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2 Selected list of albums recorded at Musicland (by year)  





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Coordinates: 48°90.39N 11°3710.21E / 48.1501083°N 11.6195028°E / 48.1501083; 11.6195028
 

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The Arabella-Hochhaus, where Musicland Studios was located in the basement

Musicland Studios was a recording studio located in Munich, Germany established by Italian record producer, songwriter and musician Giorgio Moroder in the early 1970s.[1] The studios were known for their work with artists such as Donna Summer, Electric Light Orchestra, and Queen, among others.

History[edit]

Moroder founded the studio modestly in a small space in the basement of the Arabella High-Rise Building. The studio featured a 16-track recorder and a Helios mixing console. Moroder hired engineer Reinhold Mack, who eventually complained that the small studio was uncomfortably hot at all times because it was adjacent to the building's central heating system, encouraging Moroder to expand the studios. Utilizing funds from his new Phonogram record deal and the success of Chicory Tip's version of "Son of My Father", co-composed by Moroder and Pete Belotte, Moroder and Mack expanded the studio in 1973. The first recording session in the new studios was for the recording of the Marc Bolan & T. Rex album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow.[2] Other rock bands, including The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Rainbow, and Led Zeppelin.[3][4]

Donna Summer, who was working as a part-time model and backing singer in Munich, met Moroder and Bellotte during a session at the studios and they signed Summer to their Oasis label. The three began working together, resulting in several hit albums and singles, including "Love to Love You" and "I Feel Love", which is widely credited as one of the most influential records originating electronic dance music and paving the way for house and techno music.[4] Electric Light Orchestra recorded several of the band's most successful albums at the studio with Reinhold Mack, beginning with 1975's Face the Music.[3][2]

Mack co-produced Queen's 1980 album The Game at Musicland Studios, along with its hit singles "Another One Bites the Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Mack is referenced in the lyrics of "Dragon Attack": "gonna use my stack/it's gotta be Mack".[5] Queen returned to Musicland in 1982 to record Hot Space, and in 1985 for "One Vision", with much of the music video for the song consisting of footage of the band recording the song at Musicland.

Other artists who recorded at Musicland Studios included The Three Degrees, Iron Maiden, Amanda Lear, Freddie Mercury, Sweet and Elton John,[1] and Moroder himself recorded several of his own projects at the studio, including the soundtracktoMidnight Express, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Scorein1979.

Musicland Studios closed at the beginning of the 1990s, as noise from the nearby U4 metro was interfering with the quality of the studio's recordings.[4]

Selected list of albums recorded at Musicland (by year)[edit]

  • Deep Purple: Stormbringer - 1974
  • Marc Bolan & T. Rex: Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow - 1974
  • Scorpions: Fly to the Rainbow - 1974
  • Uriah Heep: Wonderworld - 1974
  • Deep Purple: Come Taste the Band - 1975
  • Donna Summer: Love to Love You Baby - 1975
  • Electric Light Orchestra: Face the Music - 1975
  • Giorgio Moroder: Einzelgänger - 1975
  • Rainbow: Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - 1975
  • The Rolling Stones: Black and Blue - 1975
  • The Sweet: Give Us a Wink - 1975
  • Donna Summer: A Love Trilogy - 1976
  • Electric Light Orchestra: A New World Record - 1976
  • Giorgio Moroder: Knights in White Satin - 1976
  • Iggy Pop: The Idiot - 1976
  • Led Zeppelin: Presence - 1976
  • Rainbow: Rising - 1976
  • Rory Gallagher: Calling Card - 1976
  • Donna Summer: Four Seasons of Love - 1976
  • David Coverdale: White Snake - 1977
  • Giorgio Moroder: From Here to Eternity - 1977
  • Donna Summer: I Remember Yesterday - 1977
  • Electric Light Orchestra: Out of the Blue - 1977
  • Donna Summer: Once Upon a Time - 1977
  • Amanda Lear: Never Trust a Pretty Face - 1979
  • Electric Light Orchestra: Discovery - 1979
  • Electric Light Orchestra: Xanadu (soundtrack) - 1979
  • Elton John: Victim of Love - 1979
  • Sparks: No. 1 in Heaven - 1979
  • Suzi Lane: Ooh La La - 1979
  • Queen: The Game (Queen album) - 1980
  • Electric Light Orchestra: Time - 1981
  • Sparks: Whomp That Sucker - 1981
  • Queen: Hot Space - 1982
  • Sparks: Angst in My Pants - 1982
  • Whitesnake: Slide It In - 1984
  • Roger Taylor: Strange Frontier - 1984
  • Spandau Ballet: Parade - 1984
  • Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder: Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - 1985
  • Freddie Mercury: Mr. Bad Guy - 1985
  • Limahl: Colour All My Days - 1986
  • Spandau Ballet: Through the Barricades - 1986
  • Iron Maiden: Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - 1988
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ a b Weinert, Ellie (6 June 1998). "Sound of the Cities: Munich - A Billboard Spotlight". Billboard. Billboard. pp. 65–66. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  • ^ a b Buskin, Richard (September 2013). "Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down'". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  • ^ a b Crane, Larry (January 2011). "Reinhold Mack: ELO, Queen, Black Sabbath & T. Rex". Tape Op. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  • ^ a b c Hecktor, Mirko; von Uslar, Moritz; Smith, Patti; Neumeister, Andreas (1 November 2008). Mjunik Disco – from 1949 to now (in German). pp. 212, 225. ISBN 978-3936738476.
  • ^ "Allmusic: Queen – Dragon Attack Lyrics". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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