Arguably the most famous recording studio in the world would be Abbey Road Studios in St. John’s Wood, London, England. Made famous, of course, by The Beatles, who recorded nearly every bit of their musical output behind the doors of this respected institute. The studio, which opened in 1931, was originally called E.M.I. Studios, but in 1970, because of the popular Beatle album, Abbey Road, the name changed. Pink Floyd recorded approximately eight albums there, including Dark Side Of The Moon. Each Beatle returned as solo artists to record there. You’ll notice such diversity of artists from Michael Buble to Iron Maiden; 60’s greats The Zombies and Gerry and The Pacemakers to modern performers like Kanye West and U2; classical greats Yehudi Menuhin and Arthur Rubenstein to big band legends Ella Fitzgerald and Glenn Miller. For this month’s offering of studio trivia, I’m slacking a bit and just giving you a list to read! You can admire it, curse it, or simply reminisce and enjoy it-not the article, but the list! Or both, if you wish! No matter how you feel about any of these artists, this is a pretty impressive list.
Adele – The Alan Parsons Project – Joanna Ampil – Adam Ant – Burt Bacharach – Badfinger – Gnarls Barkley – Syd Barrett – The Beatles – Tony Bennett – Cilla Black – Mary J. Blige – James Blunt – The Black Keys – Michael Bublé – Kate Bush – Buzzcocks – Vanessa Carlton – Pablo Casals – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeeds – Steven Curtis Chapman – Miley Cyrus – Dave Mason – Dashboard Confessional – Deep Purple – Depeche Mode – Donovan – Duran Duran – Plácido Domingo – Elliott Smith – Enya – Ella Fitzgerald – Foo Fighters – Connie Francis – Robert Fripp – Frank Ocean – Melody Gardot – Gerry and the Pacemakers – David Gilmour – Green Day – Josh Groban – George Harrison – The Hollies – Iron Maiden – Charles Ives – Michael Jackson – Mick Jagger – Elton John – Jamiroquai – Nigel Kennedy – Alicia Keys – Patti LaBelle – Ray LaMontagne – John Lennon – Lady Gaga – Madness – Manfred Mann – Hank Marvin – Dave Matthews – George Martin – John Mayer – Paul McCartney – Meat Loaf – Yehudi Menuhin – MercyMe – Glenn Miller – Alanis Morissette – Muse – Mike Oldfield – Olivia Newton-John – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Oasis – Panic! at the Disco – Itzhak Perlman – Peter & Gordon – Pink Floyd – The Pretty Things – Queen – Radiohead – Raspberries – Red Hot Chili Peppers – Cliff Richard – Nigel Rogers – Arthur Rubenstein – Rush – The Saturdays – Peter Sellers – The Seekers – The Shadows – Helen Shapiro – The Spice Girls – Elliott Smith – Ringo Starr – Al Stewart – Sting – James Taylor – Taylor Swift – U2 – Peter Ustinov – Fats Waller – Wang Chung – Kanye West – Robbie Williams – Wings – Stevie Wonder – Amy Winehouse – John Williams and The London Philharmonic-including three Star Wars movie soundtracks – XTC – The Zombies
By the way, if there are several artists on here that you don’t recognize, you should see the list of artists I left off! ‘Til next month, keep listening!
-Johnny Divine
