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IBC Studios - Control Room 1955
 

IBC Studios - Assembly Room 1955
 

 IBC Studios - Assembly Room 1955
 

 IBC Studio 'A' 1957
 

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 IBC Studios - Technical Dept'
 
more checking in the Technical Dept'
 
 IBC Studios - Cutting Room 1955
(with Joe Meek)
 
the same room in 1957 with a new
Lyrec Cutting System
 
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 IBC Studio 'A' Control room with chief engineer
Mike Claydon and chief maintenance engineer Dennis King
IBC Studio 'A' Control room 1970
(with chief engineer Mike Claydon)
A Neumann U87 Microphone
 
  Damon Lyon-Shaw (one of IBC's best Engineers of the 60's and 70's)
  Recorded and mixed many tracks by The Who,
including the album "Tommy"
  Also recorded Status Quo, Golden Earring,
Rare Bird, and many more!
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  Hugh Jones 1971.  Another of IBC's engineers.
  Went on to be a very successful producer.
 the Original 16 Channel Dolby A301 System
(not exactly rack-mount!)
 
  Ampex 8 track Recorder
(IBC Studio 'A' Control Room)
IBC Studio 'B' Console 1970
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a young John Hudson at Spot Productions
now owner and chief engineer of Mayfair Studios
Vic Keary IBC Studio 'B' Control Room 1970
(I'm 3rd from left - back row)
 
 me working on a mix.
IBC Studio 'A' control room 1970
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Neumann VMS 70 Cutting system Control Console for the VMS 70 system Neumann SX68 Cutting Head Ortofon DSS 731 Cutting Head
 
Scully Lathe Scully Lathe Scully Lathe Scully Lathe and ancillary equipment
 
Neumann Headquarters Werner Wahl (2nd Left) with Neumann Designers Neumann Cutter Head Repair Area Neumann SX68 Cutter Head
showing exposed coil
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stereo grooves
about the thickness
of a human hair
 
silvering the lacquer splitting the metal negative
from the lacquer
playing the metal positive
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metal positive testing turntable with microscope the Neumann VMS 70 I used at
Phonodisc in '73-'74
Neumann SX74 cutting a lacquer Lyrec Stereo Cutting System
Edison Tinfoil Phonograph Edison Wax Cylinder Phonograph Neumann AM 131 Lathe Edison Phonograph Patent 1880
 
Neumann VMS80
Tape One 1980
Neumann Mastering Console
Tape One 1980
 
Neumann VMS80
Control Panel
Neumann VMS80
Pitch Meter
 
Lyrec portable cutting lathe Lyrec preview tape machine Neumann Anechoic Chamber Early Cutting Lathe
 
Neumann SAL74
Cutting Amplifier Rack
Neumann VMS80
Assembly Room
manufacturing a
VMS80 turntable
Neumann Mastering
Desk assembly
 
1970 advertisement for
Pye Recording Studios
Electronics World 1959 De-Lane Lea Studios 1970
 
me at the Neve digital mastering console
'Tape One' 1989
 
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a studio invoice
from 1967
Dave Aston, Me and Cliff Bergdahl listening
to a mix at ICC Studios Eastbourne
in my 'Band' days 1975
(far right)
 me playing at an
open air gig
Scotland 1975

 
Robert Plant taking a break while mastering the Dreamland album phonograph jpg.JPG (112607 bytes)
the very lovely
E-Type Jaguar

 

Malcolm Cecil and me
mastering
Tonto's Expanding Head Band
Phonodisc 1973

 

Polyphon
Early music machine
using perforated metal discs
- Click Picture to see movie -

 

Robert Plant at my old house
checking out the wildlife
while mastering the
'Dreamland' album

Me and Tony Bridge
another great mastering engineer
Edinburgh 2006
 

Original Edison
Wax Cylinder Player
- Click Picture to see movie -
 

 

my latest piece of mastering equipment!

 

Me and George Peckham
at The Master Room 1976
and a Neumann
cutting amplifier rack

 

in my mastering room
on Skye 2005

 

Me and George
(Bilbo & Porky)
2007

 

 

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