Often in discographies, I see the notation probably recorded or rumored to be recorded at Gold Star for some critical seminal works of people like The Beach Boys or Gram Parsons. Why is that?
A. Gold Star began as a demo studio and even until the 1980s, bands such as The Go Gos were still using Gold Star to demo or experiment with new material due to the fact that, as an independent studio, it afforded the artists greater creative freedom. In addition, confusion rises from the fact that Gold Star in the early years pioneered the glamour demo – an independently recorded demonstration recording of a high enough quality to be used as a master recording. These recordings werent originally intended for general release, but the artists and/or record company felt the recording couldnt be improved upon and released the Gold Star version. The subsequent documentation merely indicated that the song was a master, not where it was recorded.
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