Lansdowne Studios

British recording studio established in 1957 and closing in September 2006, based in London, England, UK. Also credited as: - Lansdowne Studio - Lansdowne Recording Studio - Landsdowne Studios Well known for its jazz recordings (even having its own branded series, the Lansdowne Series, on the Columbia label), Lansdowne Studios was set up by recording supervisor Denis Preston, with help from engineers Adrian Kerridge and Joe Meek who found the premises. Denis Preston had supervised the recordings of many famous British jazz recordings in the 1950s (mainly whilst at I.B.C. Studios), and continued throughout the 1960s at Lansdowne. He was possibly the first independent producer in Britain (usually having a "Record Supervision" credit on releases). Records were often released by the Polygon (later, Pye) labels, and product was licensed to the UK majors. The building that housed the studio was erected in 1902 by William Flodthart, a benevolent South African diamond millionaire who wanted to provide a place where struggling painters could work. The main recording studio was originally a squash court, and the control room the smokers room. The studio closed in September 2006, and subsequently turned into private housing. People known to have worked here: Recording Supervisor: Denis Preston. Engineers: Ashley Howe, Adrian Kerridge, Joe Meek, Dave Baker, Bob Butterworth, Peter Gallen, Chris Dibble, Vic Keary, Jonathan Miller (3), Mark Tucker. For the Irish studio please use Lansdowne Studios Dublin.