Pictures, Skye Mastering, Denis Blackham, IBC Studios

days gone by - click on a picture to enlarge

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IBC Studios - Control Room 1955	IBC Studios - Assembly Room 1955	IBC Studios - Assembly Room 1955	IBC Studio 'A' 1957

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

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!

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

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

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

stereo grooves about the thickness of a human hair	silvering the lacquer	splitting the metal negative from the lacquer	playing the metal positive

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

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

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 2008 Me and George (Bilbo & Porky) 2007

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