Ghost Production Studio’s was established in ’85, offering audio production, recording and rehearsal studios. Over the years Ghost, based out of the Old Riding Stables, Send Hill, have worked with Paul Connelly, Ben Lovejoy, Sue Macmillan, Social, Satellite State, Go West, Tony Hadley, Heat Wave, Charlie Morgan, Mark Brizickey, Adam Wakeman, Victoria Beckham, Elton John, and Draven.

1990’s “Good Night Danny” recorded and mixed with Pete Mills at Ghost Studios, Send.

More locally orientated; in 1990 Who Moved the Ground?‘s “Good Night Danny” was recorded and mixed with Pete Mills at Ghost. That same year, The Sack released a six-track demo cassette titled “Oh, No!”; which had been recorded and mixed at Ghost over three days in July. In November ’91 Thieves of Dreams released the 4-track demo cassette “Florence Ain’t No Nightingale!”. This was also recorded at Ghost Studios, and carried “Children of the Night”, “Smiling Game”, “Am I Happy Now?”, and “Shelter”. TOD recorded a further two demos at Ghost, including “We Were in Love”.

The Sack’s “Oh No!” cassette EP. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

Blue Velvet were joined by Jim O’Neil on keyboards for the recording of the eight tracks of “On the Eve of Tomorrow”, with its electric and acoustic sides, in November / December ’91; after which Island Records offered encouragement but no contract. Frantic also used the studio to lay down the “Blue” demo cassette, with its hand painted sleeve.

Mills was the bassist / vocalist with The Click before becoming the owner and in-house engineer at Ghost / Send Hill Studios.

Gallery:

Blue Velvet’s “On The Eve of Tomorrow” demo cassette electric side 1. Source Sid Stovold
Blue Velvet’s “On The Eve of Tomorrow” demo cassette acoustic side 2. Source Sid Stovold
Frantic’s “Blue” demo cassette. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter
Thieves of Dreams “Florence Ain’t No Nightingale!” Cassette demo inlay. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold