Rolling Stones Mobile Studio
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The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio (also known as the RSM) is a mobile recording studio inside a DAF F1600 Turbo truck, once owned by the English rock band The Rolling Stones. Numerous bands and artists have recorded music using the RSM, including The Who, Dire Straits, Deep Purple, Lou Reed, Bob Marley, Horslips, Nazareth, Fleetwood Mac, Bad Company, Status Quo, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Wishbone Ash, Motörhead and the Rolling Stones themselves. Today, the RSM resides at the National Music Centre in Calgary.[1]
History
The concept for the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio came about in 1968 when the Rolling Stones, tired of the 9-to-5 limitations of commercial recording studios and being billed for studio time sometimes spent rehearsing or composing, decided to find a way to record at Mick Jagger's new Stargroves country estate. Since recording at this residential location would require all of the necessary recording equipment to be transported to Jagger's house, the band's road manager and pianist Ian Stewart introduced the idea of building a recording studio control room within a truck.
Under Stewart's guidance, a number of top engineers and producers, including Glyn Johns, were consulted in the project's creation, which was then taken to Dick Swettenham's company Helios Electronics. Known for making mixing consoles for some of the most exclusive studios of the time, the company then produced the first working version of the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio.
Originally intended only for use by The Rolling Stones, the RSM soon gained popularity with other rock bands, such as
In spring 1973,
By the 1980s, the pattern of work had shifted towards more broadcast-oriented products, mostly for major UK clients such as
After the Stones
In 1985, The Rolling Stones sold the RSM to
The Mobile was subsequently returned to the commercial marketplace, which had become extremely competitive, both financially and technically. It remained in operation until its closure in April 1993. The last recordings made by it were with Mick's brother Chris Jagger, and his band Atcha!, at the unit's base in Pinewood Studios.
In 1996 the Mobile, still in its original form, was sold through auction at Bonham’s and taken to the US by
The unit is currently owned by the National Music Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Cantos Music Collection acquired it in November 2001).[5]
Notable projects
Singles
- "Smoke on the Water" – Deep Purple
- "No Woman, No Cry" – Bob Marley and the Wailers
- "Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter" – Iron Maiden
Albums
- 1970: Led Zeppelin III – Led Zeppelin
- 1971: Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones
- 1971: Led Zeppelin IV – Led Zeppelin
- 1971: Who's Next – The Who
- 1972: Machine Head – Deep Purple
- 1972: Exile on Main St. – The Rolling Stones
- 1972: Happy to Meet – Sorry to Part – Horslips
- 1973: Houses of the Holy – Led Zeppelin
- 1973: Live Dates – Wishbone Ash
- 1973: Penguin – Fleetwood Mac
- 1973: Mystery to Me – Fleetwood Mac
- 1973: Recorded Live – Ten Years After
- 1973: Who Do We Think We Are – Deep Purple
- 1974: Burn – Deep Purple
- 1974: Rampant - Nazareth
- 1975: Physical Graffiti – Led Zeppelin
- 1975: Live!– Bob Marley and the Wailers
- 1975: Run with the Pack – Bad Company
- 1977: Live! – Status Quo
- 1977: Moonflower – Santana
- 1979: Life in a Day – Simple Minds
- 1980: Toyah! (live album) - Toyah
- 1981: Rocket 88 – Rocket 88
- 1983: Alchemy: Dire Straits Live – Dire Straits
- 1985: A Physical Presence – Level 42
- 1985: Live After Death – Iron Maiden
- 1986: Just in Time – Buddy Rich
- 1990: No Prayer for the Dying – Iron Maiden
References
- The National (CBC)l (2016-06-26), Rolling Stones' Mobile Recording Truck | Inside Tour, retrieved 2016-06-27
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4584-2197-5.
- ^ Angus, Janet (September 1984). "Rolling Stones' Mobile Studio". Home Studio Recording. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Porter, David (17 February 2010). "11 legendary recording studios to rival Abbey Road". musicradar.com. Future plc. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Rolling Stones Mobile Recording Studio". Studio Bell. National Music Centre. Retrieved 12 April 2022.