I’m working at an interesting site, building a pole barn for horses. The land it’s on was part of the “Long View Farm” in North Brookfield, Ma that has a world-renowned recording studio. It was built in the very big old barn of the farm, in the mid 70’s, by Gil Markle who was a professor at Clark University.
Many a-list artists recorded there, including Stevie Wonder, J.Geils Band, Aerosmith, Arlo Guthrie and even John Belushi.
But the most popular story of the farm was the 6 weeks the Rolling Stones used the farm as a practice and kick off site in 1981, before their “Tatoo You” tour and what that circus did to the small farming town located about 45 min north west of Worcester, Ma.
The barn from the road.
Gil Markle wrote a great book about his experience with the band, including running the studio before, during and a little of the after, of the trip. It’s a cool story.
It’s here.
http://www.studiowner.com/If your a "Stones" fan, you'll dig it.
One day last week, we were working and listening to the radio and the song "Centerfold" by J.Geils came on.
I said to the kid working with me, "I bet that song was recorded across the street"
When I got home, I looked it up and sure enough, recorded at "Long View Studio"
