al mcguire Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 The Studio was at 10,000 Feet and it was thought the the "thin air" gave the studio a distinct sound. I think the Neve 8016 Recording Console had a lot to do with it. CARIBOU RANCH ® AND STUDIO MEMORABILIA AUCTION In 1971 James William (Jim) Guercio purchased a ranch near Nederland, Colorado to build what would become the legendary Caribou Ranch. Mr. Guercio started in the music business with Dick Clark in 1962, touring and performing with Gene Pitney, Brian Hyland, Del Shannon, Chuck Berry and Bobby Darin. He was an original guitarist with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention and produced, arranged and composed numerous hits for Chad & Jeremy and the Buckinghams. Mr. Guercio received a Grammy Award as the producer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, which won the 1970 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 1972 Joe Walsh recorded the first album that came out of the Caribou Ranch recording studio, the eponymous Barnstorm. The barn conversion was not yet complete, but the dirt floors were only a tribute to the remote, creative ambiance Mr. Guercio had created. The state of the art recording studio, far away from big city distractions, allowed bands to fully immerse themselves in the creative process. “Rocky Mountain Way” was the first hit recorded. As the first destination recording studio, music history was made by illustrious artists and groups such as Elton John, Stephen Stills, Billy Joel, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, The Beach Boys, Michael Jackson, Johnny Cash, Rod Stewart, Frank Zappa, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, U2 and many more. Elton John’s 1974 album Caribou was recorded at and named after the studio where his next two albums would also be recorded: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy and Rock of the Westies. Wildly popular songs from the 1970s and 80s were written and recorded on the ranch that include chart topping hits such as Earth, Wind & Fire’s “Shining Star,” Chicago’s “If You Leave Me Now,” and Elton John’s “Philadelphia Freedom.” The sale of memorabilia from the Caribou Ranch collection offers a rare opportunity for music fans to access the music, instruments and memorabilia of the studio, but even more unique is the opportunity to acquire the quality, rustic items used daily by artists on the ranch, which remind us that at times, everyone, even a music legend, just needs to “get away.” Caribou Ranch was in operation for just over a decade until the control room suffered extensive fire damage in March 1985. Caribou Ranch is being inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2015 along with Joe Walsh, Barnstorm and Dan Fogelberg. A portion of the auction proceeds will go to The Colorado Music Hall of Fame, a 501© (3) non-profit organization (EIN 27-2529106) founded in 2011 to honor those individuals who have come to define the state’s amazing and diverse musical legacy. Denver Auctioneers License number 1057930 Leslie Hindman Auctioneers Business Office 960 Cherokee Street Denver, Colorado 80204 303-825-1855 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKPg7plJPoE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 It was a legendary studio. RIP Caribou....... CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Glaser Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 An old mentor and tech teacher of mine, Michael Mroz (RIP), had been a studio tech at Caribou Ranch. He was there the night it burned down. Out of all the studios he worked at that one held a special place in his heart. He never got tired of reminiscing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Caribou Ranch was a special place, I got to visit once a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al mcguire Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 It was thought that cause of the studios altitude of over 8,000', and the lower oxygen content of the air, that the acoustic instruments sounded different than they did at sea level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new mexico Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 BBC News: " The Return of the 'Honky Chateau' "By Hugh Schofield BBC News, Herouville • 27 December 2015 " A once-famous recording studio in a French chateau is being refurbished and will reopen in 2016. Hugh Schofield had an exclusive tour of the Chateau d'Herouville - Where the original piano, used by Elton John, on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Has languished for more than 30 years in an attic. " Article with photos, and some links:http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35152716 --- Uploaded on Jan 10, 2009 " This is some of the original footage of the GBYBR sessions at the Chateau in France - from the Goodbye Norma Jean documentary. This is one of the best scenes from the documentary as they listen to a mix of Danny Bailey. " Facebook (Photo gallery): https://www.facebook.com/honkychateau/photos_stream 'Chateau's' website (booking rates): http://honkychateau.fr/booking.html Interesting?: Honky-Château LTD Co. 7045 Leadvale Road White Pine TN. 37890 USA Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_d'H%C3%A9rouville 'The Guardian' (UK) August 2013: " For Sale: 'Honky Chateau' " " Now, after years of neglect, the chateau, one of the world's first "residential music studios" is for sale. For €1.29m (£1.12m), the purchaser can buy not just a property, but a soundbite of the history of late-20th-century pop and rock. " http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/04/honky-chateau-recording-studio-for-sale --- Published on Mar 12, 2014 "Enregistrement fait du 12 au 17 Janvier 1974 avec la participation du groupe Québécois Incubus aujourd'hui nommé Excubus. Quelle merveilleuse expérience et aventure de jeunesse." Recording made from January 12th to 17th,1974 at the renown Strawberry Studio in Hérouville France. The studio is now demolished but the memories lives on in the minds of those who were fortunate to have recorded there. (FYI - Music soundtrack) --- Published on Aug 10, 2014 Un dimanche d'août 2014. (FYI - 'Natural' soundtrack - Replete w/ wind noise.) ( FYI - No Dialogue. Just music soundtrack.) Uploaded on Jan 4, 2010 ..."The building with the rooms for the mastering lab, video editing suite, and the George Sand studio. Chateau d' Herouville" (FYI - No Dialogue. No Nat sound. Just music soundtrack.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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