Variety Recording Studio

Profile:

Recording studio located in the Variety Arts building in New York City, New York (USA), founded in 1961 and closed in 1996.

The holding company Variety Recording Service and fully owned by Vargas, but advertising under the name of the recording studio.

In 1968 the original studio was destroyed by a fire and moved to West 42nd Street. The studio was notable for its recordings by Sun Ra, who was ed in his endeavours by Smith and Vargas.

Engineers known to have worked here: Mike Dacek, Arthur Reilly.

Name variations:
Variety Arts Recording Studio
Variety Sound
Variety Sound Studios
Variety Studios
Variety Recording
Variety Rec. Studio

Parent Label:

 Variety Sound Corporation

Sublabels:

 Variety Recording Service

Info:

Originally (still listed at this address in December, 1969):
225 W. 46th St., New York, NY 10036, 212-CO 5-9051

Later (was here by July, 1970):
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 856, New York, NY 10036, 212-594-7536, 212-265-9051

Finally (was on the 5th floor by 1983, maybe earlier):
130 West 42nd Street, Room 551, New York, NY 10036, 212-221-6626

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