51°28′36.60″N0°08′19.18″W / 51.4768333°N 0.1386611°W /51.4768333; -0.1386611Ramport Studios was arecording studio in south London'sBattersea district, built bythe Who in 1973.[1]
Originally called "The Kitchen" and later renamed Ramport Studios, the recording studio was initially built as a private studio for the Who, who intended to use it to recordQuadrophenia. The building, located at 115 Thessaly Road in south London's Battersea district, was a former church hall which required extensive remodeling, with the resulting expenses leading to Ramport later operating as a commercial studio in order to recoup revenue.[2]
The studio had a 50x30 ft live room and a control room initially outfitted with aquad-ready 32-input wrap-aroundHelios mixing console,[2] but in order to fully realize their 1973 albumQuadrophenia, the Who augmented the studio withRonnie Lane's Mobile Studio.[1]
In 1974,Supertramp recordedCrime of the Century at Ramport. The same year,Neil Young, together withRobbie Robertson, recorded the song "White Line"; this was released on the albumHomegrown in 2020.[3]
In 1975 Irish artistChris de Burgh recorded parts of his albumSpanish Train and Other Stories in these studios.
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers spent much of the summer of 1977 recording and mixing the albumL.A.M.F. there for the Who's labelTrack Records. Joan Jett recorded several tracks there which would end up on herJoan Jett album, later retitledBad Reputation (1981).
In 1976 the original Helios mixing console was replaced by aNeve console,[2] and in the same yearThin Lizzy recordedJailbreak at the studio. Later that same year they would again use the studio to record their albumJohnny the Fox.
Judas Priest recorded their albumSin After Sin there in 1976–1977.[1]
In 1983 the studio was bought byVirgin Records and was renamed Town House Three as part of the labels'Townhouse Studios.[4] In 1985, the studio received the Helios console previously used by The Town House Studio 1, which remained in use until 1988.[2][5]
In 1995, the studio was closed by Virgin's new owners, EMI, and sold the following year. It is now a doctor's office.[6][1]
In 2017 theWandsworth Council recognized the studio's historic location with aGreen plaque.[6]
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