The New Seekers: new colours. Recorded at Trident Studios

The New Seekers - new colours.  Recorded at the famous Trident Studios, London.  I think the first iteration of the Seekers did that great Coke jingle I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing.  I just read this about Trident Studios:  One of the many famous albums recorded at Trident was Lou Reed's Transformer, produced by David Bowie, who in turn recorded many albums there including The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust.  Rick Wakeman was the in-house session keyboard player at the time and can be heard on many recordings, including the classics "Life on Mars?" and "Changes."  The owners - the Sheffield brothers' relaxed attitude towards audio engineering and the studio's state-of-the-art equipment encouraged many artists to record there.  In other studios, such as EMI/Abbey Road Studios, the engineers still did most things "by the book."

Some great records made at Trident:  Supertramp's Crime of the Century.  Elton's Tumbleweed Connection.  Bowie's Aladdin Sane and Space Oddity.  Queen's first four albums.  And Trespass and Nursery Cryme by Genesis.

The legendary Trident A Range consoles were originally built by and for Trident Studios.  When word spread about this revolutionary new multi-track recording console design, other studios placed their orders and Trident Audio Developments was formed.  Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles was one of the early recipients of one of the first production models, and ultimately purchased three new from Trident and one from a broker at a later time.  David Bowie, Rod Stewart, and Frank Sinatra are among the early artists who first recorded hit records on Cherokee’s first 'A' Range console.  With only 13 consoles ever built of this model, the Trident A Range has attained a near mythical status in the professional recording industry.  “Though it had a very limited run, the Trident A Range console gained a reputation for its very distinct and pleasant sound with a very “musical” EQ section.  Along with channel strips from early Neve and Helios consoles, original Trident A Range modules have kept a healthy resale value and are much sought after by engineers who like to combine old-school analog gear with bleeding-edge digital recording technology.” Trident also gained a reputation for the sound of its piano, which can be heard on The Beatles' "Hey Jude", Elton John's "Your Song", and many other tracks.  It was a handmade C. Bechstein concert-sized instrument that was over one hundred years old.  Its classic sound was much sought after, but after being restrung toward the end of Trident's history, the piano sounded 'brighter' and was not to everyone's taste.