, 28 June 2016
  9. ^ Mike McInnis (2000). "Spare Bricks #6". Sparebricks.fika.org.
  10. ^ Official website, Britannia Row Productions. Accessed 4 October 2017.
  11. ^ Official website, Peter Gabriel – Britannia Row. Accessed 18 January 2024
  12. ^ Buskin, Richard (February 2012). "Classic Tracks: Sinéad O'Connor 'Nothing Compares 2 U'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  13. ^ Doyle, Tom (September 2022). "Classic Tracks: Soul II Soul 'Back To Life'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 11 July 2024.

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