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Golden State Recorders was a San Francisco recording studio that was owned by Leo De Gar Kulka. Some of the albums recorded at the studio were Brewer & Shipley's second album ''Weeds'' in 1969, sessions for The Beau Brummels originally recorded between 1964-1966 and released as - ''San Fran Sessions'' and released in 1996. And The Grateful Dead's ''Birth of the Dead'', recorded in 1965 and later to be released in 2003. ==History== The recording studio was opened by Kulka when he came to San Francisco in 1964.〔Billboard Magazine April 20, 1974 (''Page 6 -General News- National Approval Expected'' San Fran's NARAS Chapter Organized )〕 It was located at 665 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA.〔Jerry's Brokendown Palaces Sunday, April 22, 2012 (Golden State Recorders, 665 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA )〕 It has been alleged in a Rolling Stone article that that The Great Society were doing sessions in Golden State for what would be the release of "Somebody to Love" b/w "Free Advice", it took 286 takes to get it right. The producer was Sly Stone.〔Rolling Stone (COVERWALL | Sly and the Family Stone: Everybody Is a Star By Ben Fong-Torres | March 19, 1970 )〕 Some of the artists to come through the studio in the 1960s were Mike Bloomfield, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick and Sly Stone.〔J. Audio Eng. Soc., Vol 45, No 5 May 1988 (Page 496 )〕 In 1967, some of the emerging acts geared towards the modern sound of the day to be recorded at the studio were, Bristol Boxkite, the Incorporates, Living Children, Poor Souls, Rear Exit, Stone Hinge and Ticket Angents. The producers that were working with him on these acts were Marty Cooper, Larry Goldberg, Jim Marino, Hank Levine and Don Ralke. 〔Billboard Magazine May 20, 1967 (Page 26 Talent ''MORE OF NEW POP BREED IN SAN FRANCISCO'' )〕 In the mid 1970s, the studio had acquired a Neumann disc mastering facility which according to Kulka was the most advanced in the area. Also at that time, most of what was taking place at the studio were connected with Kulka's College for the Recording Arts which was being used to teach students the aspects of sound recording.〔Billboard Magazine November 15, 1975 (Page 76 Bay Studios Action )〕 Founder Kulka passed away on March 17, 1998 aged 77.〔Moose Roots (Grave & Cemetery Records, Leo De Gar Kulka - Grave Record 1921 - 1998: Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California )〕〔J. Audio Eng. Soc., Vol 45, No 5 May 1988 (Page 496 )〕 David David Tonelli who was a chief engineer for the studio and engineer at the College for Recording Arts passed away on January 14, 2014 aged 65.〔Caffe Trieste (Trieste Music Events - Concert Schedule STUDIO 65A )〕〔Legacy.com (David Tonelli )〕〔Caffe Trieste (Trieste Music Events Archive, IN MEMORIAM: David Tonelli, 1948-2014 )〕〔San Francisco Chronicle Feb. 9, 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Golden State Recorders」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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