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Former location –
Opened in 1962 and closed in December of 1992, Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios was a former recording studio and concert venue in Hempstead New York.
Notable Albums Recorded At Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios Include:
Turnstiles by Billy Joel
Renaissance by Vanilla Fudge
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
Live 1973 by Gram Parsons And The Fallen Angels
Box O’ Todd by Todd Rundgren
American Poet by Lou Reed
Ultrasonic 75 – Gentle Giant
An Evening With… Frank Zappa And Captain Beefheart by Frank Zappa And Captain Beefheart
Live At Ultrasonic Studios 11/6/73 by Dr. John
It’s A Plain Shame by Frampton’s Camel
Brain Capers by Mott The Hoople
Notable Concerts Held At Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios Include:
3/10/1975 – The Pretty Things
10/15/1974 – Taj Mahal
10/8/1974 – Fleetwood Mac
9/19/1974 – Little Feat
5/14/1974 – Tower of Power
8/27/1974 – Premiata Forneria Marconi
5/7/1974 – Peter Frampton
11/19/1973 – Jesse Colin Young
11/18/1973 – Daryl Hall & John Oates
10/9/1973 – Jackson Browne
5/31/1973 – The Doobie Brothers
5/2/1972 – Todd Rundgren
3/27/1972 – Steve Miller Band
Ultrasonic Studio
149 North Franklin Street
Hempstead, NY 11550
I went to West Hempstead High School! Class of 91 And I had no clue that recording studio was there that was not a good neighborhood
It was a nice middle class neighborhood in the 1970s when I recorded there.
I recorded here in Ultra Sonic Studio 1 with Rich and Vince, Jerry Schneyer, Barry Geller, Larry Whyte, and Bob Marchand.
Our engineer was always John Bradley.
My dad recorded at the original location for Ultra Sonic Studios in 1963. His polka band The Boys From Brooklyn did a session on 3 track 1/2 inch tape Ampex 351 recorder. I was 5 at the time and watched from the control room. I was so impressed with recording that it became a lifelong ambition after that day.