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in London was built in the 1880s as the Falcon Works, a place for tradespeople to work from. A few years later it was turned into a venue, including two halls, for concerts, meetings and other gatherings. Although named West Hampstead Town Hall, it was a venue for hire, rather than a local government
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took it over and moved its recording studio there. In 1937, Decca took over Crystalate's record division and moved its recording production to the Broadhurst Gardens studios, closing its existing Upper Thames Street studio.
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in Chelsea, and later in Lower Thames Street. In 1961, Decca expanded by building Studio 3, with a live room large enough to accommodate a fully symphony orchestra, on property adjacent to 195 Broadhurst Gardens.
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recorded full band demos of their then live repertoire at the studio in August and December 1978. These have been widely bootlegged among
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recorded his first single, "Liza Jane", at the studio in 1964. The studios also saw the formation of the original
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From British Decca's beginnings in 1929, its earliest recordings were made at two locations, the
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Many classical recordings were made at the studios. Britain's leading
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at the location on 1 January 1962, and subsequently signed with
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House. In recent years, it has been used as rehearsal space by
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recorded his debut single "The Wizard" at the studio in 1965.
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Many popular songs and albums were recorded at Decca Studios.
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recorded most of their Decca hits in Studio 2, including "
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Grade II listed buildings in the London Borough of Camden
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Weindling, Dick; Colloms, Marianne (20 September 2013).
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Index


Broadhurst Gardens
West Hampstead
North London
Decca Records
Broadhurst Gardens
Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing
Chenil Galleries Studios
The Beatles
their Decca audition
Parlophone
Polygram
Lilian Baylis
English National Opera
Grade II listed status
John Mayall
Blues from Laurel Canyon
Moody Blues
David Bowie
Fleetwood Mac
Peter Green
Marc Bolan
Marmalade
Reflections of My Life
Adam and the Ants
Adam Ant
The Zombies
She's Not There
big band
Ted Heath

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