RCA Studios, Toronto

Recording and mastering studio in Toronto, Ontario. Operated under this name from 1954 until 1979, it housed two recording studios, Studio A and Studio B. Sometimes as RCA Victor Studios, Toronto Records cut at this studio are identified by "T.O.", "TG", "GT", "TXG", "TXD" "TD", "XT", "ZDT", "TX", "DT" etc. etched in the deadwax/runout. The "T" stood for Toronto and the other letter(s) indicated the quality of the source material used, sometimes used in combinations: G = good source X = poor source (distortion, sibilance, pops, etc.) D = source had distortion Z = source had sibilance Originally founded in 1948 by Toronto media company CHUM Ltd.. Around the same time, RCA Records started a recording operation in the Royal York Hotel. In 1954 CHUM Ltd. sold the studio to RCA Records. In 1979 RCA Limited sold the studio to McClear Place Studios Ltd. and renamed to McClear Place. Engineers known to have worked there (and McClear Place): 1948-1979 Bill Dowding (1979 to 1983 at McClear) 196x-1973 Fred Burchill 1962-1967 Peter Houston (etch as "PH") 1964-1966 Graham Newton (etch as "GN") 1965-1975 George Semkiw (etch as "GS") 1969-1976 Hayward Parrott 1969-1971 Phil Sheridan 196x-1976 Alan Moy (etch as "GAM") 196x-197x Alex Downie 196X-1979 Jim Morgan (left early 1970s to join Captain Audio, returned as Chief Engineer 1976-1979) 197x-197x John Curl 197x-197x Cub Richardson 197x-1979 Bill Cuddihy (also in 1980s at McClear) 197x-1979 Kevin Fuller (etch as "KF" and "K.E.F.", also at McClear in 1980s) 197x-1979 Colin Murphy (also in 1980s at McClear) 197x-1979 Mark Smith (9) 1974-1979 David Balan (1979 to 1987 at McClear)