Chipping Norton Recording Studios

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Kings Head Court, Chipping Norton OX7 5LP, UK

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Chipping Norton Recording Studios was a residential recording studio in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, which operated from 1971 until its closure in October 1999.
The studios, originally planned to be the in-house studio for Blue Horizon Records, operated out of the former British Schools building, 26-30 New Street, which is a Grade II listed building - further properties were added in adjacent buildings and the studio eventually provided 15 bedrooms with on-site catering for visiting musicians. Songs that were recorded at the studio include "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty, "In The Army Now" by Status Quo, "Too Shy" by Kajagoogoo, "I Should Have Known Better" by Jim Diamond, "Promise Me" by Beverley Craven, "Creep" by Radiohead, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers,"Perfect" by Fairground Attraction, "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" by Cutting Crew, "Eighteen With A Bullet" by Pete Wingfield, "Hocus Pocus" by Focus and "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" by the Bay City Rollers.
Dexys Midnight Runners, Duran Duran, Marianne Faithfull, Wet Wet Wet, Jeff Beck, XTC, Barbara Dickson, Alison Moyet, The Supernaturals, The Long Ryders, Mark Owen, Freddie King, Level 42, The Proclaimers, Therapy?, Richard & Linda Thompson, Chris Rea and Radiohead, amongst many others, also recorded there.

On June 15th 2017 BBC Music Day, broadcast throughout the UK, awarded the studios with a Blue Plaque for its part in the musical heritage of England.

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