The Manor Studio

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The Manor Studios, 1990

The Manor Studio (aka The Manor) was a recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, north of the city of Oxford.

Overview

The Manor was the second residential recording studio in the United Kingdom. The first being Rockfield Studios in Monmouthshire[citation needed] The concept was pioneered in 1969 by French musician Michel Magne in the Château d'Hérouville.

The manor house was owned by Richard Branson and used as a recording studio for Virgin Records, although artists signed to other labels also used the studios.

Albums recorded here include Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield during 1972–73 when Oldfield was given a week to record the album at the studio. The Bonzo Dog Band were recording there immediately afterwards (hence the inclusion of vocals by Viv Stanshall on Tubular Bells).[1] Sandy Denny also began her second solo album Sandy there in March 1972.

In April 1995, after the takeover of Virgin Records by EMI, The Manor Studio was closed as a recording studio by EMI. It is now the country home of the Marquess of Headfort.

In 2010, NME reported that the Manor was up for sale for £5.75 million.[2]

Studio facilities

The Manor Studios control room.

The facilities were advertised as follows, as of 1973:[3]

Partial list of albums recorded at The Manor

References

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  3. Notes in 25th Anniversary Edition of Tubular Bells, 1998.

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