Beach Boys Studio

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Coordinates: 34°4′51.12″N 118°26′19.51″W / 34.0808667°N 118.4387528°W / 34.0808667; -118.4387528
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For the recording studio established by the Beach Boys in 1974, see Brother Studios.

Sunflower. From left: Dennis and Brian Wilson, Mike Love (back), and Carl Wilson
(front).

Beach Boys Studio

Bedroom Tapes". In 1972, the studio was dismantled and later succeeded by Brother Studios in Santa Monica, California
.

Background

The studio was built in 1967 due to various issues Wilson regularly experienced when working at commercial studios, such as being hassled by owners for touching the control board (a violation of union regulations), as well as to eliminate the inconvenience of booking time in advance.[3]

It is sometimes referred to as "Brian Wilson's home studio". Band engineer Stephen Desper said that the studio was funded and intended for use by everyone in the group, not just Wilson, and disputed its characterization as "Brian's studio".[4] Because his bandmates took much of the recording equipment with them when they left for concert tours, Wilson was not typically allowed to use the home studio unless the band was present.[5]

Technical details

Recording capabilities at Wilson's Los Angeles residence were made possible by his band and engineer

Marilyn Wilson,[7] the studio recorded a mix of artists with personal ties to the Beach Boys, including American Spring, The Flames, Stephen Kalinich and Charles Manson.[8]

Dismantling

The studio was dismantled by Wilson's then-wife Marilyn in mid-1972. Wilson later remarked, "If I could have anything in the world, I'd have a studio in my house again. That's the one thing I want more than anything!"[9]

Sessions

Session dates Artist Associated project
Mid-1967 The Beach Boys Smiley Smile[10]
Late-1967 Wild Honey[10]
Early-1968 Friends[10]
Mid-1968 Charles Manson Various recordings[10]
Late-1969 Stephen Kalinich A World of Peace Must Come[10]
1969/1970 The Beach Boys Sunflower[10]
1970/1971 Surf's Up[10]
1970 The Flame The Flame[10]
Late-1971 Dennis Wilson
Unreleased solo album[10]
1971/1972 Spring Spring[10]
1971/1972 The Beach Boys Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Slowinski, Craig (November 13, 2012). "Re: Brian Wilson's home studio". Smiley Smile.
  2. UMG. 2021.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link
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  3. ^ Leaf 1978, p. 113.
  4. ^ Desper, Stephen (September 26, 2018). "Re: Beach Boys studio disasters and screwups?". smileysmile.net.
  5. ISBN 1-86074-627-6
    .
  6. ISBN 0-312-07026-8
    .
  7. CREEM
    , October 1976, Page 30
  8. ISBN 9780340977019
  9. ^ Leaf 1978, p. 152.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Doe, Andrew G. (2012). "GIGS". Retrieved October 26, 2012.

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