Temples of Sound

If the walls of the classic studios of the 50's, 60's and 70's could talk... they might write "Temples of Sound: Inside the Great Recording Studios." Authors Jim Cogan and William Clark capture the inside stories behind the legendary sessions of those eras, as told by the musicians, producers and engineers who were there. This behind-the-scenes look at pop music history explores not only the people, but also the tools and techniques they used to create many memorable hits. The book also contains many rare photos of musicians and producers at work, including John Coltrane, Aretha Franklin, Cream, Willie Dixon and the Rolling Stones.

Each chapter of the book goes inside a different studio:

• Capitol Studios
• United Western Recorders
• Sunset Sound
• RCA B
• Stax
• Sun Studio
• J&M
• Chess
• Universal
• Motown
• Sigma Sound Studios
• Atlantic
• Columbia Studios
• Van Gelder Studio
• Criteria

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