Manor Studio
The Manor Studio (also The Manor ) was a recording studio in the Manor House of the same name in Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire , England , north of Oxford. It was the first recording studio in the UK. The concept was initiated in 1969 by the French musician Michel Magne in the Château d'Hérouville .
The Manor House was owned by Richard Branson and was used as a recording studio by Virgin Records , with artists from other labels also working at the Manor. This was technically well equipped. In addition to 4 and 8-track tape machines, a 16-track device and various other devices for audio processing were available. The musicians also appreciated the rural seclusion and tranquility, the meals included in the rental price and the continuous use of the house.
The albums recorded here include the famous Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield , which was produced by Tom Newman at the Manor House between 1972 and 1973 . Immediately afterwards, the Bonzo Dog Band was represented in the studios, which resulted from the previous vocal performance by Vivian Stanshall on Tubular Bells. Sandy Denny began work on her second solo album Sandy in March 1972.
In April 1995, following the takeover of Virgin Records by EMI , the Manor Studio was closed. It has been the country residence of the Marquess of Headfort ever since .
In 2010 the New Musical Express announced that The Manor was on sale for £ 5.75 million.
Albums from the Manor Studio
- Let's Make Up and Be Friendly (1971-1972) - The Bonzo Dog Band November 1971
- Rock On (The Bunch album) (December 1971) - The Bunch featuring Sandy Denny , Richard Thompson , Trevor Lucas and others.
- Sandy (1972) - Sandy Denny
- The Academy in Peril (1972) - John Cale
- Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh (1972–1973) - Magma
- Flying Teapot (1972-1973) - Gong
- Tubular Bells (September 1972 - March 1973) - Mike Oldfield
- Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead (1973) - Vivian Stanshall
- Double Diamond (1973) - If
- Legend (May 1973) - Henry Cow
- Faust IV (June 1973) - Faust
- Spring Suite (July 1973) - McKendree Spring
- October (1973) - Claire Hamill
- Dandruff (1974) - Ivor Cutler
- You (1974) - Gong
- Unrest (1974) - Henry Cow
- Ghosts (July - September 1974) - Strawbs
- Slapp Happy (1974) - Slapp Happy
- Desperate Straights (1975) - Slapp Happy / Henry Cow
- In Praise of Learning (1975) - Slapp Happy / Henry Cow
- Local Lads Make Good (1975) - Supercharge
- Rubycon (1975) - Tangerine Dream
- Deep Cuts (1976) - Strawbs
- Bloodletting (1976) - Boxer
- A Day at the Races (1976) - Queen
- White Music (October 1977) - XTC
- Gene Simmons (April 1978) - Gene Simmons
- Pay It in Metal / Pain Killer (June 1978) - Krokus
- Frenzy (November - December 1978) - Split Enz
- Metal Box (June – July 1979) - Public Image Ltd.
- Present Tense (July – August 1979) - Shoes
- Metro Music (August 1979) - Martha and the Muffins
- Cast of Thousands (November 1979) - The Adverts
- Towers of London (Single) (July 1980) - XTC
- Flowers of Romance (October 1980) - Public Image Ltd.
- Strada facendo (1980/81) - Claudio Baglioni
- The Nature of the Beast (1981) - April Wine
- La Folie (July – September 1981) - The Stranglers
- English Settlement (October - November 1981) - XTC
- All Fall Down (March 1982) - The Sound
- Mummer (September - December 1982) - XTC
- Head First (January - March 1983) - Uriah Heep
- Born Again (mid 1983) - Black Sabbath
- The Swing (1984) - INXS
- La vita è adesso (1985) - Claudio Baglioni
- Power Windows (1985) - Rush
- Electric (Summer 1986) - The Cult
- Gone to Earth (September 1986) - David Sylvian
- Wild in the Streets (1987) - Helix
- Hold Your Fire (1987) - Rush
- All About Eve (Summer 1987) - All About Eve
- Once Around the World (1987) - It Bites
- Thunder and Consolation (1988) - New Model Army
- Trash the Planet (1989) - Spy vs Spy
- Wish (September 1991 - February 1992) - The Cure
- The Ethereal Mirror (1993) - Cathederal
- Grand Prix (September - October 1994) - Teenage Fan Club
- Carnival of Light (1994) - Ride
- No Need to Argue (1994) - The Cranberries
- The Bends (1995) - Radiohead
- All Change (1995) - Cast