Scorpio Sound (aka Scorpio Studios and Scorpio Sound Studios) was a

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. It was located in Euston Tower,

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, Camden, London, on the ground floor. The studio was in operation from 1972 to 1984. Producers and engineers who worked at the studios included Ray Hendriksen, Pete Hoskins, and Dennis Weinreich. Pete Hoskins was the studio manager from 1977. The studio was later used by

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, located in the same building on the floor above, for recording bands,

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s, political discussion programmes, etc. The rock band

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recorded parts of the album '' A Night At The Opera'' at the studio, including the

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for the song "

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". In 1975 Irish artist

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recorded parts of his album

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in these studios.

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