Olympic Studios Records

OLYMPIC STUDIOS ALBUMS

One hundred iconic albums made at Olympic Studios between 1966 and 2009.

The team at Olympic Studios Records, has produced, an easy to digest list of 100 Olympic Studios Albums, recently accompanied by a luxury book of the top 100 Olympic album covers.  It's not necessarily all of ‘the best’ or best selling albums, although many are -  the albums chosen give an idea of the depth and breadth of music recorded/mixed at the Olympic Studios in Barnes, London over the 43 year period, 1966-2009.

The book can be purchased in various ways:

• By emailing us at roger@olympiccinema.co.uk

• By visiting the shop in person  

• By visiting the Olympic Cinema reception

Books are priced at £75

Albums recorded/mixed at Olympic Studios 1966-2009.

Artist Title Record Label Year Owned
The Yardbirds Little Games Epic 1967 YES
Procol Harum Procol Harum Regal Zonophone 1967 YES
Barry Gray Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds Are Go United Artists Records 1967 NO
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced Track Record 1967 YES
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold As Love Track Record 1967 YES
The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet Decca, Decca 1968 YES
Traffic Traffic Island Records 1968 YES
Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Immediate 1968 YES
Michel Legrand The Thomas Crown Affair (Original Motion Picture Score) United Artists Records 1968 YES
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland (Part 1) Track Record 1968 YES
The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed Decca 1969 YES
Golden Earring Eight Miles High Polydor 1969 YES
Quincy Jones The Italian Job Paramount Records 1969 YES
Billy Preston That's The Way God Planned It Apple Records 1969 YES
Jethro Tull Stand Up Island Records 1969 YES
Joe Cocker With A Little Help From My Friends Regal Zonophone, EMI 1969 YES
Scott Engel Scott 4 Philips 1969 YES
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Atlantic 1969 YES
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Atlantic 1969 YES
Various, Andrew Lloyd Webber And Tim Rice Jesus Christ Superstar MCA Records 1970 YES
Cat Stevens Mona Bone Jakon Island Records 1970 YES
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III Atlantic 1970 YES
Ten Years After Watt Deram 1970 YES
The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Rolling Stones Records 1971 YES
The Who Who's Next Track Record 1971 YES
B.B. King In London ABC Records 1971 YES
Hawkwind X In Search Of Space United Artists Records 1971 YES
Howlin' Wolf The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions Chess 1971 YES
Humble Pie Rock On A&M Records 1971 YES
Roy Budd Get Carter (An Original Soundtrack Recording) Cinephile 1971 YES
John Williams (7), Stanley Myers And His Orchestra Changes Fly Records (3) 1971 YES
Deep Purple Fireball Harvest 1971 YES
Led Zeppelin Untitled Atlantic 1971 YES
Faces  A Nod's As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse Warner Bros. Records 1971 YES
The London Symphony Orchestra and The English Chamber Choir Tommy As Performed By The London Symphony Orchestra And Chambre Choir With Guest Soloists Ode Records (2) 1972 YES
Family (6) Bandstand Reprise Records 1972 YES
Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes Columbia 1972 YES
Funkadelic America Eats Its Young Westbound Records 1972 YES
Pete Townshend Who Came First Track Record 1972 YES
Peter Frampton Wind Of Change A&M Records 1972 YES
Eagles Eagles Asylum Records 1972 YES
Alan Price O Lucky Man! - The Original Soundtrack Warner Bros. Records 1973 YES
The Who Quadrophenia Track Record 1973 YES
Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy Atlantic, Atlantic 1973 YES
Ella Fitzgerald Star-Collection Midi 1973 YES
Emerson, Lake & Palmer Brain Salad Surgery Manticore 1973 YES
Gallagher & Lyle The Last Cowboy A&M Records 1974 YES
Bad Company (3) Bad Company Island Records 1974 YES
Slade Slade In Flame Polydor 1974 YES
David Bowie Diamond Dogs RCA Victor 1974 YES
Eagles On The Border Asylum Records 1974 YES
Fairport Convention Rising For The Moon Island Records 1975 YES
Fripp & Eno Evening Star Island Records 1975 YES
Andy Fairweather-Low La Booga Rooga A&M Records 1975 YES
Queen A Night At The Opera EMI 1975 YES
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti Swan Song 1975 YES
Dr. Feelgood Malpractice United Artists Records 1975 YES
Andrew Lloyd Webber And Tim Rice Evita MCA Records 1976 YES
Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading A&M Records 1976 YES
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane Rough Mix Polydor 1977 NO
Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Charisma 1977 YES
The Stranglers No More Heroes United Artists Records 1977 YES
Brian Eno Here Come The Warm Jets Polydor 1977 YES
Eric Clapton Slowhand RSO 1977 YES
The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show Ode Records (2) 1978 YES
Buzzcocks Another Music In A Different Kitchen United Artists Records 1978 YES
Monty Python Monty Python's Life Of Brian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Warner Bros. Records 1979 YES
Moterhead Moterhead Polygram, Chiswick Records 1979 YES
Squeeze (2) Cool For Cats A&M Records 1979 YES
The Rolling Stones Their Satanic Majesties Request Decca 1980 YES
Richard & Linda Thompson Shoot Out The Lights Hannibal Records 1982 YES
Pink Floyd The Final Cut Harvest 1983 YES
Barbra Streisand Yentl - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Columbia 1983 YES
Elaine Paige Stages K-Tel 1983 YES
The Cult Love Virgin, Beggars Banquet 1985 YES
Elvis Costello & The Attractions Blood & Chocolate Imp Records 1986 YES
George Fenton And Jonas Gwangwa Cry Freedom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) MCA Records 1987 YES
Van Morrison Avalon Sunset Polydor 1989 YES
Robert Plant Manic Nirvana Es Paranza Records, Es Paranza Records 1990 YES
Duran Duran Liberty Parlophone 1990 YES
Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds And Pearls Paisley Park 1991 YES
The KLF The White Room KLF Communications 1991 YES
The Cure Wish Fiction Records, Polydor 1992 YES
Depeche Mode Songs Of Faith And Devotion Mute 1993 YES
Massive Attack Protection Wild Bunch Records 1994 YES
Spice Girls Spice Virgin, Virgin, Virgin 1996 YES
The Verve Urban Hymns Hut Recordings, Virgin 1997 YES
Massive Attack Mezzanine Circa, Virgin 1998 YES
Oasis Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants Big Brother 2000 YES
Madonna Music Maverick 2000 YES
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Nocturama Mute, Mute 2003 YES
The Cure The Cure Geffen Records, This Is An I Am Recording! 2004 YES
Kaiser Chiefs Employment Polydor 2005 YES
Kasabian Empire RCA 2006 YES
Arcade Fire Neon Bible Merge Records 2007 YES
Snow Patrol A Hundred Million Suns Fiction Records 2008 YES
U2 No Line On The Horizon Mercury, Universal Music Group 2009 YES
Björk Voltaïc One Little Indian 2009 YES
Steve Miller Band Children Of The Future Edsel Records 2012 YES
King Crimson Red Discipline Global Mobile, Panegyric, Inner Knot 2013 YES