Grohl purchased some of the equipment sold in 2011, including the rare Neve Electronics 8028 mixing console that has been credited with creating the "Sound City sound" it has since been re-installed at Grohl's Studio 606.ĪGONY COLUMN Love In The Head / Free Of LoveĪLBERTO Y LOST TRIOS PARANOIAS Kill / Gobbing on life / Sniffin like that / Snuffin in a babylonĪ'S A woman's got the power / Heart of AmericaīOB WELCH Precious love / Something strongĭAVID VALENTINE Second Hand Ladies / Dance Lady DanceĭISTRACTIONS YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT DRESSED LIKE THAT 12"ĭOCTOR DARK Red Hot Passion / Red Hot Passion (Instrumental)ĭR.
The studio was created by Joe Gottfried and Tom Skeeter, who wanted to start a record company and get into artist management. After a rough start, Skeeter and Gottfried purchased a state-of-the-art recording console for $75,175 from the English electronics engineer Rupert Neve: "One of four in the world. a 28-input, 16-bus, 24-monitor 8028 with 1084 EQs and no automation". The first song recorded on the console was performed by Buckingham Nicks and led to an invitation to join Fleetwood Mac.ĭuring 1969, Sound City hosted the David Briggs productions Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus by Spirit and After the Gold Rush by Neil Young. Cult leader Charles Manson recorded in Studio B months before the Manson Family crime spree. John, Spirit, Crazy Horse, and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, along with other bands, recorded music at the studio. Shelter Records founders Leon Russell and Denny Cordell found a home at Sound City as well, recording Leon Russell, Delaney & Bonnie, and Joe Cocker.
Thanks to the Shelter founders, Sound City hosted a young band from Florida named Mudcrutch in 1974, providing an introduction to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that resulted in a relationship spanning over two decades. In 1976, Fleetwood Mac recorded one track at the studio, " Never Going Back Again", from what would become one of the highest selling and most critically acclaimed albums of all time, Rumours.