Brian Wilson's home studio

For the recording studio established by the Beach Boys in 1974, see Brother Studios.

Dennis, Brian and Carl Wilson with Mike Love at the recording studio in the late 1960s

Brian Wilson's home studio was a private recording studio located at 10452 Bellagio Rd, Los Angeles, California from 1967–1972. It was the principal locale for his "Bedroom Tapes".

History

Recording capabilities at Brian Wilson's Los Angeles residence were made possible by The Beach Boys and Stephen Desper in the midst of recording Smiley Smile in mid-1967. For the first few months of operation, the makeshift studio was installed with a Gates Dualux radio broadcasting console as the quick recording of Smiley Smile didn't allow enough time to acquire a conventional mixing board. By the recording of Friends in early 1968, the studio continued to utilise the Dualux console yet the rest of the chauffeur's quarters had been converted to feature a more permanent set-up. In October 1969 the console was upgraded to a 16-track recorder with quadraphonic capability. From 1967 until its dismantling in late-1972 by Marilyn Wilson, the studio recorded a mix of artists with personnel ties to the Beach Boys including American Spring, The Flames, Stephen Kalinich and Charles Manson.

Sessions

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Session dates	Artist	Release
Mid-1967	The Beach Boys	Smiley Smile
Late-1967	The Beach Boys	Wild Honey
Early-1968	The Beach Boys	Friends
Mid-1968	Charles Manson	Untitled (unreleased)
1969/1970	The Beach Boys	Sunflower
1970/1971	The Beach Boys	Surf's Up
Late-1971	Dennis Wilson	Poops/Hubba Hubba (unreleased)
1971/1972	American Spring	Spring
1971/1972	The Beach Boys	Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"

See also

• Brother Studios