Wally Heider Studios
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Industry | Recording studio |
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Founded | United States (1960s | )
Founder | Wally Heider |
Defunct | 1980 |
Successor | |
Headquarters | , United States |
Wally Heider Studios was a recording studio in San Francisco, California between 1969[1] and 1980, started by recording engineer and studio owner Wally Heider. It is not to be confused with Wally Heider Recording, his predecessor studio that was located in Hollywood.
In 1978, Heider sold the studio and its name to Filmways, but remained as manager[2] until 1980 when Filmways sold it to a partnership composed of Dan Alexander, Tom Sharples, and Michael Ward. The three partners renamed the business Hyde Street Studios, which is still an operating recording studio as of 2019, now owned solely by Michael Ward.[3]
History[]
In March 1969, Heider opened Wally Heider's Studio at 245 Hyde Street, San Francisco, between Turk and Eddy Streets, across the street from Black Hawk jazz club, in a building that had previously been used by 20th Century Fox for film offices, screening rooms and storage.[1][4] Heider had reportedly apprenticed as an assistant and mixer at United Western Recorders in Hollywood, CA, with Bill Putnam, known as "The Father of Modern Recording" for his technical innovations,[5] and he already owned and ran an independent recording studio and remote recording setup called Wally Heider Recording,[failed verification] in Hollywood, California, which was one of the most successful such operations in the world.[1]
Heider and his crew were very well known for making excellent studio and remote location recordings and for top notch engineering. Two years earlier, in 1967, Heider had been involved in live recording at the Monterey Pop Festival. Artists like Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service and The Grateful Dead had been recording in Los Angeles and New York, and Heider saw the need for musicians involved in the nascent San Francisco Sound to have their own well equipped and staffed recording studio close to home. The studios were built by Dave Mancini, who later built his own studio in the San Fernando Valley.[1]
Heider planned four studios—A and B on the ground floor and C and D upstairs. However, studio B was never finished and instead became a game room.
built all the studios' custom gear and consoles, using Universal Audio (UA) console components, military grade switches and level controls, and a simple audio path that used one preamp for everything in a channel. He designed the console with 24 channels and an 8-channel monitor and cue—replicated in both the Studio 3 setup in Los Angeles and the remote truck. Monitor speakers were Altec 604-Es with McIntosh 275 tube power amps.[1]
They completed Studio C first and it began operating in May 1969 with staff that included General Manager Mel Tanner, Booking Agent , Technician , and Staff Engineer . Its dimensions were similar to Heider's Studio 3 in Hollywood—though its control room, instead of being at the end the room, was parallel to Studio C's long side. The walls were kept from being parallel with square gypsum devices that were used as mid-range sound diffusers and absorbers. At the Grateful Dead's request, its studio doors were covered with airbrushed paintings. Studios A and D became operational a few months later.[6]
According to researchers who later explored studio history for Hyde Street Studios, the first release out of studio C was the Jefferson Airplane’s Volunteers, which was also the first album they recorded in their hometown. Between 1969 and 1970, many other high-profile acts followed, including Harry Nilsson, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, the Steve Miller Band. Creedence Clearwater Revival recorded several albums in that room, and named their record, Cosmo's Factory after the "factory" at Studio C (Cosmo's Factory was CCR's rehearsal area.). Engineers and staff of that era also included Bill Halverson, Stephen Barncard, and Glyn Johns.[6]
While Crosby Stills Nash and Young were recording, studio D opened. It was an exact replica of Heider's Hollywood Studio 3. Among its first uses was to record Jerry Garcia's steel guitar overdub for Teach Your Children, while the live recording setup was kept intact in studio C, where CSNY recorded. In that same period, Deane Jensen supervised installation of a new console in studio A. Santana and John Hall used studio D a few times. CBS Records had a priority lease on Studio D for a year, before eventually taking over as their west coast recording facility.[7] Many other artists followed.
Wally Heider Recording, Hollywood[]
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Wally Heider Recording, 1604 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] also known as Wally Heider's Studio 3, 6371 Selma Ave, Los Angeles[16] also known as Filmways-Heider Recording, 1604 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Hollywood[17][18]
Albums recorded[]
1969
- Bad Moon Rising – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Volunteers – Jefferson Airplane
- Green River – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Shady Grove – Quicksilver Messenger Service
- Zephyr – Zephyr
- Neil Young – Neil Young
- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere – Neil Young with Crazy Horse
1970
- Déjà Vu – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- Eric Burdon Declares "War" – Eric Burdon and War
- Abraxas – Santana[19]
- Blows Against the Empire – Paul Kantner
- American Beauty – The Grateful Dead
- Portrait – The 5th Dimension
- The Black-Man's Burdon – Eric Burdon and War
- Cosmo's Factory – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Tarkio – Brewer & Shipley
- Pendulum – Creedence Clearwater Revival
- The Original Human Being – Blue Cheer
1971
- Bark – Jefferson Airplane
- Sunfighter – Paul Kantner and Grace Slick
- Chilliwack – Chilliwack
- Electric Warrior – T. Rex
- If I Could Only Remember My Name – David Crosby
- Songs for Beginners – Graham Nash
- Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
- Shake Off the Demon – Brewer & Shipley
- Guilty! – Eric Burdon and Jimmy Witherspoon
- Grin – Grin
- Papa John Creach – Papa John Creach
- Moments – Boz Scaggs
- Endless Boogie – John Lee Hooker
- Mwandishi – Herbie Hancock
1972
- Graham Nash David Crosby – Crosby & Nash
- Long John Silver – Jefferson Airplane
- Burgers – Hot Tuna
- First Taste of Sin – Cold Blood
- 1+1 – Grin
- Rural Space – Brewer & Shipley
- by 1
- Saint Dominic's Preview – Van Morrison
- Toulouse Street – The Doobie Brothers
- Garcia – Jerry Garcia
- Ace – Bob Weir
- Rowan Brothers – Rowan Brothers
- Livin' the Life – Chris and Lorin Rowan
- You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown – Vince Guaraldi Quintet (television soundtrack)[20]
1973
- Byrds – The Byrds
- Head Hunters – Herbie Hancock
- Baron von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun – Paul Kantner, Grace Slick and David Freiberg
- Child of Nature – Jack Traylor and Steelwind
- Full Sail – Loggins and Messina
- How Time Flys – David Ossman and The Firesign Theatre
- GP – Gram Parsons
- Deliver the Word – War
- Be What You Want To – Link Wray
- Betty Davis – Betty Davis
- Sextant – Herbie Hancock
- Roger McGuinn – Roger McGuinn
- There's No Time for Love, Charlie Brown – Vince Guaraldi Quintet (television soundtrack)[21]
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving – Vince Guaraldi Quintet (television soundtrack)[21]
1974
- Grievous Angel – Gram Parsons
- Manhole – Grace Slick
- The Phosphorescent Rat – Hot Tuna
- Early Flight – Jefferson Airplane
- Dragon Fly – Grace Slick, Paul Kantner and Jefferson Starship
- Quah – Jorma Kaukonen
- What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits – The Doobie Brothers
- ST11621 – Brewer & Shipley
- Look at the Fool – Tim Buckley
- The Heart of Saturday Night – Tom Waits
- Southern Comfort – The Crusaders
- Peace on You – Roger McGuinn
- No Other – Gene Clark
- It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown – Vince Guaraldi Quartet (television soundtrack)[22]
- It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown – Vince Guaraldi Quartet (television soundtrack)[22]
1975
- Survival of the Fittest – The Headhunters
- America's Choice – Hot Tuna
- Red Octopus – Jefferson Starship
- Yellow Fever – Hot Tuna
- The Tubes – The Tubes
- Tale Spinnin' – Weather Report
- Chain Reaction – The Crusaders
- Adventures in Paradise – Minnie Riperton
- Atlantic Crossing – Rod Stewart
- Song for America – Kansas
- Saturday Night Special – Norman Connors
- Steppin' – Pointer Sisters
- Venus and Mars – Wings
- Coke – Coke Escovedo
- Angel – Angel
- Tell Me The Truth – Jon Hendricks
- An Evening with John Denver – John Denver (recorded live at Universal Amphitheater)
- Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown – Vince Guaraldi Trio (television soundtrack)[23]
- You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown – Vince Guaraldi Trio (television soundtrack)[23]
1976
- It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown – Vince Guaraldi Trio (television soundtrack)[24]
- Spitfire – Jefferson Starship
- Heritage – Eddie Henderson
- Hoppkorv – Hot Tuna
- Amigos – Santana
- Small Change – Tom Waits
- Salongo – Ramsey Lewis
- – Alessi Brothers
- Legs Diamond – Legs Diamond
1977
- Rumours – Fleetwood Mac
- Thunderbyrd – Roger McGuinn
- Conquistador – Maynard Ferguson
- American Stars 'n Bars – Neil Young
- Having a Party – Pointer Sisters
- Donald Clark Osmond – Donny Osmond
1978
- Earth – Jefferson Starship
- Double Dose – Hot Tuna
- Do It All Night – Curtis Mayfield
- Comes a Time – Neil Young
- Jass-Ay-Lay-Dee – Ohio Players
- Streamline – Lenny White
- Twin Sons of Different Mothers – Dan Fogelberg and Tim Weisberg
1979
- Jorma – Jorma Kaukonen
- Connections and Disconnections – Funkadelic
1981
1982
- One from the Heart – Tom Waits and Crystal Gayle
- Right Back At Cha! – Dynasty
- Long After Dark – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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