Trident Studios

Trident Recording Studios was a British recording/mixing/engineering/mastering and cassette duplicating facility, operating under this name between 1968 and 1985. Located at 17 St. Anne's Court in London's Soho district. Also credited as "Trident, London, England", "Trident Studios, London" or "Trident Sound Studios". Can be identified by "TRIDENT" in the runouts (please use 'Lacquer Cut At'). Lacquer cuts for Phonodisc Ltd. (between March 1969 and January 1979) can be identified by //# T in the runouts (e.g. Home Thoughts From Abroad). Lacquer cuts for PRS Ltd. (between February 1979 and ~1982) can be identified by ▽E T (e.g. Duchess). Lacquer cuts for PRS Ltd. (between ~1982 and mid 1988) can be identified by ▽420 V (e.g. Batcave: Young Limbs And Numb Hymns). Masterings for Lyntone Recordings Ltd. (please use 'Mastered At') can be identified by ITD (or 2TD) (e.g. Waterloo Sunset / Dedicated Follower Of Fashion) or IT (or 2T). It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield and his younger brother Barry and opened in 1968. In 1970 they installed a disc cutting suite having bought out the company London Discutting Services. In October 1981 Trident studios closed for 3 months due to financial problems and was then sold in December 1981. It was bought by its senior engineer, Steve Short, along with three other investors. During the following four years the studios worked under different management until 1985, when Tape One bought the studios and renamed them to Audio One. Side note: In 1986, Short bought out the other investors and opened Trident 2, a 25.000 sq. ft. converted theater as recording environment in the heart of the city of London. The current residing business Trident Sound Studios, which opened in the same building in 1993 was named in recognition of the original Trident Studios. Studio's most famous instrument was a Bechstein grand piano, featured in many recordings. [u]The Engineers (Recording & Mixing, Tape-Ops)[/u]: 1967/1970 - Barry Sheffield 1968-69/1972 - John Smith 1968/1970 - Malcolm Toft 1969/1974 - Ken Scott 1969/1971 - Nick Smith 1969/1974 - Robin Geoffrey Cable 1969/1975 - Roy Thomas Baker 1969/1971 - Tony Platt 1970 - Alan Harris 1970/1971 - Dave Corlet 1970/1974 - David Hentschel 1970/1975 - Mike Stone 1971/1976 - Dave Hodge (4) 1971-72/1976 - Ken Thomas 1971/1975 - Neil Kernon 1972/1978 - Dennis Mackay 1972/1979 - Peter Kelsey 1972/1975 - Ted Sharp 1973/1978 - Jerry Smith (11) 1974/1978 - Peter Fielder 1975/1979 - John Brand 1975/1978 - Nick Bradford 1976/1977 - Geoff Leach 1976/1979 - Julian Taylor (3) 1976/1978 - Neil Ross 1976/1981 - Stephen Stewart-Short / Steve Short / Steven Short 1976/1980 - Stephen W. Tayler 1977/1981 - Colin Green 1977/1978 - Paul Jarvis 1977/1979 - Peter Kamlish 1977/1979 - Reno Ruocco 1978/1981 - Adam Moseley 1978/1979 - Michael Donegani 1978/1979 - Simon Hilliard 1978/1979 - Simon Wilson (2) 1979/1980 - Chris Stone (3) 1979/1981 - Craig Milliner 1979/1980 - Paul Frindle [u]Disc Cutting / Mastering Engineers[/u]: 1970/1972 - Norman Austin (perhaps Norman Austin (2) ?) 1970/1986 - Ray Staff - Signatures: RASIN, RASPUTIN, RAYS, RAZEL and variations thereof 1971/1976 - Bob Hill (9) - Signatures: AUNTIE B, BOBIL, HILTOP and variations thereof 1971/1974 - Howard Thompson (3) - Signatures: KIP, KIPPER and variations thereof 1971/1976 - Tim Young 1972/1973 - Brian Snelling 1973/1978 - John Dent - Signatures: JONZ and variations thereof 1978/1981 - Steve Angel - Signatures: SA or S.A. 1979 - Geoff Tuck - Signatures: GEOFF or GEOFF's or G.T. (please do not confuse with Geoff Pesche!!!) post-1981 - Barry Grint - Signatures: BAZZA and variations thereof [u]Maintenance Engineers[/u]: 1968/1972 - Barry Porter 1968/1975 - Ron Goodwin 1970/1981 - Peter Booth 1970/1976 - Piers Blastkett 1974/1980 - Barry Spencer 1974/1976 - Bernie Spratt (maintenance engineer, helped to build the copy, cutting and mixing rooms) 1977/1980 - Henry Edwards (2) (technical manager of the recording, mixing and cutting rooms) [u]Studio Management[/u]: 1967/1970 - Barry Sheffield 1968/1975 - Penny Kramer 1970/1972 - Malcolm Toft 1970/1981 - Peter Booth 1972/1974 - Bob Hill (9) 1972/1974 - Ray Richardson [u]Other[/u]: post-1981 - Pete Cippa (Copy Room engineer)