Trident Studios is a British recording facility, located at 17 St Anne's Court in London's Soho district. It was constructed in 1967 by brothers Norman and Barry Sheffield. The first major hit recorded at Trident was My Name's Jack by Manfred Mann in March 1968, which launched its reputation. The first major album recorded at Trident was Lou Reed's Transformer, produced by David Bowie, who in turn recorded many albums there including Ziggy Stardust. Rick Wakeman was the in-house session keyboard player at the time and can be heard on many recordings, including the classics "Life on Mars?" and "Changes". A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Soho is an area of central Londons West End, in the borough of the City of Westminster. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Cock-A-Hoop Manfred Mann was a British R&B and pop band of the 1960s, named after its keyboard player, who later led the successful 1970s follow-on group Manfred Manns Earth Band. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... Lewis Allen Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans five decades. ... The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars is a 1972 concept album by David Bowie, praised as the definitive album of the 1970s by Melody Maker magazine. ... Richard Christopher Wakeman (born May 18, 1949 in Perivale, London, United Kingdom) is a British keyboard player best known as the keyboardist for progressive rock group Yes. ... For other uses, see Life on Mars (disambiguation). ... Changes was a single by David Bowie, taken from the album Hunky Dory. ...

It was the Sheffields's relaxed attitude to audio engineering that made many artists want to record there. In other studios, such as Abbey Road Studios, the engineers walked around in white coats and did most things "by the book". Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of sound through mechanical and electronic means. ... The legendary recording studio Abbey Road Studios, created in November of 1931 by EMI in London, England is best known as the legendary recording studio used by the rock artists: The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Pink Floyd and The Shadows. ...

Trident Studios always had the newest and most groundbreaking equipment. They were the first in the UK to use Dolby noise reduction, and employ an eight-track reel to reel recording deck. Whereas other studios might spend months testing a new device, the Sheffield brothers believed that if it had been manufactured in the first place, then it was good enough for studio use. Their eight-track machine drew the Beatles in 1968 to record "Hey Jude" (Abbey Road still only used four-track), and the White Album tracks "Dear Prudence", "Honey Pie", "Savoy Truffle" and "Martha My Dear" were also recorded there. Dolby Laboratories, Incorporated (Dolby Labs) is a company specializing in audio compression and reproduction. ... Noise reduction is the process of removing noise from a signal. ... The Tascam 85 16B analogue tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch (2. ... A Sony TC-630 reel-to-reel recorder, once a common household object. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Hey Jude is a rock ballad recorded by the Beatles at Trident Studios. ... The Beatles is the ninth official album by the Beatles, a double album released in 1968. ... Dear Prudence is a Beatles song written by John Lennon, but credited to Lennon-McCartney, from double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). It is about actress Mia Farrows sister, Prudence, who was present when the Beatles visited Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India. ... Honey Pie is a song by The Beatles, from their 1968 album The Beatles. ... Savoy Truffle is a song written by George Harrison and performed by the Beatles on their self-titled album (the White Album). Harrison wrote the song as a tribute to his friend Eric Claptons chocolate addiction, and indeed he derived the title and many of the lyrics from a... Martha My Dear is a Beatles song which first appeared on the double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). ...

Many Apple Records artists used Trident Studios, including Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin, and James Taylor. George Harrison's triple album, All Things Must Pass, containing the massive hit "My Sweet Lord", and Ringo Starr's "It Don't Come Easy", were also recorded there. Harry Nilsson recorded "Without You" at Trident, and portions of several of his 1970s albums. Paul McCartney inadvertently helped Queen on their road to success — he used to block-book the studio and not always turn up. This allowed Queen to record in the off-hours. Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American soul musician from Houston, Texas, raised mostly in Los Angeles, California. ... Mary Hopkin (born May 3, 1950) is a British singer. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... All Things Must Pass is a triple album by George Harrison recorded and released after the break-up of The Beatles. ... My Sweet Lord is a song by former Beatle George Harrison from his triple album All Things Must Pass. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of the Beatles. ... It Dont Come Easy is a song written by Ringo Starr, which was released as a single in April 1971, reaching #4 in both the UK and US singles charts. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Without You is a song originally recorded by Badfinger for their album No Dice (1970), and written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans and produced by Geoff Emerick. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... Queen are a seminal English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor. ...

Trident gained a reputation for its piano which can be heard on "Hey Jude", Elton John's "Your Song", and many other tracks. It was a handmade C. Bechstein concert-sized instrument that was over one hundred years old and its classic sound was much sought after but, after being re-strung towards the end of Trident's history, lost its magic and was never quite the same. Your Song is a ballad performed by British musician Elton John. ... C. Bechstein Pianofortefabrik AG (FWB:BEP) (Bechstein) is a German manufacturer of pianos, especially grand pianos. ...

Other artists who were sent from Apple Records to Trident, considering the limitation of the EMI studios at the time, were Harry Nilsson, Billy Preston, Mary Hopkin and James Taylor, as well as the four members of the Beatles for their solo projects. Apparently, it was during these days that Paul McCartney decided to support a new promising band called Queen by letting them use the booked hours at the studio that he was intentionally not using. In March 1968 Manfred Mann recorded the very first major hit at the studio, the single "My Name's Jack", launching Trident as a top professional studio. During the early 70's, some of the most reputed artists used the studios for their recordings, including Elton John, Marc Bolan, Carly Simon, Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jeff Beck. Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 in Wallington, Greater London, England) is a guitarist and songwriter. ...

This period coincided with the incorporation of a young engineer called Ken Scott, who would become one of the most reputed engineers and producers in the history of rock music with his involvement in David Bowie's albums "Hunky Dory" (1971) and "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust" (1972). Scott later gained an international reputation with numerous works, including Supertramp's "Crime of the Century" (1974), Lou Reed's Transformer (1972), Devo's "Duty Now For The Future" (1980) and Jeff Beck's There and Back (1980). Ken Scott (born April 20, 1947 in London) is an influential English record producer and engineer. ... There and Back was a 1980 album by guitarist Jeff Beck. ...

Tony Stratton-Smith's Charisma Records was also one of the most regular clients of the studios during the 70's. Genesis recorded at Trident several of their most renowned albums there, including "Trespass” (1970), “Nursery Cryme” (1971) and “A Trick Of The Tail” (1976). Other artists from the label who recorded at Trident were Van Der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill, Lindisfarne and Peter Gabriel. Charisma Records was a record label started by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. ... Genesis is a Grammy Award-winning English progressive rock band who formed in 1967. ... Trespass is the second studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1970. ... Nursery Cryme is the third studio album by Genesis and was recorded and released in 1971. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This article is about the band. ... Peter Hammill portrayed on the cover of his solo album None of the Above (2000). ... Lindisfarne were a popular British folk/rock group of the 1970s, fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ...

The history of the Sheffield brothers and Trident studios is also linked to the early days of Queen despite their turbulent professional relationship which ended up with acrimony. The Sheffield brothers did an agreement with the band to get their debut album recorded only during the studio's downtime. This turned the process of the recordings into a painful and long experience and, to add more fuel to the fire, after the album was completed the Sheffield brothers failed to find a record company to get it released. Finally, eight months later the brothers released the album themselves under the Trident label. The same story repeated again with the release of the band's second album Queen II, which was delayed for several months and it was solely issued in UK. This caused the split between Queen and the Sheffield brothers and in 1973 the band signed to EMI. Queen are a seminal English rock band, formed in 1970 in London by John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ...

Trident Studios was sold in December 1981.

The current studio at the same premises is not related to the original Trident Studios.