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Sound City
1969–2011
“A rough room with a magic console.”
Recording Studios
The unglamorous Van Nuys studio whose custom board caught Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty and Nirvana's “Nevermind.” It closed its doors in 2011.
What do you remember about Sound City?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Sound City.
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Hitsville U.S.A.
1959–1972
“The little house where the hits were built.”
Recording Studios
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Chess Records
1950–1975
“The room the blues plugged into.”
Recording Studios
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Stax Records
1957–1975
“Southern soul cut live off the floor.”
Recording Studios
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The Record Plant
1968–2017
“Where the rock aristocracy recorded.”
Recording Studios