Musicland Studios

Musicland Studios was a recording studio located in Munich, Germany. It was established by Italian record producer, songwriter and performer Giorgio Moroder in the late 1960s.^[1] The studio itself was situated in the basement of the Arabella Hotel (now part of the Sheraton chain of hotels).^[2]

Musicland was used extensively throughout the 1970s and the 1980s by a wide variety of artists, including Led Zeppelin,^[1] Queen,^[1] the Rolling Stones,^[1] Electric Light Orchestra,^[1] The Three Degrees, Marc Bolan & T.Rex,^[1] Donna Summer,^[1] Deep Purple,^[1] Amanda Lear, Freddie Mercury,^[1] Sweet and Elton John. Most of them recorded under the supervision of Musicland's famous engineer and producer Reinhold Mack.

Musicland Studios closed at the beginning of the 1990s because the nearby subway train was affecting the recording quality. Musicland was also home to a Helios console that was favored by many recording engineers of that era.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Billboard 6 Jun 1998 p.65. Retrieved 28 August 2011
2. ^ Led Zeppelin: The 'Tight But Loose' Files p.40. Retrieved 28 August 2011

Coordinates: 48°9′0.39″N 11°37′10.21″E / 48.1501083°N 11.6195028°E / 48.1501083; 11.6195028