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History — The Record Plant and Plant Studios
From a wartime shipyard office to the studio where Dreams was written, where the government once ran the mixing board, and where the last surviving Record Plant still stands.
The history, the rooms, and the people behind the last Record Plant.
2200 Studios - Record Plant History and Archive
A look back at the history of the Record Plant and Plant Studios, with a view to the future.
Upcoming event
Sausalito Music History Party - June 6 - Don't be late...
Classic Rock Edition · stories, records, and liner notes from the Plant era.
Reserve
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Wake of the Flood: The Grateful Dead at The Record Plant
Nine days at the Record Plant that launched a revolution in independence, improvisation, and the American studio album.
Tribute
Mr. Bonzai
David Goggin (1947–2026) spent fifty years documenting the people inside the rooms where the records were made. He co-wrote Buzz Me In with Marty Porter.
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Sly Stone's Record Plant
Sly Stone commissioned a room at Record Plant Sausalito built to his exact specifications. Then he moved in. The room is still underneath the studio that replaced it.
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The Man Who Invented the Room
Gary Kellgren opened the Record Plant Sausalito in 1972 and threw a party. John Lennon and Yoko Ono came dressed as trees. Nobody questioned it.
Industry
Death of the Big Studio
How the great commercial rooms collapsed in the 2000s — and why a few, including 2200, refused to die.
Room Theory
The Sound of a Room
Tom Hidley built the rooms at 2200 Bridgeway in 1972. This is what he put inside the walls — and why it still matters.
History
Metallica at the Plant
Load, ReLoad, and the room they reshaped to get the drum sound they wanted. Metallica's stretch in Sausalito left a permanent mark on Studio A.
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Journey at the Record Plant
Neal Schon and Gregg Rolie came directly from Santana. Journey came to the Plant and never really left. This is the story of that relationship.
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A Million Dollar Ceiling?
Arne Frager spent a million dollars raising the ceiling of Studio A eighteen feet. Lars Ulrich needed the room. Bob Rock said they built it exactly how they wanted it. The ceiling is still there.
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The King of Punk Funk and the Room He Lived In
Rick James drove to Sausalito in 1980 with a guitar, a bass, a drum machine, and a problem. He lived in a conference room at the Record Plant and made Street Songs. The room is still here.
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She Wrote It in Ten Minutes
At the Record Plant, Stevie Nicks was in someone else's room, on someone else's bed, with a cassette player running. She wrote Dreams in ten minutes. This is what happened next.
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Carlos Santana and the Studio He Calls Home
From the studio's first year in 1972 through the making of Supernatural, Santana kept coming back. This is why.
Listening Room
The Record Plant KSAN Rock Box
A retro jukebox of every verified KSAN broadcast from Record Plant Sausalito, 1973–1978. Drop a coin — each record opens the source recording.
Open the jukebox