Radio Recorders Radio Recorders Radio Recorders, Inc. located at 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, was a recording studio based in Los Angeles, California. Many notable musicians are reported to have been recorded in the studio include Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Jimmie Rodgers, Louis Armstrong, Mario Lanza, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Paul Frees and The Carpenters among others. In its prime, the studio was considered the best recording facility in Los Angeles. During the Forties and Fifties, Radio Recorders was responsible for recording countless radio shows, both network and local, for delayed broadcast in the Western states. Telephone lines ran to all
Sunset Sound Recorders 200 Gold records have been recorded at Sunset Sound, including Prince's "Purple Rain", the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main St.", the Beach Boys' "Pet Sounds", Linda Ronstadt's "Don't Cry Now", part of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy", Janis Joplin's posthumously-released "Pearl", and hit albums for Elton John, Led Zeppelin and Van Halen. In addition, the Doors recorded their first two albums, "The Doors" and "Strange Days", at the studio. In 1981, Sunset Sound Recorders owner Camarata purchased The Sound Factory, another Los Angeles recording studio founded by Moonglow Records and later purchased and developed by David Hassinger. The two studios