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Scorpio Sound (aka Scorpio Studios and Scorpio Sound Studios) was a
recording studio in
London
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,
England
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.
It was located in
Euston Tower
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,
Euston Road,
Camden, London, on the ground floor.
The studio was in operation from 1972 to 1984.
Producers and engineers who worked at the studios included Ray Hendriksen, Pete Hoskins, and Dennis Weinreich. Pete Hoskins was the studio manager from 1977. The studio was later used by
Capital Radio
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, located in the same building on the floor above, for recording bands,
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s, political discussion programmes, etc.
The rock band
Queen
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recorded parts of the album ''
A Night At The Opera'' at the studio, including the
lead vocals for the song "
Bohemian Rhapsody
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".
References
1972 establishments in England
1984 disestablishments in England
Recording studios in London
Former recording studios
Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Camden
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