RAK Studios
RAK Studios is a recording studio complex with residential facilities located near Regent's Park in central London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1976 by English record producer Mickie Most.[1] RAK has four recording rooms. Studios 1 and 2 house API desks; Studio 3 has a vintage Neve VRP Legend console (previously at Abbey Road Studios' Studio 2); and Studio 4 contains an SSL 4056 desk.[2]
The RAK complex was a Victorian school and church hall.[2]
Notable songs recorded at RAK Studios
- ”In a Big Country” – Big Country
- "Bigmouth Strikes Again" – The Smiths
- "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" – The Jam
- "Everyone's a Winner" – Hot Chocolate
- ”Fairytale of New York” – The Pogues
- "Hold Me Now" – The Thompson Twins
- "Kids in America" – Kim Wilde
- "Living Next Door to Alice" – Smokie
- "Pretty In Pink" – The Psychedelic Furs
- "Shattered Dreams" – Johnny Hates Jazz
- "Some Girls" – Racey
- "Vienna" – Ultravox
- "When Love Breaks Down" – Prefab Sprout
See also
References
- ^ "The man who inspired Simon Cowell to be Most successful". Daily Express. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ^ a b "RAK Studios - Video Features Recorded at RAK". RecordProduction. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
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