Brother Studios
34°0′58.91″N 118°29′35.73″W / 34.0163639°N 118.4932583°W
 The front of Brother Studios in the mid-1970s. The front door was not used for access, the back alleyway was the preferred entrance. | |
| Crimson Sound | |
| Founded | 1974 in Santa Monica, California, US |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | 1454 5th St, Santa Monica, California, US |
Brother Studios (later renamed Crimson Sound[1]) was the name of a recording studio located at 1454 5th St, Santa Monica, California, established by brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, co-founders of the Beach Boys.
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
| Date(s) | Artist | Album | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Elton John | Caribou | [2] |
| 1975 | Elton John | Blue Moves | |
| 1975 | Jim Dutch | Untitled (unreleased) | |
| 1975–76 | The Beach Boys | 15 Big Ones | |
| 1976 | The Quick | Mondo Deco | |
| 1976 | Ricci Martin | Beached | |
| 1976 | The Runaways | Queens of Noise | [4] |
| 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 | [5] |
| 1978 | Terry Reid | Rogue Waves | [6] |
| 1979 | Mink DeVille | Le Chat Bleu | [1] |
| 1979 | Tom Scott | Street Beat | [7] |
| 1979 | Ben Sidran | The Cat and the Hat | [6][8] |
| 1979 | Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand | No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) | [9] |
| 1979 | Nielsen/Pearson | Nielsen/Pearson | [10] |
Notes
- ^ a b "Studio Track". Billboard. April 28, 1979. p. 52.
- ^ a b Bernardin, Claude (1996). Rocket Man: Elton John from A-Z. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 124. ISBN 978-0275956981. Retrieved November 12, 2012.
- ^ "Biography". Hank Cicalo's Music. Archived from the original on December 15, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ Queens of Noise (liner notes). The Runaways. Mercury Records. 1977. SRM 1-1126.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Mix - Volume 19, Issues 7-12 - Page 104
- ^ a b "Sound Business". Billboard. August 5, 1978. p. 59.
- ^ "Jeff Porcaro: A Special Tribute". Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Barbra Streisand Archives | 7-inch 45 rpm Singles | Enough Is Enough/No More Tears (Duet with Donna Summer)". barbra-archives.com. Archived from the original on November 28, 2010.
- ^ "Nielsen/Pearson – Nielsen/Pearson (1980, Winchester Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1980.
