Studio Pathé Marconi EMI

Recording and mastering studio in Boulogne-Billancourt (near Paris), France, founded in 1956 by engineer Claude Wagner and eventually dismantled at the end of the 1990s. It was located in a chateau which also housed the group's publishing, distribution and promo offices. The 24- and 48-track studio was designed by EMI engineer Peter Tix. The construction featured a tripartite wall with freestanding panels inside each wall and floated in a customized liquid base in order to eliminate vibration. It consisted of a large and a small room. In 1986 the studio underwent a major overhaul. Studio manager: Claude Lamy. House engineer: Claude Pothet. Engineers known to have worked here: Pierre Saint, Gérard Jardillier, Alain Butet, Daniel Michel, David Felgeirolles. Known under this name since 1972, previously known as Pathé-Marconi Studios. Also appears as EMI Studios, Paris and Pathé Marconi - Thorn EMI.