Hanging out at Wisseloord Studios......

[neonhunter]

By 1982 I was a serious Police fan. They had become my role models--monster musicians with ambition to match and a super-cool aesthetic. How great to travel the world with your "team," your instrument, a camera, and a journal. Suddenly, late that year, I got lucky and was doing it.....Summer of '84 found us in Amsterdam as part of a publicity tour. Our record company guy suggested we take a ride out to this recording studio in the middle of a forest. I had my headphones on listening to "Zenyatta" as we pulled up to Wisseloord Studios--where that record was recorded! Man, I was ecstatic. To be in the very room where "Driven to Tears" was cut: For a young musician it doesn't get any better! What a place to work: Floor-to-ceiling windows in the middle of a forest, a coffee bar right outside the studio door.....Ahhh, yes. Please indulge me. These memories are like fine wine, opened by you groovy people of the Krypton Forum.

[Hannaha]

Not to rain on your parade Neonhunter but wasn't Outlandos recorded at Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead? I think it was Zenyatta at Wisseloord

[feralkid]

I'm pretty sure that it was only zenyatta that was recorded there. Previous albums were recorded in the uk.

[neonhunter]

[neonhunter]

Dear Hannaha--I edited my post.....Point was: I was in the room, starstruck, and all was bliss......

[Jose]

Outlandos (UK studio - Nigel Gray Producer)
Regatta (Uk studio - Nigel Gray)
Zenyatta ( Hilversum Holland studio Nigel Gray Producer + Driven to tears recorded at Australia Studio producer ?)
Ghost ( Monserrat studio and mixed at Canada Hugh Padham Producer)
Synchronicity ( Monserrat Studio, Rabbit Studio and Mixed in Canada Hugh Padham Producer)
EBYT - The Singles ( Studio ? Latham Producer)

[neonhunter]

Wisseloord Studios---Hilversum, Holland. It was great to be there, whatever songs the Police cut in that room.......

[visions]

driven to tears was recorded in Melbourne on their day off.

[Hannaha]

God we are such geeks!
It was a GREAT story neonhunter... I'm sure none of us meant to rain on your parade! Like you said - whatever songs they recorded there it must have been goosebumpy!

[DirtyMartini]

Lordy.

Sounds like a great day, neonhunter.

[BongoBoy]

Very Cool info !

I have always loved that studio where most of Zenyatta was recorded.

I was a young musician looking at the back cover of that album, I love those pictures...and you were there !!! Copeland leaning on his drums with taped fingers, Sting sitting with his fretless, Andy with the umbrella.

burned into my brain.

I would have freaked out !

Did it look like the shots on the back of the Zenyatta album?

Good story Buddy !!!

BongoMondatta

[Divemistress of the Dark]

"Scrambled Eggs" was also the original title of the song "Yesterday" by the Beatles.

Oh, if I could only replace all this music trivia in my fevered brain with information about where I left my cell phone/car keys...

Thanks Craig! You know, I always wondered what happened to the collaboration between our boys and Nigel Gray, and the answer was in the Mojo interview posted this month. Shame, also, since I think he gets some credit for the Police sound, along with Stewart, who is shamefully underappreciated by most folks in this regard.

[bella]

I had to laugh about the reason Nigel goes to Spain three days a month. A bit personal, don't you think, Craig?

[conroy]

I can't remember if you asked him, Craig, but did you find out if that was an imposter posting as Nigel over on Ask Uncle Ian Message Board a few years ago?

[Hannaha]

[quote="bella"]I had to laugh about the reason Nigel goes to Spain three days a month. A bit personal, don't you think, Craig?[/quote]

He just doesn't seem like a botox kind of guy does he?!
I guess not everyone has the nerve to grow old gracefully.