Sawmills Studios, created in 1974 near Golant

Golant

Golant is a village in south Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated on the west bank of the River Fowey and lies in the civil parish of St Sampson....

 on the banks of the River Fowey

River Fowey

The River Fowey is a river in Cornwall, United Kingdom.It rises about north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, passes Lanhydrock House, Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel, then broadens at Milltown before joining the English Channel at Fowey. It is only navigable by larger craft for the last ....

 in Cornwall

Cornwall

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, England

England

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 is best known as the recording studio

Recording studio

A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...

 used by musicians such as Robert Plant

Robert Plant

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, Oasis

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, The Coronas

The Coronas

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, The Verve

The Verve

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, Supergrass

Supergrass

Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....

, Muse

Muse (band)

Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...

, The Holloways

The Holloways

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, Razorlight

Razorlight

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, The Stone Roses

The Stone Roses

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, The Dukes of Stratosphear

The Dukes of Stratosphear

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 (XTC

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) and Ride

Ride (band)

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.

Founded by record producer Tony Cox in 1974, the studio building is located on its own tidal creek on the banks of the River Fowey in Cornwall. Sawmills was one of the first residential recording facilities in the UK. The main building is a former 17th century water mill and the site has documented history stretching back to the 11th century.

The location is unique as it can only be accessed by boat or via the railway line

Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway

The Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway opened in 1869 as a broad gauge railway and links the port of Fowey in Cornwall with the Cornish Main Line at Lostwithiel...

 that runs past the studio.

Dangerous Records

The present owner of the studio, Dennis Smith, formed a record label based at Sawmills, Dangerous Records, releasing the first two EPs by Muse

Muse (band)

Muse are an English alternative rock band from Teignmouth, Devon, formed in 1994. The band consists of school friends Matthew Bellamy , Christopher Wolstenholme and Dominic Howard...

, who began their career at Sawmills, and later formed Taste Media

Taste Media

Taste Media is a record label and production company that has released records for bands such as Muse and Shed Seven. The company was formed by Safta Jaffery and Dennis Smith, who owned the Sawmills recording studio in Cornwall.-History:Taste Media recorded three of Muse's albums, Showbiz, Origin...

for the band.

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