OLYMPIC STUDIOS was a British independent commercial recording studio based at Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Best known for its recordings of many artists from the late 1960s including Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin, Ella Fitzgerald, Queen, Ray Charles, the Who, B.B King, Traffic, Prince, the Eagles, Eric Clapton, Adele, Madonna, Björk and MIKA, it is often regarded as being as significant as Abbey Road Studios and remains an important cultural landmark. Although much of Olympic has returned to its original purpose as a cinema, it still retains a recording facility, designed with the help of Chris Kimsey and other members of the original studio staff who are now involved in the construction of a much larger studio, performance and teaching space to run alongside Olympic's cinema at this iconic location. Olympic Studios is just one of the many iconic music venues and locations we visit on the www.60sbus.london sightseeing tours.
