The building is probably THE most iconic record company headquarters on earth. A stack of records rises above a state of the art recording studio. It's topped off with a needle. The airplane warning red light flashes H-O-L-L-Y-W-O-O-D in Morse code.
The legendary big room could house an entire orchestra. Frank Sinatra was the first artist to use it. He continued recording there long after he left the label.
The Beatles, even though they were on Capitol, never recorded there. The Beach Boys tended to use Gold Star down the street. The Band tried it, but found the sound too slick and recorded their second LP in Sammy Davis Jr's pool house just up the hill.
The studio is not open to the public and they don't offer tours. I was fortunate enough to have a walk through when my wife was recording some voiceovers at the facility. I was shown the big room, but was more interested in where Gene Vincent recorded. He was in a tiny room down the hall no bigger than a small suburban bedroom.
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