Three of Bowie’s most iconic records - “Space Oddity”, “Hunky Dory” and “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust the Spiders from Mars” - were recorded here at Trident Studios.
Trident Studios were opened in 1968 by Norman Sheffield, drummer of The Hunters, and his brother Barry. The Sheffield brothers had a relaxed working attitude, but also emphasised high standards of audio engineering. The studio's state-of-the-art recording equipment helped attract many major artists to record there.
The Beatles recorded their song "Hey Jude" and part of their "White Album" here. Other artists recorded at Trident included the Bee Gees, Chris de Burgh, Elton John, Frank Zappa, Genesis, Joe Cocker, Kiss, Lou Reed, Marc Almond, Peter Gabriel, Queen, the Rolling Stones, and Tina Turner.
Trident Studios were sold in December 1981.
Bonus fact: the original Trident mixing desk survived. It was purchased in the early 1980s by songwriter and former Cure bassist Phil Thornalley. It is now housed in Thornalley's own recording studio, Swamp Studios in north-west London. The Swamp is actually based around the Trident Tri‑mix desk.
Bonus fact 2: in 2017, a Blue Plaque (a historical marker) was installed outside the building in recognition of the multiple David Bowie songs recorded there.
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