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799 7th Avenue, New york, NY was one of their earliest recording studios.
The company was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company—successor to the Volta Graphophone Company.[2] Columbia is the oldest brand name in pre-recorded sound,[3] being the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders.
In 1934 it was known as Robbins Music Corporation.
Dylan's Like A Rolling Stone was recorded here on June 15+16, 1965.
Before the Equitable, 799 7th was sold to engineer/producer Phil Ramone, who made it into yet another successful NY studio, A&R.
The building was demolished in 1983, and were replaced by the enormous Equitable Building, which now takes up the whole length of the block from 51st to 52nd.
After further research, Jerry never recorded here. It was Columbia Studios, San Francisco.
1.)^http://countrydiscography.blogspot.com/2010/10/david-bromberg.html
2.)^Bilton, Lynn. The Columbia Graphophone and Grafonola -A Beginner's Guide. Intertique.com website, 2007
3.)^Billboard, 1955-09-17, pg 36, http://books.google.com/books?id=2CMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA35&dq=%22columbia+records%22+%2B+%22oldest+label%22&hl=en&ei=O_BXTITNHo7tnQfZma2bCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22columbia%20records%22%20%2B%20%22oldest%20label%22&f=false
Before the Equitable, 799 7th was sold to engineer/producer Phil Ramone, who made it into yet another successful NY studio, A&R.
ReplyDeleteI'm the son of an engineer who worked there in the 60's & early 70's.
What I would give to pick your dad's brain!
DeleteThank you Anonymous.
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ReplyDeleteServed as Decca studios until 1936
ReplyDeleteIt was also formerly the Irving Berlin Music Publishing building.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you get the 9/13/73 date for Garcia recording here? I didn't have that one.
ReplyDeleteThank you for pointing that out. That session belongs at Columbia Studios, San Francisco but that makes the date incorrect. It was released in 1972!.
ReplyDeleteAnyone ever find any photos of this building taken in the 30s or 40s? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI have a 1950's photo.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see that.
DeleteIt was originally Brunswick/Vocalion's New York Studio, from 1924-1934. Blind Willie McTell recorded there.
ReplyDelete799 Seventh Avenue was at some point Brunswick Recording Laboratory. And it's there that Rudolph Valentino recorded two songs in May 1923.
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