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Olympic Studios

Barnes, LondonCinemas in LondonMusic in the London Borough of Richmond upon ThamesRecording studios in LondonUse British English from March 2014
Olympic Studios, London
Olympic Studios, London

Olympic Studios was a renowned British independent commercial recording studio based in Barnes, London. It is best known for its recordings of many artists throughout the late 1960s to the first decade of the 21st century, including Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Ella Fitzgerald, Queen, Ray Charles, the Who, B.B King, Traffic, Prince, the Eagles, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Adele Björk and MIKA. It is often regarded as being as significant as Abbey Road Studios, and remains an important cultural landmark. The studio's sound mixing desks became famous when the technology and design they pioneered was manufactured commercially.Although much of Olympic has returned to its original purpose as a cinema, it also still maintains a small recording facility, designed with the help of original members of the studio's staff, who are now also involved in the construction of a much larger studio, performance and teaching space, to run alongside Olympic's cinema at the iconic location.

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Church Road, London Barnes (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)

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Church Road 117-123
SW13 9HL London, Barnes (London Borough of Richmond upon Thames)
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