Eastern Sound Studio Commemorative Plaque, 2017
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Resource ID
5252
Access
Open
Address
60 Yorkville Avenue, Toronto, ON M4W 0A4
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2017
Historical Themes
Entertainment and Leisure, Music History
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1954-1998
Caption
Eastern Sound Studio Commemorative Plaque, 2017
Description
Founded in 1959, Eastern Sound was a renowned Yorkville recording studio that attracted many prominent Canadian and international musicians at a time when the neighbourhood was the heart of Toronto's counter-culture movement.
Located on this site in two Victorian bay-and-gable homes, Eastern Sound recorded the music of performers such as Cat Stevens, Isaac Hayes, Anne Murray, Bruce Cockburn, Murray McLaughlin, and Ian Thomas, as well as Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon at the height of their fame in the 1960s and 1970s.
Toronto holding company Manoir Industries purchased the studio in 1969 and invested in the latest equipment. Eastern Sound became one of the first studios in Canada to have a console capable of recording up to 48 tracks at a time. Elton John recorded his album Blue Moves here in 1976.
After changing owners several times, Eastern Sound studio merged with Manta Sound, forming Manta Eastern Sound. The studio here closed in 1991 and the buildings were later demolished.
Marker lat / long: 43.671702, -79.389204 (WGS84)