Sad news from Liverpool of the demise of an iconic recording studio.
Falling into the hands of property developers in the 2008 European City of Culture are the studios on the 'pool's Parr Street, described by the Independent as "an unprepossesing 19th century converted warehouse...(which) has long been the unlikely source of some of Britain's most memorable musical creations".
And Simply Red have recorded there, too. Seriously, though, the likes of Doves, Badly Drawn Boy, New Order and Coldplay are among the major artists to have used the studios, which the Indy describes as the largest away from London.Music artists are gutted at the proposed closure, which would turn the building into apartments and shops.
Among those speaking out are Echo and the Bunnymen singer Ian McCulloch, who called it "a sad day for Liverpool", while from the other end of the M62 ex-Factory Records boss and all-round Manc guru Tony Wilson said the Parr Street closure would stifle opportunties for upcoming bands in the region.
The paper says a company partly owned by Phil Collins is to flog the building. We're saying nothing. You don't have to really, do you?
Source: megastar.co.uk
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