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Cerys Matthews takes a historical tour through one of the music industry's most well-loved buildings.

Cerys Matthews takes a historical tour of sound through the 大象传媒's Maida Vale Studios, one of the music industry's best-loved buildings.

Maida Vale has been a launch pad to stardom for young aspiring musicians and actors.

Lead a musician along the main corridor of Maida Vale studios for the first time and you can almost feel the excitement and trepidation bubbling up inside them; the recognition of the great sounds that have been created inside the studios weighing heavily on their shoulders. Arguably more artists have walked through Maida Vale's Art Deco front door than even the legendary Abbey Road.

Cerys meets the history makers past and present. As well as encountering soon-to-be-famous performers, she bumps into regular visitors of the studio Johnny Marr, Rick Wakeman and Jools Holland. She introduces the talented people who help make the dreams come true - the sound engineers. These unsung heroes, not only mix the session, but have been known on occasion to give the odd band member a quick singing lesson or an emergency guide to tuning guitars.

As Cerys wanders around this well loved but ramshackle building, she immerses herself in a typical day at Maida Vale. In Studio 1, home of the 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra, she meets the people who've played a key role in the orchestra's history before finding out what really happened in the legendary Radiophonic Workshop.

Just along the corridor is Studio 4, most famous for its rock sessions. Here Cerys reminisces about the sessions that helped change her fortunes, meets a new band that are at MV for the first time and talks to the engineers and producers that make it all happen.

First broadcast on Radio 2 to mark the 75th anniversary of Maida Vale Studios and repeated to complement 6 Music Live.

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Wed 4 Oct 2017 01:00
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Music Played

  • Reginald Leopold with The Palm Court Orchestra

    Missouri Waltz

    • Reginald Leopald and Grand Hotel.
    • yesterday's Music For Your Pleasure Today.
    • C-110.

  • HENRY HALL/THE 大象传媒 DANCE ORCHESTRA/PAUL DONOVAN

    RADIO TIMES

    • RADIO DAYS - VARIOUS ARTISTS.
    • CONIFER.
    • CDHD-163.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Whole Lotta Love

    • 大象传媒 SESSIONS.
    • ATLANTIC.
    • 7567-83061-2.

  • B.B. King

    Paying the Cost To Be The Boss

  • The Jam

    ETON RIFLES

    • The Jam at the 大象传媒.
    • Polydor.
    • 589-691-2.

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Unknown

  • MATTHEWS/CATATONIA

    Bleed

  • 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

    Bohuslav Martinu: Symphony No: 1

  • 大象传媒 Symphony Orch Cb Adrian Boult

    Rondo

    • Elgar: Symphony No. 2 ETc.
    • EMI.
    • CDH-7 63134 2.

  • 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

  • 大象传媒 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CB: ANDREW DAVIS

    Allegro

  • LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

    The Leningrad Allegretto

    • Symphony No 7 Leningrad.
    • Collins Classics.
    • CD-70292.

  • 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

    Kocekce

  • 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

    Samba

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    Interval Signal

    • 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop - 21.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • REC-354.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    The Tardis

    • Doctor Who At the 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop Vol 1: Soundtrack.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • WMSF-602302.

  • Muse

    Uprising

    • The Resistance.
    • Helium 3.
    • n/a-n/a.

  • Delia Derbyshire/ 大象传媒 Radiophonic Programme

    DOCTOR WHO

    • DOCTOR WHO AT THE 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP, VOL.1 - FILM SOUNDTRACK.
    • 大象传媒 Music.
    • WMSF-60232.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    The Tardis

    • Doctor Who At the 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop Vol 1: Soundtrack.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • WMSF-602302.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    Time Beat

    • 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop - 21.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • REC-354.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    Merry Go Round

    • 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop - 21.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • REC-354.

  • THE GOONS

    Bagpipes - The Curse of Frankenstein

    • The Goon Show Volume 16.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • 0563-558849.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    Bloodnock's Stomach

    • 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop - 21.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • REC-354.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    The Whale

    • The Soundhouse: Music From the 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • REC-467.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    Interval Signal

    • 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop - 21.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • REC-354.

  • 大象传媒 RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

    Ideal Home Exhibition

    • 大象传媒 Radiophonic Workshop - A Retrospective.
    • 大象传媒 Music.
    • Phonic-3CD.

  • WILLIAM JOYCE (LORD HAW HAW)

    Lord Haw Haw

    • The Second World War.
    • ARC.
    • ARC-2.

  • Edward Hicks

    Land Of Hope And Glory

  • 大象传媒 SINGERS & 大象传媒 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CB. SIR CHARL

    Serenade To Music

    • Highlights from the Last Night of The Proms.
    • 大象传媒 Records.
    • CD-580X.

  • 大象传媒 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & CHORUS

    LAND OF HOPE AND GLORY

    • HIGHLIGHTS FROM....
    • 大象传媒.
    • CD-580.

  • 大象传媒 Radio Orchestra

    Unforgettable

  • 大象传媒 Radio Orchestra

    It Had To Be You

  • 大象传媒 Radio Orchestra

    I've got You Under My Skin

  • 大象传媒 Radio Orchestra

    Summertime

  • The 大象传媒 Big Band

    L.O.V.E.

  • The 大象传媒 Big Band

    Days Go By Oh My

  • The 大象传媒 Big Band

    Goodbye World

  • The 大象传媒 Big Band

    Willow Tree

  • Bing Crosby

    Once In A While

  • Cerys Matthews & The 大象传媒 Big Band

    Kansas City Blues

  • 大象传媒 BIG BAND C.B. BARRY FORGIE

    Time Card

  • The Specials

    Too Much Too Young

  • Nanci Griffith

    Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War)

  • Aswad

    Love As It's Way

  • Robbie Williams

    Come Undone

  • Billy Bragg

    VALENTINE'S DAY IS OVER

  • The White Stripes

    I Just Don't Know What to do With Myself

  • David Bowie

    Suffragette City

    • Bowie at the Beeb.
    • EMI.
    • 7243-528629 2 4.

  • 叠别测辞苍肠茅

    Crazy In Love

  • The Beat

    Ranking Full Stop

  • The Police

    Next To You

  • Siouxsie and the Banshees

    Love In A Void

  • Marianne Faithfull

    As Tears Go By

    • FAITHFULL.
    • ISLAND.
    • CIDX-8023.

  • Pink Floyd

    Cymbaline

  • Jimi Hendrix

    STONE FREE

    • EXPERIENCE HENDRIX.
    • MCA.
    • TTVCD-2930.

  • Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames

    Yeh Yeh

    • THE VERY BEST OF GEORGIE FAME & THE BLUE FLAMES.
    • SPECTRUM.
    • 550-015-2.

  • Queen

    WE WILL ROCK YOU

  • Queen

    Spread Your Wings

  • Queen

    It's Late

  • QUEEN

    Meloncholy Blues

  • Thin Lizzy

    Cowboy Song

  • Thin Lizzy

    The Warrior

  • Internet Forever

    Cover The Walls

  • The Slits

    In The Beginning

  • The Slits

    Difficult Fun

  • Coldplay

    Yellow

  • Elbow

    Grounds For Divorce

  • Kings of Leon

    FOUR KICKS

    • cd single.
    • hand me down records.
    • na-na.

  • Voodoo Queens

    Chocolate Eyes

  • Voodoo Queens

    Shopping Girl Maniac

  • Simple Minds

    PROMISED YOU A MIRACLE

  • The Smiths

    WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE

    • Hatful of Hollow.
    • WEA.
    • 4509-91893-2.

  • The Smiths

    This Charming Man

    • Hatful Of Hollow.
    • Rough Trade.
    • n/a-n/a.

  • The Smiths

    Still Ill

    • Hatful of Hollow.
    • Rough Trade.
    • na-na.

  • The Smiths

    You've Got Everything Now

    • The Smiths.
    • Sire.
    • 2-25065.

  • Alvar Lidell

    Pearl Harbour

    • The Second World War - Original Recordings From the 大象传媒 Sound Archives.
    • 大象传媒.
    • ARC-2.

  • Robinson Family Episode

    Front Line Family

  • 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra

    Greeting Prelude

  • The Beatles

    Soldier of Love

  • Harry Connick Jr and his Big Band

    JAMBALAYA (ON THE BAYOU)

  • K COBAIN, NIRVANA

    Polly

  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

  • Corridor of Sound

Broadcasts

  • Fri 17 Sep 2010 03:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Sun 9 Jan 2011 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Tue 27 Aug 2013 04:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 6 Oct 2014 04:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Mon 12 Oct 2015 04:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music
  • Wed 4 Oct 2017 01:00
    大象传媒 Radio 6 Music