RAK Studios

RAK Studios is a recording studio complex, with residential facilities located, used by Rak Records, near Regent's Park in central London, England. It was founded in 1976 by English record producer Mickie Most.[1] RAK has four recording rooms. Studios 1 and 2 house API mixing consoles; Studio 3 has a vintage Neve VRP Legend console (previously at Abbey Road Studios' Studio 2); and Studio 4 contains an SSL 4056 console.[2]

RAK Studios

The RAK complex was a Victorian school and church hall.[2]

Notable songs recorded at RAK Studios

"In a Big Country" – Big Country
"Bigmouth Strikes Again" – The Smiths[3]
"Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" – The Jam
"Every 1's a Winner" – Hot Chocolate[4]
"Fairytale of New York" – The Pogues[5][6]
"Hold Me Now" – Thompson Twins
"Kids in America" – Kim Wilde
"Living Next Door to Alice" – Smokie
"Pretty in Pink" – The Psychedelic Furs[7]
"Shattered Dreams" – Johnny Hates Jazz
"Some Girls" – Racey
"Iron Deer Dream" – Fixers
"Vienna" – Ultravox
"When Love Breaks Down" – Prefab Sprout
"Histórias e Bicicletas" – Oficina G3

References

Kuttner, Julia (13 October 2013). "The man who inspired Simon Cowell to be Most successful". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
"RAK Studios - Video features recorded at RAK". RecordProduction. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
Buskin, Richard (January 2005). "Classic Tracks: The Smiths 'The Queen Is Dead'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
"Hot Chocolate – Every 1's A Winner". Discogs.
Lynskey, Dorian (6 December 2012). "Fairytale of New York: the story behind the Pogues' classic Christmas anthem". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
Perry, Kevin EG (7 December 2012). "25 Things You Didn't Know About 'Fairytale of New York'". NME. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
Simpson, Dave (21 September 2020). "Pretty in Pink: the Psychedelic Furs on how they made a pop classic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

External links

RAK Studios — official site

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[1] Kuttner, Julia (13 October 2013). "The man who inspired Simon Cowell to be Most successful". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[RAK-2] "RAK Studios - Video features recorded at RAK". RecordProduction. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[3] Buskin, Richard (January 2005). "Classic Tracks: The Smiths 'The Queen Is Dead'". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

[4] "Hot Chocolate – Every 1's A Winner". Discogs.

[5] Lynskey, Dorian (6 December 2012). "Fairytale of New York: the story behind the Pogues' classic Christmas anthem". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

[6] Perry, Kevin EG (7 December 2012). "25 Things You Didn't Know About 'Fairytale of New York'". NME. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

[7] Simpson, Dave (21 September 2020). "Pretty in Pink: the Psychedelic Furs on how they made a pop classic". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 April 2023.