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Paul Morley explores a history of popular music by visiting some of the key studios in which classic albums were recorded

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3/3 One of the last major studio complexes to be built in the heyday of the music industry.

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London's Abbey Road

2/3 Paul Morley charts a history of music through recording studios. 2. London's Abbey Road.

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1/3 Rockfield, in rural south Wales, gave birth to some of rock music's finest recordings.

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3/3 One of the last major studio complexes to be built in the heyday of the music industry.

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Sat 11 Aug 2012 15:30 BBC Radio 4

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“All the history here is soaked into the walls” - Making Tracks: Rockfield Duration: 02:21 Episode 1

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