Brother Studios (later renamed Crimson Sound) was the name of a recording studio located at 1454 5th St, Santa Monica, California, established by brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, co-founders of the Beach Boys.
History Brother Studios was named after the Beach Boys' record label, Brother Records and officially opened for public use in May 1974. The studio was functional as early as January 1974 as certain high-profile artists such as Elton John had begun using the facility. Brother Studios served as the primary recording base of the Beach Boys until it was sold to engineer Hank Cicalo and jazz musician Tom Scott in 1978 who subsequently renamed it Crimson Sound.
Sessions at Brother Studios
Date(s)ArtistAlbumNote(s)1974Elton John Caribou1975Elton John Blue Moves1975Jim Dutch Untitled (unreleased)1975–76The Beach Boys 15 Big Ones1976The Quick Mondo Deco1976–77Ricci Martin Beached1976The Runaways Queens of Noise1976Helen Reddy Ear Candy1976Lisa Hartman Lisa Hartman1975–77Dennis Wilson Pacific Ocean Blue1976–77The Beach Boys Love You1977Crane Crane1977–78Dennis Wilson Bambu (unreleased)1978The Paley Brothers The Paley BrothersMix - Volume 19, Issues 7-12 - Page 1041978Terry ReidRogue Waves1979Mink DeVilleLe Chat Bleu1979Tom ScottStreet Beat1979Ben SidranThe Cat and the Hat1979Donna Summer/Barbra StreisandNo More Tears (Enough Is Enough)1979Nielsen/PearsonNielsen/Pearson
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