Sawmills Studios is a recording studio founded in 1974 by record producer, Tony Cox. It is located in

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, on the banks of the

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Description

The studio building is located on the

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on the banks of the Fowey. Sawmills were one of the first residential recording facilities in the UK. The main building is a former 17th-century water mill and the site has a documented history stretching back to the 11th century. The location is unusual as it can be accessed only by boat or the

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footpath that runs past the studio, and this location is considered one of UK's "residential recording studios". Bands and artists that have used the studio for recording include

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(" Fools Gold"),

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(''

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''),

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''),

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and

Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey (drums, ...

. In July 2020, the studio and property were listed for sale according to press releases.

Dangerous Records

The present owner of the studio, Dennis Smith, formed a record label based at Sawmills, which was called Dangerous Records. They released two

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, who began their career at Sawmills, and later formed

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for the band.

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