The definitive guide to the lost, lamented titans of American recordings studios.
Record Plant. Stax. The Automatt. Caribou Ranch. These and other legendary American recording studios are no longer standing, but their legacies and distinctive sounds live on in countless stories and classic recordings, from Billy Joel to Captain Beefheart, David Bowie to the Pointer Sisters.
Now, for the first time, comprehensive technical details, gear lists, dimensions, and more can be found in The Lost Spaces, architect-turned-producer Richard Adlam's unprecedented guide to the most significant lost studios in the United States. From Atlantic Studios to Universal, Adlam provides painstaking, meticulously reconstructed diagrams and spec sheets accompanied by historical photos, anecdotes, and lists of the key albums and performers recorded in each space. Whether you're an engineer, musician, designer, or all-around music geek, this is a one-of-a-kind resource preserving an essential slice of pop-music history.

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Music Theory & AppreciationTable of contents
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- A&R STUDIOS112 WEST 48TH STREET
- A&R STUDIOS 799 SEVENTH AVENUE
- AMIGO STUDIOS 1114 CUMPSTON AVENUE
- ATLANTIC STUDIOS
- THE AUTOMATT
- BELL SOUND STUDIOS
- BLANK TAPES STUDIOS
- CAPITOL MELROSE
- CARIBOU RANCH
- COLUMBIA RECORDINGSTUDIOS LA
- COLUMBIA STUDIOSNEW YORK
- GOLD STAR
- THE HIT FACTORYNEW YORK
- KING STUDIOS
- MEDIASOUND STUDIOS
- MIRA SOUND NEW YORK
- RECORD PLANT EAST
- RECORD PLANT WEST
- SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS
- STAX STUDIOS
- UNITED SOUND STUDIOS
- UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
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