Tucked beneath an unassuming office block near Marble Arch, Pye Studios was one of the most prolific and technically influential hit factories in British music history. From pioneering custom Neve consoles to serving as a vital launchpad for The Kinks, Petula Clark, and a young David Bowie, explore the story, the sound, and the sudden disappearance of London's great lost subterranean studio.

Abbey Road endures, but dozens of London’s definitive tracking rooms have quietly disappeared behind modern redevelopments, flats, and changing industry economics. From corporate hit factories and boutique Chelsea conversions to private rock band sanctuaries, this historical survey maps the closed and demolished facilities that forged British rock's golden age.

High in the hills above Nice, Super Bear Studios became a private working base for major artists including Pink Floyd, Kate Bush and Queen during the late vinyl era.

High on a hillside ridge in Olveston, George Martin built a residential recording sanctuary that defined a golden chapter of the vinyl era. Between 1979 and 1989, AIR Studios Montserrat hosted landmark sessions for Dire Straits, The Police, Elton John, and The Rolling Stones. Here is the definitive story of Martin's tropical retreat, its custom Neve engineering, complete studio timeline, and full discography.

Most people walk past this old dairy on the King's Road in Chelsea not realising it was an important recording studio in the Sixties. Read about the history of Sound Techniques and the bands that recorded here.