Brother Studios

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::summary American recording studio ::

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Field	Value
name	Brother Studios
image	Brother Studios.jpg
image_caption	The front of Brother Studios in the mid-1970s. The front door was not used for access, the back alleyway was the preferred entrance.
trade_name	Crimson Sound
foundation	1974 in Santa Monica, California, US
location	1454 5th St, Santa Monica, California, US
founders
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| name = Brother Studios | image = Brother Studios.jpg | image_caption = The front of Brother Studios in the mid-1970s. The front door was not used for access, the back alleyway was the preferred entrance. | trade_name = Crimson Sound | foundation = 1974 in Santa Monica, California, US | location = 1454 5th St, Santa Monica, California, US | founders = Brother Studios (later renamed Crimson Sound) was the name of a recording studio located at 1454 5th St, Santa Monica, California, established by brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, co-founders of the Beach Boys.

History

Brother Studios was named after the Beach Boys' record label, Brother Records and officially opened for public use in May 1974. The studio was functional as early as January 1974 as certain high-profile artists such as Elton John had begun using the facility. Brother Studios served as the primary recording base of the Beach Boys until it was sold to engineer Hank Cicalo and jazz musician Tom Scott in 1978 who subsequently renamed it Crimson Sound.

Sessions at Brother Studios

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Date(s)	Artist	Album	Note(s)
1974	Elton John	Caribou
1975	Elton John	Blue Moves
1975	Jim Dutch	Untitled (unreleased)
1975–76	The Beach Boys	15 Big Ones
1976	The Quick	Mondo Deco
1976–77	Ricci Martin	Beached
1976	The Runaways	Queens of Noise
1976	Helen Reddy	Ear Candy
1976	Lisa Hartman	Lisa Hartman
1975–77	Dennis Wilson	Pacific Ocean Blue
1976–77	The Beach Boys	Love You
1977	Crane	Crane
1977–78	Dennis Wilson	Bambu (unreleased)
1978	The Paley Brothers	The Paley Brothers
1978	Terry Reid	Rogue Waves	title=Sound Business
1979	Mink DeVille	Le Chat Bleu
1979	Tom Scott	Street Beat
1979	Ben Sidran	The Cat and the Hat	url=http://www.interq.or.jp/blue/sudo/Quest/cards/B/BenSidran/CatAndTheHat_x.html
1979	Donna Summer/Barbra Streisand	No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
1979	Nielsen/Pearson	Nielsen/Pearson
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Notes

References

1. Bernardin, Claude. (1996). "Rocket Man: Elton John from A-Z". Greenwood Publishing Group.
2. "Biography".
3. (1977). "Queens of Noise". Mercury Records.
4. [[Mix (magazine). Mix]] - Volume 19, Issues 7-12 - Page 104
5. (August 5, 1978). "Sound Business".
6. "Jeff Porcaro: A Special Tribute".
7. "Archived copy".
8. "Barbra Streisand Archives {{!}} 7-inch 45 rpm Singles {{!}} Enough Is Enough/No More Tears (Duet with Donna Summer)".
9. (1980). "Nielsen/Pearson – Nielsen/Pearson (1980, Winchester Pressing, Vinyl)".

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