Atlantic Studios

Atlantic Studios was the recording studio of Atlantic Records. It was located at 1841 Broadway (at the corner of 60th Street), in New York City. According to the address written in the original liner notes (1957) of Charles Mingus' The Clown, it was initially located at 157 W 57th Street. The American record label first recorded in these studios in November 1947. The studio is the first to record in stereo, with the efforts of Tom Dowd.

Important personnel

• Ahmet Ertegün - Co-founder of Atlantic Records.
• Nesuhi Ertegün - Co-founder of Atlantic Records.
• Herb Abramson - Co-founder of Atlantic Records. He is responsible for the development of the studios.
• Arif Mardin - Producer
• Jerry Wexler - Producer
• Tom Dowd - Producer - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Jimmy Douglass - Producer - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Gene Paul - Producer - Recording/Mixing Engineer - (Oldest son of Les Paul)
• Lew Hahn - Producer - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Bobby Warner - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Tom Heid - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Michael O'Reilly - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Bill Dooley - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Dan Nash - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• Stephen Benben - Recording/Mixing Engineer
• George Piros - Mastering Engineer
• Dennis King - Mastering Engineer

A few recording sessions

Tracks

Chronological list, with album, artist, and recording dates :

• "Splish Splash" - Bobby Darin (10 January 1958)
• "Mr. Soul" - Buffalo Springfield Again, Buffalo Springfield (9 January 1967)
• "Pretty Girl Why" - Last Time Around, Buffalo Springfield (26 February 1967, never released)
• "Kind Woman" - Last Time Around, Buffalo Springfield (February–March 1968)
• "Bring It On Home" - Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (1969)
• "Don't Knock My Love" - Wilson Pickett (1970)
• "Neighbours" - Tattoo You, Rolling Stones (date unknown) also recorded at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris

Albums

Chronological list with artist, and recording dates :

• Pithecanthropus Erectus - Charlie Mingus (date unknown)
• The Clown (February and March 1957)
• Blues & Roots - Charlie Mingus (4 February 1959)
• Giant Steps - John Coltrane (1 April, 4 May and 2 December 1959)
• Coltrane's Sound - John Coltrane (24 and 26 October 1960)
• Dream Weaver - Charles Lloyd (29 and 30 March, 18 September, 29 October 1966)^[1]
• Lady Soul - Aretha Franklin^[2] (1967)
• Life Between the Exit Signs - Keith Jarrett (4 May 1967)

• Disraeli Gears - Cream (11–15 May 1967)

• Wheels of Fire - Cream (between July 1967 and April 1968)

• Restoration Ruin - Keith Jarrett (12 May 1968)

• The Allman Brothers Band - Allman Brothers Band (September 1969)

• Loaded - The Velvet Underground (between April and August 1970)

• Standing Here Wondering Which Way to Go - Marion Williams (25 February 1971)

• Words - Donal Leace (13 April 1971)

• Donal Leace - Donal Leace (13 April 1971)

• El Juicio (The Judgement) - Keith Jarrett (8, 9, 15 and 16 July 1971)

• The Mourning of a Star - Keith Jarrett (8, 9 and 16 July 1971)

• Birth - Keith Jarrett (15 and 16 July 1971)

• The Divine Miss M - Bette Midler (15 and 16 July 1971)

• Shotgun Willie - Willie Nelson (date unknown) also recorded at Quadrafonic Studios, Nashville and Sam Phillips Studios, Memphis

• Changes One - Charlie Mingus (27, 28 and 30 December 1974)

• Main Course - Bee Gees (between January and February 1975) also recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami FL^[3]

• Live From The Atlantic Studios, Bonfire - AC/DC^[4] (7 December 1977)

• Fear of Music - Talking Heads (date unknown) also recorded at Hit Factory, RPM Sound, The Record Plant, New York

• Chaka - Chaka Khan (1978)

• Spy - Carly Simon (from December 1978 to April 1979)

• The Honeydrippers: Volume One - Robert Plant (March 1984)

• Love Is for Suckers - Twisted Sister (date unknown)

• Danzig - Danzig (1987–1988) also recorded at Chung King Metal Studios, New-York

• Winger - Winger (1988)

Artists

Alphabetical list of main artists :

• AC/DC
• Ruth Brown
• Ray Charles
• Ornette Coleman
• John Coltrane
• Cream
• Danzig
• Bobby Darin
• Aretha Franklin
• Keith Jarrett
• Chaka Khan
• Charles Lloyd
• Bette Midler
• Charlie Mingus
• Thelonious Monk
• Willie Nelson
• Charlie Parker
• Robert Plant
• Carly Simon
• Talking Heads
• The Allman Brothers Band
• The Bee Gees
• The Coasters
• The Drifters
• The Velvet Underground
• Twisted Sister
• Winger

Mastering

• Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)
• Hejira - Joni Mitchell (date unknown)
• Diana - Diana Ross (1980)
• Koo Koo - Debbie Harry (1981)
• Soup For One - soundtrack of the film "Soup For One" (date unknown)
• Inside Story - Grace Jones (by Barry Diament, date unknown)

References

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