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Sound City Studios

Sound City Studios

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Sound City Studios is a recording studio in Los Angeles, California, United States, known as one of the most successful in popular music. The complex opened in 1969 in the Van Nuys neighborhood of Los Angeles. The facility had previously been a production factory of the English musical instrument manufacturer Vox. Throughout the late twentieth century, the studio became known for its signature sound, especially in recording drums and live performances of rock bands. Hundreds of rock artists spanning five decades have recorded at Sound City, including Grateful Dead, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, U2, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Guns n' Roses, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Tool, Slayer, Rage Against The Machine, Death Cab For Cutie, and Fall Out Boy. Over one hundred albums recorded at Sound City have achieved gold and platinum certifications.

Releases

MP3 Available FLAC Available
After The Gold Rush

Neil Young
After The Gold Rush
[Album]

31 August 1970

Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Later FLAC Later
Caribou

Elton John
Caribou
[Album]

28 June 1974

Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Fleetwood Mac (1975)

Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac (1975)
[Album]

11 July 1975

'Fleetwood Mac' is the tenth studio album by Fleetwood Mac. It is the band's second eponymous album, the first being their 1968 debut album, and is sometimes referred to by fans as The White Album. It is the first Fleetwood Mac album with Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as a vocalist, after Bob Welch departed the band in late 1974. It is also the band's last album to be released on the Reprise label until 1997's The Dance. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart on 4 September 1976, 58 weeks after entering the chart, and spawned three top-twenty singles. It has been certified 7? platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over seven million copies in the United States. Peaking at number 23 on the U.K. Albums Chart, it was the start of a run of hugely successful albums for the band in Britain, with six number ones, Fleetwood Mac being followed by Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982), Tango In The Night (1987), and Behind The Mask (1990).
Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Holy Diver

Dio
Holy Diver
[Album]

23 May 1983

'Holy Diver' is the debut studio album by Dio. The album was acclaimed by the music press and was the band's most successful effort.
Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Crusader

Saxon
Crusader
[Album]

?? February 1984

'Crusader' is the sixth studio album by Saxon.
Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Raising Fear

Armored Saint
Raising Fear
[Album]

?? August 1987

Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Nevermind

Nirvana
Nevermind
[Album]

24 September 1991

'Nevermind' is the second studio album by Nirvana. It was their first release on a major label and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, it features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, in May and June 1991, and mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California. The album became an unexpected critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 on charts across the world. On January 11, 1992, it knocked Michael Jackson's 'Dangerous' out of the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. The album also garnered the band three Grammy Award nominations in total across the 34th and 35th Grammy Awards, including Best Alternative Music Album.
Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Appetite For Destruction [Super Deluxe Edition]

Guns n' Roses
Appetite For Destruction [Super Deluxe Edition]
[Album; Reissue; Deluxe Edition; Boxed Set; Remasters]

29 June 2018

Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios Some tracks.
MP3 Not-Applicable FLAC Not-Applicable
Appetite For Destruction [Super Deluxe Edition / HD Version]

Guns n' Roses
Appetite For Destruction [Super Deluxe Edition / HD Version]
[Album; Reissue; Deluxe Edition; Boxed Set; Remasters]

29 June 2018

Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios Some tracks.
MP3 Available FLAC Available
Rough And Rowdy Ways

Bob Dylan
Rough And Rowdy Ways
[Album]

19 June 2020

Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios
MP3 Not-Applicable FLAC Not-Applicable
Rough And Rowdy Ways [HD Version]

Bob Dylan
Rough And Rowdy Ways [HD Version]
[Album]

19 June 2020

Location(s):
Sound City Studios
Sound City Studios

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