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A few weeks ago we had a great tread about TK. The south has had a number of great studio's over the years, some still operating to this very day. Rick Hall, still works out of Fame Studio's in Muscle Shoals and Malaco can still be found turning out stuff in Jackson. So let's behaving fav tunes from some of these southern power house studio's, any stories anyone may have, pictures etc

Ecko Studio's-Memphis

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Famous Water Tower Muscle Shoals

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Otis Redding and Rick Hall

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  Chunky said:
Don't Pretend (Just Be Yourself) - roscoe robinson - fame

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GREAATTTTTT Tune thumbsup.gif

How much this one goes for ??

  Dave Thorley said:
A few weeks ago we had a great tread about TK. The south has had a number of great studio's over the years, some still operating to this very day. Rick Hall, still works out of Fame Studio's in Muscle Shoals and Malaco can still be found turning out stuff in Jackson. So let's behaving fav tunes from some of these southern power house studio's, any stories anyone may have, pictures etc

Ecko Studio's-Memphis

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Famous Water Tower Muscle Shoals

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Otis Redding and Rick Hall

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I'm a big fan of the Murco label - were recordings made at a studio in Shreavesport?

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  Goldwax said:
I'm a big fan of the Murco label - were recordings made at a studio in Shreavesport?

Hi

Shreveport is another one of those hot spots in the south, just like Muscle Sholas it's a small town, but great music came out of there and home of Paula/Jewel group.

  Dave Thorley said:
Hi

Shreveport is another one of those hot spots in the south, just like Muscle Sholas it's a small town, but great music came out of there and home of Paula/Jewel group.

My in-laws live in Jackson MS and we should be back over there later this year - Would anyone know if a tour of Malaco would be possible and who to contact?

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  Goldwax said:
My in-laws live in Jackson MS and we should be back over there later this year - Would anyone know if a tour of Malaco would be possible and who to contact?

I should be there in a few months, I'll ask someone I know there thumbsup.gif

  Dave Thorley said:
I should be there in a few months, I'll ask someone I know there thumbsup.gif

Is Sam Dees still working out of there ?

  Goldwax said:
My in-laws live in Jackson MS and we should be back over there later this year - Would anyone know if a tour of Malaco would be possible and who to contact?

Rather rudely I just turned up there one lunchtime. Wolf was out but the other guys were all there, so after a tour of the studio, and warehouse it was into Tommy Couch's office for a chat, and I met George Jackson too. Really friendly people thumbsup.gif George was trying to get all his tracks together for his grandkids, and was missing some, so I promised him when I got home I'd cut them onto a CDR and send them to him, which I duly did being a good egg

  Steve G said:
Rather rudely I just turned up there one lunchtime. Wolf was out but the other guys were all there, so after a tour of the studio, and warehouse it was into Tommy Couch's office for a chat, and I met George Jackson too. Really friendly people thumbsup.gif George was trying to get all his tracks together for his grandkids, and was missing some, so I promised him when I got home I'd cut them onto a CDR and send them to him, which I duly did being a good egg

I can think of worse ways to spend a lunch hour. Was this recently Steve?

  Goldwax said:
I can think of worse ways to spend a lunch hour. Was this recently Steve?

A few years back but they were dead friendly....left the wife in the car too! :thumbsup:tumbleweed3.gif

THAT,S THE WAY I FEEL ABOUT CHA - o v wright - hi lp

recorded in the royal studios in memphis

I DON'T DO WINDOWS - o v wright - hi lp 

Well done Dave for starting this thread and stick with it, i have started to dig out some stuff for this thread and the Sam Dees thread as i think the uptake is disappointing to say the least, amazes me talk about one rare record on here and you get a millions replies most boring as hell "moan moan moan"

Anyway thanks for putting up some great pics and posting some very nice tunes, will try and dig out a photo of me and a couple of dodgy looking chaps outside Malaco studios

cheers

Andy :lol:

Great photos.

I'd love to have an office in a shack below a water tower like that (...unless it leaks of course).

Most of my favourite tracks were recorded in southern studios - especially Stax, Fame, Muscle Shoals Sound, Royal (Hi), Quinvy (Broadway Sound), Wishbone, Malaco, etc.

And let's not forget Sound of Birmingham, American Sound (Memphis), Sound City (Shreveport), The Sound Pit (Atlanta), Grits N Gravy (Clinton, MS), The Sound Shop (Nashville) and Criteria (Miami) etc.

It's great to see this kind of thread.

And can we have some more photos of The Osmonds please?

Paul Mooney

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Let's not forget Reflection Sound in Charlotte, NC.

Paul Mooney

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Muscle Shoals Sound in Sheffield, AL.

...Eddie Hubbard was round at the back door delivering a parcel.

:rolleyes:

Paul Mooney

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Duke Hall conducting strings at Reflection Sound. This was a session for the Dottie Pearson album.

Paul Mooney

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A tape box from Malaco circa 1976.

Paul Mooney

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One of my heroes Dan Penn with Rick Hall at Fame.

Paul Mooney

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The Larry Nix mastering suite at Ardent in Memphis, TN.

Lots of great southern soul 45s were mastered there.

Paul Mooney

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And not an Osmond brother in sight.

Paul Mooney

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MSS logo from the mid 1970s.

Paul Mooney

  Dave Thorley said:
Hi Paul

I took that photo :thumbsup:

Hello Dave,

Yes I probably stole it from another thread or somewhere on the internet.

But thanks for taking the photo. We never know how long some of these places will survive.

Paul Mooney

three strikes on me - larry saunders - sound international lp

bloody hell what a tune from the prophet of soul lp this it whats it's all about just listen and enjoy , recorded at muscle shoals sound studio ala

darling i love you - larry saunders - sound international

sounding very much like mr mayfield

baby, don't say no - silk storm - pawn
recorded in memphis, thanks to mr goucher for this one.

i'm not strong enough to love you again - sandra wright - demon lp

recorded at broadway sound studio sheffield alabama, just amazing

i'll come running back - sandra wright - demon lp  

as above in my top 5 lps of all time no question, and just a really sad story of how it never came about.

  drew said:
three strikes on me - larry saunders - sound international lp


bloody hell what a tune from the prophet of soul lp this it whats it's all about just listen and enjoy , recorded at muscle shoals sound studio ala


This is a fantastic LP & worth every penny of your well earned pennies, Andy I cant remember if there is an August Moon/Mr Wiggles connection with this aswell ?????.

Russ

  Russ Vickers said:
This is a fantastic LP & worth every penny of your well earned pennies, Andy I cant remember if there is an August Moon/Mr Wiggles connection with this aswell ?????.

Russ

Hi Russ,

Hope you and the family are keeping well my friend, bet you can't wait to get back and play all this tunes you must have been buying ?

Your right Russ August Moon/mr wiggles wrote produced and arranged it all

look forward to catching up with you in the summer when your back, maybe at a new night you might set up :good:

Andy

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