Strawberry Mastering

Strawberry Mastering

Profile:
Mastering and lacquer cutting studio in London, UK, opened around May 1978, closed 1983. Do not confuse with Strawberry Studios South in Dorking, England or Strawberry Studios, France in Hérouville.

Th studio was founded at the instigation of 10cc's Eric Graham and Graham Gouldman, who had previously founded Strawberry Studios in Stockport (also referred to as "Strawberry North"). They insisted on having their records cut at I.B.C. Studios by Melvyn Abrahams and it was their manager Ric Dixon's idea to establish their own state of the art mastering suite. Dixon, Abrahams and David Moores became managing directors, with Abrahams also serving as studio manager. The studio was designed by Tom Hidley of Eastlake. Strawberry was one of the most expensive mastering studios in the UK, but also one of the most highly regarded.

Cutting equipment: Neumann VMS 70 lathe with Ortofon CPS cutting control unit and Ortofon cutter head.

Also appears on releases as:
- Strawberry Mastering Lounge

Known mastering/ lacquer cutting engineers:
Julian Mills: 1978 - 1983
Melvyn Abrahams: 1978 - 1982
Sean Davies: 1978 - 1983
Steve Rooke: 1979 - 1983
Jack Adams (2): 1983
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Contact Info:
Strawberry Mastering (U.K.) Ltd.
30 Strutton Ground
Westminster
London
S.W.1
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Label

Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
1A 006-86647 Phil Everly / Cliff Richard - She Means Nothing To Me Phil Everly / Cliff Richard Phil Everly / Cliff Richard - She Means Nothing To Me(7", Single) Capitol Records 1A 006-86647 Netherlands 1983 Sell This Version
1A 062-26378 Vitesse (2) - Rock Invader Vitesse (2) Rock Invader(LP, Album) Bovema Negram 1A 062-26378 Netherlands 1979 Sell This Version
1A 064-23872 Raymond van het Groenewoud & The Centimeters - Ethisch Reveil Raymond van het Groenewoud & The Centimeters Raymond van het Groenewoud & The Centimeters - Ethisch Reveil(LP, Album) Best Seller, IBC 1A 064-23872 Belgium 1979 Sell This Version
1A 064-64633 The Bet - Facing Fate The Bet Facing Fate(LP, Album) Payola Records, EMI 1A 064-64633 Belgium 1981 Sell This Version
1A 256-23872 Raymond van het Groenewoud & The Centimeters - Ethisch Reveil Raymond van het Groenewoud & The Centimeters Raymond van het Groenewoud & The Centimeters - Ethisch Reveil 1A 256-23872 Netherlands 1979 Sell This Version
1C 006-45 607 Kevin Keegan - Head Over Heels In Love Kevin Keegan Head Over Heels In Love (Single) 1C 006-45 607 Germany 1979 Sell This Version
1C 006-86 647 Phil Everly / Cliff Richard - She Means Nothing To Me Phil Everly / Cliff Richard Phil Everly / Cliff Richard - She Means Nothing To Me(7", Single) Capitol Records, EMI Electrola 1C 006-86 647 Germany 1982 Sell This Version
2AN 60142 Yes - Yesshows Yes Yesshows(2xLP, Album, Gat) Atlantic 2AN 60142 Israel 1980 Sell This Version
2C 070-61 612 Richard Wright - Wet Dream Richard Wright Wet Dream(LP, Album, Gat) Harvest 2C 070-61 612 France 1978 Sell This Version
2PTXS - 139 The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager The Moody Blues Long Distance Voyager(LP, Album, Gat) Threshold (5), Threshold (5), Threshold (5) 2PTXS - 139 Portugal 1981 Sell This Version
2RX 2296 Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust Neil Young & Crazy Horse Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust(2xLP, Album) Reprise Records 2RX 2296 Ireland 1979 Sell This Version
2SA-510 Yes - Yesshows Yes Yesshows (Album) 2SA-510 Canada 1980 Sell This Version
3DLP-1 The Three Degrees - Album Of Love The Three Degrees Album Of Love (Album) 3DLP-1 UK 1982 Sell This Version
3T1 Mirelle Grey - Shades Of Grey Mirelle Grey Shades Of Grey(LP) Hulmelake 3T1 UK 1981 Sell This Version
5E-510 Linda Ronstadt - Mad Love Linda Ronstadt Mad Love(LP, Album, SP ) Asylum Records 5E-510 US 1980 Sell This Version
8T-1-6177 Lol Creme & Kevin Godley* - L Lol Creme & Kevin Godley* L(8-Trk, Album) Polydor 8T-1-6177 US 1978 Sell This Version
10CC-455 10cc - Bloody Tourist 10cc Bloody Tourist(CD, Album, Unofficial) Mercury (2) 10CC-455 Russia Unknown Sell This Version
12 C 006-33 281 Harlem Spirit - Universal Man - A Tribute To Bob Marley Harlem Spirit Universal Man - A Tribute To Bob Marley(7", Single) EMI, EMI Columbia 12 C 006-33 281 Austria 1982 Sell This Version
12 CHERRY 52 Thomas Leer - All About You Thomas Leer All About You 12 CHERRY 52 UK 1982 Sell This Version
12EMI 5353 The Morton Music Machine - Crazy Music The Morton Music Machine Crazy Music(12") EMI, EMI 12EMI 5353 UK 1982 Sell This Version
12 FAC 68B Section 25 - Back To Wonder / Beating Heart Section 25 Back To Wonder / Beating Heart(12", W/Lbl) Factory 12 FAC 68B UK 1983 Sell This Version
12 FLAME 33 The Nick Straker Band* - Straight Ahead The Nick Straker Band* Straight Ahead(12") Firebird, Pinnacle Disco 12 FLAME 33 UK 1982 Sell This Version
12 ION 1006 Hazel O'Connor - Time Hazel O'Connor Time(12", Single) Albion Records 12 ION 1006 UK 1980 Sell This Version
12 MAG 233 Chris Rea - Let It Loose Chris Rea Let It Loose(12" + 7", EP, Smplr) Magnet (2), Magnet (2) 12 MAG 233 UK 1983 Sell This Version
12 MAG 244 Chris Rea - I Can Hear Your Heartbeat Chris Rea I Can Hear Your Heartbeat (Single) 12 MAG 244 UK 1983 Sell This Version
12SID 111 Gonzalez - Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady Gonzalez Ain't No Way To Treat A Lady(12", Gen) Sidewalk 12SID 111 UK 1979 Sell This Version
12-ULT 001 Not James Player - Friends Again (Remix) Not James Player Friends Again (Remix)(12") Ultimate Records (4) 12-ULT 001 UK 1981 Sell This Version
12WIP 6654 Basement 5 - Last White Christmas Basement 5 Last White Christmas(12") Island Records 12WIP 6654 UK 1980 Sell This Version
18P2-2889 Yes - Tormato Yes Tormato(CD, Album, RE) Atlantic 18P2-2889 Japan 1989 Sell This Version
25AP 1141 Richard Wright - Wet Dream Richard Wright Wet Dream(LP, Album, Gat) CBS/Sony 25AP 1141 Malaysia 1978 Sell This Version
25AP 1723 Louis Clark - (Per-spek-tiv) n. Louis Clark (Per-spek-tiv) n.(LP, Album) Jet Records 25AP 1723 Japan 1979 Sell This Version
28MM 0010 John Wetton - Caught In The Crossfire John Wetton Caught In The Crossfire (Album) 28MM 0010 Japan 1980 Sell This Version
2514B The Disneyland Children's Sing-Along Chorus - Disney Songtape Merry Christmas Carols The Disneyland Children's Sing-Along Chorus Disney Songtape Merry Christmas Carols(Cass) Disneyland 2514B US 1980 Sell This Version
3550 Adingha - Christmas Can Change Adingha Christmas Can Change(7") Killroy, Killroy 3550 Netherlands 1981 Sell This Version
3636 The Manhattan Transfer - Birdland The Manhattan Transfer Birdland(7", Mono, Promo) Atlantic 3636 US 1979 Sell This Version
3774 Jon Anderson - Some Are Born / Days Jon Anderson Some Are Born / Days(7") Atlantic 3774 US 1980 Sell This Version
0006010 The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager The Moody Blues Long Distance Voyager(LP, Album) London Records 0006010 Argentina 1981 Sell This Version
7308 Gary Numan - I Die: You Die Gary Numan I Die: You Die (Single) 7308 US 1980 Sell This Version
7904 FFC The Sick, Chaos (8) - Never Too Late / Switzerland / Day Doult / Get Out Of My Pocket The Sick, Chaos (8) The Sick, Chaos (8) - Never Too Late / Switzerland / Day Doult / Get Out Of My Pocket(12") Off Course Records, Off Course Records 7904 FFC Switzerland 1979 Sell This Version
0007971 The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager The Moody Blues Long Distance Voyager(Cass, Album) London Records 0007971 Argentina 1981 Sell This Version
11891 Saxon - And The Bands Played On Saxon And The Bands Played On(7", Single) Peerless 11891 Mexico 1982 Sell This Version
12583 The Cars - Shake It Up The Cars Shake It Up(7", Single, W/Lbl) Elektra 12583 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
1-3255 George Harrison - George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison(LP, Album) Dark Horse Records, Dark Horse Records 1-3255 Argentina 1979 Sell This Version
15 001 Pretenders* - Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders* Back On The Chain Gang(7", Single) Real Records (2), WEA 15 001 Germany 1982 Sell This Version
18 896 Ideal (3) - Eiszeit / Schwein Ideal (3) Eiszeit / Schwein (Single) 18 896 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
19 228 Tanz & Showband Die Sunny Boys* - Du Bist A Wahnsinn Tanz & Showband Die Sunny Boys* Du Bist A Wahnsinn(7", Single) WEA 19 228 Austria 1982 Sell This Version
22 448-5 Barclay James Harvest XII(Cass, Album, Club) Polydor 22 448-5 Germany 1978 Sell This Version
25031 Shakin' Stevens - Give Me Your Heart Tonight Shakin' Stevens Give Me Your Heart Tonight(LP, Album) Epic, Epic, Epic 25031 Greece 1982 Sell This Version
26197 Prince - Sexuality Prince Sexuality(12", W/Lbl) Warner Bros. Records 26197 Europe 1981 Sell This Version
27 234-4 Barclay James Harvest - XII Barclay James Harvest XII(LP, Album, Clu) Polydor 27 234-4 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
27 312-8 10cc - Greatest Hits 1972-1978 10cc Greatest Hits 1972-1978(LP, Comp, Club) Mercury 27 312-8 Germany 1979 Sell This Version
27 339 1 AC/DC - Back In Black AC/DC Back In Black(LP, Album, Clu) Atlantic 27 339 1 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
27 375 5 Eagles - Hotel California Eagles Hotel California(LP, Album, Club, RP, Gat) Asylum Records, Asylum Records 27 375 5 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
29 795-2 Christopher Cross - Christopher Cross Christopher Cross Christopher Cross (Album) 29 795-2 Germany 1983 Sell This Version
30057 The Coasters - 20 Great Originals The Coasters 20 Great Originals(LP, Comp, RE) Atlantic, Atlantic 30057 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
30.095 Status Quo - If You Can't Stand The Heat... Status Quo If You Can't Stand The Heat...(LP, Album, Club, Spa) Vertigo 30.095 Austria 1978 Sell This Version
30.151 Jon Anderson - Song Of Seven Jon Anderson Song Of Seven(LP, Album) Atlantic 30.151 Brazil 1980 Sell This Version
30 555 Barclay James Harvest - Eyes Of The Universe Barclay James Harvest Eyes Of The Universe(LP, Album, Club) Polydor 30 555 Austria 1979 Sell This Version
30 555 7 Barclay James Harvest - Eyes Of The Universe Barclay James Harvest Eyes Of The Universe (Album) 30 555 7 Germany 1980 Sell This Version
30 656 Status Quo - Whatever You Want Status Quo Whatever You Want(LP, Album, Club) Vertigo 30 656 Austria 1979 Sell This Version
31 607 5 10cc - Greatest Hits 1972-1978 10cc Greatest Hits 1972-1978(LP, Comp, Club) Mercury 31 607 5 Germany 1979 Sell This Version
32 024-2 Joachim Witt - Silberblick Joachim Witt Silberblick(LP, Album, Club) WEA, WEA 32 024-2 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
32201 The Moody Blues - Long Distance Voyager The Moody Blues Long Distance Voyager(LP, Album, Gat) Threshold (5) 32201 Brazil 1981 Sell This Version
32233 9 Phil Collins - Face Value Phil Collins Face Value(LP, Album, Club) Atlantic 32233 9 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
32 400 4 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer The Best Of Emerson Lake & Palmer(LP, Comp, Club, RE) Ariola 32 400 4 Germany 1984 Sell This Version
34 945 6 Barclay James Harvest - XII Barclay James Harvest XII(LP, Album, Club) Polydor 34 945 6 Germany 1978 Sell This Version
36106 George Harrison - George Harrison George Harrison George Harrison(LP, Album) Dark Horse Records 36106 Brazil 1979 Sell This Version
36686 Mozart* – Murray Perahia ∙ English Chamber Orchestra - Piano Concerti No. 17 G Major, K. 453 ∙ No. 18 B-Flat Major,  K. 456 Mozart*Murray PerahiaEnglish Chamber Orchestra Mozart*Murray PerahiaEnglish Chamber Orchestra - Piano Concerti No. 17 G Major, K. 453 ∙ No. 18 B-Flat Major, K. 456 36686 Europe 1981 Sell This Version
38.030 Tubeway Army - Replicas Tubeway Army Replicas(LP, Album) WEA 38.030 Brazil 1980 Sell This Version
38.034 Jan Akkerman - Jan Akkerman 3 Jan Akkerman Jan Akkerman 3(LP, Album) WEA 38.034 Brazil 1980 Sell This Version
38-658 Sad Café - Facades Sad Café Facades (Album) 38-658 South Africa 1979 Sell This Version
40.004 Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door Led Zeppelin In Through The Out Door (Album) 40.004 Brazil 1979 Sell This Version
40 037 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II (Album) 40 037 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
40 038 Herbie Mann - Memphis Underground Herbie Mann Memphis Underground(LP, Album, RE) Atlantic, Atlantic 40 038 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
40 106 Yes - The Yes Album Yes The Yes Album (Album) 40 106 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
40560 Michel Jonasz - Michel Jonasz Michel Jonasz Michel Jonasz (Album) 40560 France 1981 Sell This Version
40 560 5 Francis Lai - Bilitis Francis Lai Bilitis(LP, Album, Club, RE) Warner Bros. Records 40 560 5 Germany 1984 Sell This Version
42 012 The Doors - The Doors The Doors The Doors (Album) 42 012 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
42 016 The Doors - Strange Days The Doors Strange Days (Album) 42 016 Europe 1981 Sell This Version
42.027 MC5 - Kick Out The Jams MC5 Kick Out The Jams (Album) 42.027 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
42 041 The Doors - Waiting For The Sun The Doors Waiting For The Sun (Album) 42 041 Germany 1986 Sell This Version
42 079 The Doors - The Soft Parade The Doors The Soft Parade (Album) 42 079 Europe 1983 Sell This Version
42 080 The Doors - Morrison Hotel The Doors Morrison Hotel (Album) 42 080 Europe 1982 Sell This Version
43504 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tarkus (Album) 43504 France Unknown Sell This Version
43505 Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Trilogy Emerson, Lake & Palmer Trilogy(LP, Album, RE, Gat) Manticore, Manticore 43505 UK Unknown Sell This Version
44 078 Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Frank Zappa Hot Rats(LP, Album, RE, Gat) Reprise Records, Reprise Records, Bizarre Records 44 078 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
44 088 Neil Young - After The Gold Rush Neil Young After The Gold Rush (Album) 44 088 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
44 088 (RS 6383) Neil Young - After The Gold Rush Neil Young After The Gold Rush(LP, Album, Gat) Reprise Records, Reprise Records 44 088 (RS 6383) Europe Unknown Sell This Version
44093 Ry Cooder - Ry Cooder Ry Cooder Ry Cooder (Album) 44093 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
44 128 Joni Mitchell - Blue Joni Mitchell Blue(LP, Album, RE, Gat) Reprise Records, Reprise Records, Reprise Records 44 128 UK Unknown Sell This Version
46 005 The Everly Brothers* - The Golden Hits Of The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers* The Golden Hits Of The Everly Brothers(LP, Comp, RE) Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 46 005 UK & Europe Unknown Sell This Version
46 008 The Everly Brothers* - The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers* The Very Best Of The Everly Brothers (Album) 46 008 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
46 012 Peter, Paul & Mary - The Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary Peter, Paul & Mary The Best Of Peter, Paul And Mary (Comp) 46 012 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
46024 Van Morrison - Astral Weeks Van Morrison Astral Weeks(LP, Album, RP) Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records, Midi 46024 UK & Europe Unknown Sell This Version
46040 Van Morrison - Moondance Van Morrison Moondance (Album) 46040 Europe Unknown Sell This Version
46 049 Grateful Dead* - Workingman's Dead Grateful Dead* Workingman's Dead (Album) 46 049 Europe 1981 Sell This Version
46 074 The Grateful Dead - American Beauty The Grateful Dead American Beauty (Album) 46 074 Europe 1991 Sell This Version
46 308 3 Eric Clapton - Money And Cigarettes Eric Clapton Money And Cigarettes(LP, Album, Club) Warner Bros. Records, Duck Records (2) 46 308 3 Germany 1983 Sell This Version
50 001 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Déjà Vu (Album) 50 001 France Unknown Sell This Version
50001 (SD 7200) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Déjà Vu(LP, Album) Atlantic 50001 (SD 7200) Europe Unknown Sell This Version