Flowchart: Alternate Process: Timsbury Recording Studio 1969-74

   
 

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   Exterior views (1997)

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   (Left) Looking north toward Bakers Parade and The Square

   (right) looking south towards South Road and open countryside.

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    Leevers Rich E series portable             Deck platform view                           Internal electronics.

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   Teac A3340s 4 track             Dolby B reduction                    Ferrograph 634

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         Beyer M260                          Beyer M80                            Shure 555

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      Scotch 203 +3db             Gren Mixer (not ours)                         Philips Cassette

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          Spendor BC1                       Quad 303 amp                     Wharfdale speaker

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Timsbury.Is located 5 miles south west of Bath,  via the A367, B3115.7 miles west of Bath city centre via the  A4, A39,  B3115. 8 miles south of  Bristol.

Maggs Hill is on the south side of The Square, (off the High Street) and this hill leads to South Road.

For the Studio History Click here

The image below is the only one remaining from that period 1971.

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The shop window displays are shown in front of the sound proofing used.

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The Players – Bill Williams 1972 (left), and Phil Parsons 1976 (right).

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Finally were are in business 1972.

      The Music

Click the above link to listen to or download the 320 MP3 converted file versions of the very few Recordings that have survived since 1974.

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Opposite are images of some of the kit used in the home built Studio. My budget of £5,500, (when houses cost £3,000) meant the Console had to be designed and built. No actual photos survive of the 16 channel to 4 group mixing console. But a picture of a similar style metal cased black and green mixing console was located on the Web. The original had PGF 1820 slider fader units and EQ controls.

The Spendor BC1 Speakers and Quad 303 amp are still in use today. All remaining kit was sold at a loss to local musicians by March 1974. The Teac 3340s was supplied by Phil Parsons and it went on to perform a role in a Mobile Recording Studio.

In 2018 the Music Industry is now moving back to Analogue recording techniques and recording live instruments again using vintage equipment.

We have come full circle.