RAK Studios
RAK Studios is a recording studio complex, with residential facilities, used by Rak Records, and located near Regent's Park in central London, England. It was founded in 1976 by English record producer Mickie Most. RAK has four recording rooms. Studios 1 and 2 house API mixing consoles; Studio 3 has a vintage Neve VRP Legend console (previously at Abbey Road Studios' Studio 2); and Studio 4 is a 9.1.4 Atmos Room with Genelec system, which also operates a comfortable stereo mix and production room.
The RAK complex was a Victorian school and church hall.
Notable songs recorded at RAK Studios
- "In a Big Country" – Big Country
- "Bigmouth Strikes Again" – The Smiths
- "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight" – The Jam
- "Every 1's a Winner" – Hot Chocolate
- "Fairytale of New York" – The Pogues
- "Hold Me Now" – Thompson Twins
- "Kids in America" – Kim Wilde
- "Living Next Door to Alice" – Smokie
- "Pretty in Pink" – The Psychedelic Furs
- "Shattered Dreams" – Johnny Hates Jazz
- "Some Girls" – Racey
- "Iron Deer Dream" – Fixers
- "Vienna" – Ultravox
- "When Love Breaks Down" – Prefab Sprout
- "Histórias e Bicicletas" – Oficina G3