Erection date: 4/12/2019
In August 1898 Fred Gaisberg and The Gramophone Company opened Europe's first disc recording studio on this site.
Westminster City Council
James Hall & EMI Archive Trust
Queen's drummer Roger Taylor unveiled the plaque.
WC2, Maiden Lane, Fire and Stone, 31
We thank our colleague Alan Patient for the photos.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Europe's first disc recording studio
In 1898 The Gramophone Company moved into the building with the plaque and st...
American musician, recording engineer and one of the earliest classical music...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Europe's first disc recording studio
From their website: "The EMI Archive Trust was established in 1996. The EMI G...
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Writer and journalist. James Hall started the campaign to commemorate the fir...
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