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Townhouse Studios in Shepherds Bush has been sold, with a view of transforming the site into luxury flats.
The studios are best known as the place where Blur recorded The Great Escape, Coldplay recorded X&Y, The Jam recorded Setting Sons and Pulp recorded Different Class. Various others including Elton John, Oasis, Muse and Robbie Williams have also recorded there over the years.
"It’s sad when our historical heritage slowly slips from view," rock historian Adrian Bray told The Evening Standard. "All the iconic musical venues are disappearing. The Townhouse is not a beautiful building and its economic life is clearly over, yet it’s significant. The fact is that if the council let Hammermsith Palais disappear without a backward glance, this place didn’t have a chance."
Watch Kings of Leon recording at the studio in 2003 below
The building has been built by Irish developer Perpetuum Developments, who aim to convert the studio into 11 luxury apartments each retailing at £2 million. It was originally built by Virgin Records in 1978.
Below: Foals, Muse and more: who's in the studio right now?
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