Olympic Studios

(NOTE: for the Munich-based studio of the same name, please use Olympia Studios Munich.)

UK recording studios, located in Barnes, West London, UK. Recording began there in 1966 and ended in Spring 2009.

It was originally founded in West Hampstead by Olympic Sound Studios. Recording ceased there in 1966.

The Olympic building in Barnes first opened in 1906 as "Byfield Hall", a so-called 'entertainment centre' that hosted a range of attractions including 'bioscope' screenings. In 1910, it became a full-fledged cinema, undergoing a number of name changes over the years ("Barnes Cinema", "Byfield Hall Cinema", and "Barnes Picture House"). It was used as a theatre in the 1920s, but after the Second World War, it became a cinema again until 1966 when the Olympic Studios opened.

Closing in Spring 2009, in December 2013, the Olympic reopened as a quality independent cinema/restaurant/ club, maintaining the name "Olympic Studios". The management keep the building's strong historical musical connections, by beginning screenings with a brief advert featuring a selection of the artists who recorded there in the past.

Engineers known to have worked here:
Tony Faulkner.

Also appears on releases as:
- Olympic
- Olympic, London
- Olympic Sound, Londres
- Olympic Sound Studio, London
- Olympic Sound Studios
- Olympic Sound Studios, Barnes
- Olympic Sound Studios, London
- Olympic Studios, London
- Olympia Studios, London
- Olympic Studio 2 London
- Olympic Studio 3, London
- Olympic Reduction Room