The Record Plant in Los Angeles is closing after first opening in 1969.
The legendary studio was one of three Record Plant locations in the United States. Founded by Gary Kellgren and Chris Stone, the first location opened in New York City in 1968. The next year, the Los Angeles location opened. The third location in Sausalito, Calif. opened in 1972. Sadly, the New York location shuttered in 1987, and the Sausalito location closed in 2008.
The closing of the Record Plant is another sign of the ever-changing music industry. Technology has greatly evolved to the point where studios aren’t always necessary to record music. It’s a sentiment shared by East/West and Ocean Way engineer Gary Myerberg, who’s quoted by Los Angeles Magazine saying, “There is no money in the recording music business … If you want to go to the studio and spend $2,000 a day, just take that and buy a laptop and a sample library or tell A.I. what song you want to make and it’ll make it.”
Each Record Plant location has a unique history. It’s incredibly difficult to decide which location yielded the greatest albums. All three locations had some of the most iconic artists in music history record some of the most memorable releases ever. In tribute to the Record Plant in Los Angeles, here are just five albums that became a reality thanks to that recording studio.
5 Iconic Albums Recorded at the Record Plant in Los Angeles
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