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Eel Pie Recording Studios, formerlyOceanic, was a recording studio located inThe Boathouse, Twickenham on the banks of theRiver Thames in Ranelagh Drive, byTwickenham Bridge, West London,[1] and also simultaneously at No. 45 Broadwick Street, Soho, London. The name for the studios came from the nearbyEel Pie Island, which was known as a majorjazz andblues venue in the 1960s.[2]
The building in Twickenham was originally a 1960s boathouse, and its riverside location allowedPete Townshend to commute there by boat, having lost his driving licence.[3] From 1981 the studios were run as a commercial operation and were the location for a number of notable rock and pop recordings. Artists who recorded at Eel Pie Studios include Pete Townshend,the Who,Roger Waters,a-ha,Rachel Fuller,Siouxsie and the Banshees andThin Lizzy.[3] In the 1990s, the studio was occupied by the bandCocteau Twins, who called it September Sound,[4] andthe Lightning Seeds.
Pete Townshend sold the studios in 2008 and the building was converted into a private residence.
'Eel Pie' had earlier been used as the name for a series of Pete Townshend's home studios, where he recorded many song demos. His debut studio album,Who Came First (1972), was recorded at home, as were some recordings by the Who circa 1970.[5]
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