Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio
Founder | Ronnie Lane |
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Headquarters | , |
Website | www |
Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio, also known as LMS (Lane Mobile Studio),[1] is a mobile recording studio originally owned by Ronnie Lane.
History
Lane acquired the studio in 1972. It was one of the first ever mobile recording studios,[2] and consisted of a 16-track studio housed in a 26' Airstream trailer, with a Helios mixing console, Studer and Revox multitrack tape recorders, and Tannoy monitor speakers. The studio was built by audio engineer Ron Nevison.[3][4][5]
After he left
Sold in 1982, it has been used exclusively with private clients since then. The studio underwent a major overhaul in 2009, with the owners launching a
Albums recorded with LMS
In addition to using the studio himself, Lane leased it to numerous other artists for their own recordings, including:[9]
- Eric Clapton: Rainbow Concert (1973)
- Rory Gallagher: Irish Tour '74 (1974)
- The Who By Numbers(1975)
- Rick Wakeman: Journey to the Centre of the Earth (live) (1974) and Lisztomania (1975)
- Bad Company: Bad Company (1974) and Straight Shooter (1975)
- Peter Frampton: Frampton (1974)
- Billy Nicholls: Love Songs (1974)
- Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers: Bongos Over Balham (1974)
- Mott: Drive On (1975)
- Andy Fraser Band: In Your Eyes (1975)
- Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti (1975)
- Barry Humphries: Dame Edna Everage: Housewife Superstar (1976).
- Hawklords: 25 Years On (1978)
- Eric Burdon: Darkness Darkness (1980)
- The Jackie Lynton Band: The Jackie Lynton Band (1980)
- Peyote: Quite Like It (2012)
It was also used to record a new one-ton bell in a bell foundry for AC/DC's song "Hells Bells" (1980).[10]
References
- ISBN 9780316418034.
- ^ "Studios: the move out of London and into Europe". Billboard, 3 November 1973
- Classic Rock Magazine: Classic Rock Presents Led Zeppelin, 2008, p. 27.
- ^ "Quadrophenia engineer Ron Nevison, interviewed for 'Won't Get Fooled Again: The Who from Lifehouse to Quadrophenia'". Richie Unterberger
- ISBN 978-1-4584-2197-5.
- ^ "Ronnie Lane - Anymore for Anymore". Stylus Magazine
- ^ "The Lane Mobile Studio". Retrosellers
- ^ " LMS comes up trumps at High Voltage Festival ". PSN Europe
- ^ "Albums recorded (partly) with Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio (LMS)". Ronnie Lane - "Tell Everyone"
- ^ Buskin, Richard (November 2014). "Classic Tracks: AC/DC 'Back In Black'". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 19 April 2022.