Talk:Rolling Stones Mobile Studio

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The Rolling Stones Mobile was purchased by a private recording studio in the lower east side of Manhattan. The Audio Engineer who worked on the mobile (as well as in the studio) and who recorded Patti Smith live at CBGB's was SONIC JOE HOGAN. He continues his work as an Audio Engineer in NYC.

Exile on Main St.?
This article currently states: "Several classic albums were recorded with the Mobile Studio, including most of Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin III (1970) and Led Zeppelin IV (1971), much of the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers (1971) and Exile On Main St. (1972)", but this seems to conflict with the actual Exile on Main St. article, and common wisdom I've come across. 99.180.87.32 (talk) 03:39, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
 * True, but anytime anything was recorded by The Stones at one of their "country houses" it usually meant the Mobile was in tow. This is the case with certain early tracks recorded at Jagger's house Stargroves, like "Shine a Light". The articles at fault are Exile and any song recorded earlier than the final sessions in France and LA. Stan weller (talk) 04:00, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Is the Mobile a vehicle?
Something the article does not make clear is just what constitutes the Mobile. Is it an actual vehicle, and if so, what make and model? Or is it just the "cargo" portion, and if so, what kind of vehicles is it / has it been / can it be transported on? Could the studio be operated while housed on a barge or slung under a skycrane helicopter? -- Paul Richter (talk) 04:02, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * This is a very good point and well worth researching. I've always known it to be a truck with a studio built into its cargo hold, but have no clue as to its make or model. Good job bringing this point up and any help would be greatly appreciated. Stan weller (talk) 03:56, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Rolling Stone Mobile Truck page

"The idea of a mobile studio was not a new one. Many existed in the classical field to record orchestras in concert halls. Abbey Road had a mobile from the early 1930s. It was just not that common for pop or rock.

The consultant engineer was Glyn Johns, the acoustic layout was by Sandy Brown, the electronics and desk provided by Dick Swettenham and his new Helios company with the wiring by Roger Knapp. The box and trailer construction was by Bonnallack Freight Containers of London built onto a 1971 J reg BMC Laird truck.

Rolling Stones Mobile

Originally the unit was unpainted and looked silver, being the colour of the aluminium skin of the custom built body. The American Camouflage colour scheme which the vehicle sported for many years came about when recording orchestral music for the Frank Zappa film "200 Motels". As the film was being shot on location, with the Mobile in view, it was decided to paint it camouflage to hide it the trees.

During The Rolling Stones 1973 European Tour Mick McKenna took over the engineering role. The next couple of years saw a great deal of re-building and general upgrade to the Mobile. The 16 track was upgraded to a 24 track, 12 new outputs were added to the existing 20 on the desk, and a large amount of work was done to improve the acoustic environment of the unit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.170.88.56 (talk) 13:12, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

so is it a daf or a bmc? this decent para, with a citation, is better than what's in the article, but we could do with knowing what the truck-bed was, definitively. googling for pics, it appears to have been both, but there's no detail in the article as to which version was firstor why it changed. duncanrmi (talk) 08:41, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

add ten years after
Could someone be so kind to include Ten Years After's album 'Recorded Live'? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recorded_Live

I'm not familiar enough with editing to do it myself, sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:980:5385:1:1A6:4F44:9CB8:AF8 (talk) 12:04, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Tax reasons
Where does the tax avoiding plan come in, also for Deep Purple (Mentioned in 'Made In Japan - The Rise Of Deep Purple Mark II' documentary)? Recording overseas 'live' has possibility of lower british taxes. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.170.88.56 (talk) 13:11, 20 May 2014 (UTC)