The Lost Studios: Reconstructing the Great American Recording Spaces

Record Plant, Stax, The Automatt and Caribou Ranch may be gone, but their sound still runs through American music history. From Billy Joel to Captain Beefheart, David Bowie to the Pointer Sisters, these rooms helped shape countless classic recordings.

In The Lost Spaces, architect-turned-producer Richard Adlam brings together technical details, gear lists, dimensions and more for some of the most significant lost studios in the United States. It is a deeply researched guide packed with reconstructed diagrams, spec sheets, historical photos, anecdotes and key recordings.

Covering spaces from Atlantic Studios to Universal, this is a one-of-a-kind document of vanished studios and their legacy. A brilliant pick for engineers, musicians, designers and curious music fans alike.