Audio One studios - photos from 1988-90

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Varnished woodwork in 1988

Studio one SSL, JBL 4350, Yamaha NS10M

Barry Ainsworth, Barry Sheffield, Roger Wake, Norman Sheffield, Bill Foster - 30th March 1990

Alex Charalambous and Saul Sette (Fracture) in Studio three

The Synclavier II and Akai S900, Oberheim DPX1, Prophet VS rack

Brian and Tim in the basement maintenance room

Geoff Pryce and the ancient lift

Alex and Tim playing

Heather Allington studio manager 1988

Studio downtime for maintenance

Studio three Emax, Emulator II, Atari 1040st

Tim, Alex playing Oberheim Matrix 6, Memorymoog, Emax, Emulator, DX7 II

Alex with a 140dB Management baseball cap

Otari MTR90 in studio two

Alex lifting the Akai MX73, Apple Macintosh II, Roland JX8P and the Synclavier, Emulator, Emax

SSL studio one, Yamaha NS10Ms

Mash Morgan and Brian during some maintenance work

Ben in Reception

Me Geoff Roger Tim Russell in the 140dB Management baseball cap

Steve Barry Barry Barry

Lyndsey, Nigel Godrich, me, 30th March 1990

Basement maintenance workbench

Geoff at the SSL, studio one

The live room used to flood during heavy rain

Watch your fingers!

The high mirror wall in the live area

New Years Eve party 1989

Geoff at the SSL, big JBL 4350

Macintosh II with Passport Mastertracks Pro midi sequencing software

The original 24 track 2" master of KLF 3am Eternal, and Kylie Said To Jason

Studio three, Sequential Studio 440 midi sequencer, Soundcraft 1600 desk, Atari 1040st

Ben in a cool jacket

Yamaha NS10Ms, SSL

Alex coming out of studio one, Otari MTR90

Tim Carter putting away some Neumann U87s

Soul II Soul t-shirts were popular in 1989

Ione, Christmas time 1988

Alex Charalambous, new years eve party 1989

Me and Nokia Cityman 900 brick phone Christmas 1989

Brian sharing the cigarettes

Last day of Audio One, drinks at Marquee Cafe

SSL studio one, big JBL 4350

Midi production suite Studio three, JBL 4320

Nigel didn't wash up

Alex and i-D magazine January 1989

Studio one being dismantled :(

Mash Morgan and the Trident Series 80 in studio two

Studio one being dismantled, April 1990

Ceiling in the live area

A slide for the Bechstein - stairs down to the live room

Heather and Rowan going to an industry award thingy

Studio one dismantlement SSL

This was mean and wrong

Geoff Pryce Tim Russell

Studio one maintenance, Brian

Studio one SSL and the overhead rack

Ross Turner and Barry Grint

Ben Roger Margaret

At Madame JoJos

Bill Foster at Madame JoJo's

Barry Ainsworth at Madame JoJo's

Christmas party 1989

Mash, playing Klondyke probably

Ben, Pete Wylie 30th March 1990

Steve Culnane Barry Ainsworth

Geoff at Madame JoJo's

Andrew from Tape One

Me, Bel BD90 delay, MXR, Eventide H910 harmonizer, Roland SDE3000, Orban 622 parametric equalisers, Klark Teknik DN22

Alex in studio three, Soundcraft 1600, Synclavier II, JBLs, Prophet VS rack, Akai S900

Steve, Barry, Barry, Barry

Partial shot of the Bowie mural

140dB management office on 4th floor

Ros 140dB management, 4th floor corridor

Studio two, Studer Revox, Otari MTR12 and two Otari MTR90

Trident Series 80 in studio two

Studio three dismantled, April 1990

Studio three dismantled :(

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