{"product_id":"buzz-me-in","title":"Buzz Me In","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe inside story of Record Plant studios – the real ‘Hotel California’ – that reveals how the greatest music of the seventies was recorded and why the artists checked out but rarely left.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strap yourself in and take a helter-skelter ride through more than a decade’s worth of high drama, hedonism, high tech and musical genius as told by the insiders at the heart of Record Plant studios, one of the most prolific recording factories of all time, founded in 1968 by charismatic audio engineer Gary Kellgren and ace businessman Chris Stone.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the 1970s, Record Plant was everywhere there was music. In 1976 alone, the studios produced three No. 1 albums: Stevie Wonder’s \u003ci\u003eSongs In The Key Of Life\u003c\/i\u003e, The Eagles’ \u003ci\u003eHotel California\u003c\/i\u003e and Fleetwood Mac’s \u003ci\u003eRumours\u003c\/i\u003e. Based on the memoirs and archives of Chris Stone, as well as interviews with over 100 studio employees, music producers and recording artists, \u003ci\u003eBuzz Me In\u003c\/i\u003e tells the incredible story of Record Plant’s evolution and the making of more than a decade’s worth of Gold and Platinum albums, tape by tape.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Illustrated throughout with behind-the-scenes images, archive photos of artists recording and performing live and album cover art, this revelatory and extensively researched book explores and celebrates the way the studios were designed to cater to every rock’n’roller’s fancy. From the living-room-style studio in New York, where Jimi Hendrix’s \u003ci\u003eElectric Ladyland\u003c\/i\u003e was recorded and where John Lennon later encamped, to the VIP clubhouse studio in Los Angeles where Stevie Wonder produced his classic hits, and the destination recording venue in Sausalito where Sly Stone, Bob Marley and Fleetwood Mac holed up, each studio location had its own inherent character – but all showcased the founders’ proven formula of combining state-of-the-art audio, fantasy bedrooms and group Jacuzzis with sex, drugs and celebrity jams. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Was Record Plant ‘the real Hotel California’?","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232874680664,"sku":"9780500028698","price":38.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780500028698_384e8323-278d-4328-b6b2-d0c7210a57e9.jpg?v=1766124023","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/buzz-me-in","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}