Capitol Records
1750 Vine Street, Los Angeles, CA
The blinking light atop the tower spells out the word “Hollywood” in Morse code. It is classified as a cultural monument.
The recording facility has eight echo chambers, which were engineered by Les Paul and also main studios A, B and C.
Frank Sinatra had close ties to the studios and recorded much of his work there. He was particularly fond of the Neumann U 47 mike, which he always carried around with him and used for sessions.
His first album recorded at Capitol was Frank Sinatra Conducts, Tone Poems of Color.
Then in 2012, Studio A received a new AMS Neve 88R mixing console, designed and built for Al Schmitt and Sir Paul McCartney. The Beatles – as a group – never actually cut records theorem but the label offices were in the tower so over the years they spent a good amount of time in the building.
It was a favourite of The Beach Boys, and many other famous artists. Always a good photo op, and the four Beatles’ Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are outside of the building too.
Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/fqxhxNgiPjwn93DE8
Visit their website: http://www.capitolrecords.com/
Link to info on Paul’s Star: https://walkoffame.com/paul-mccartney/
Link to info on Ringo’s Star: https://walkoffame.com/ringo-starr/
Link to info on John’s Star: https://walkoffame.com/john-lennon/
Link to info on George’s Star: https://walkoffame.com/george-harrison/
Video of Paul’s Star dedication: https://youtu.be/wJO-XjiIfXY
