Hi Mike:

Do you know if they ever tried hanging the mics from ropes in Kingsway? Ropes were Mercury's tried
and true method to keep floor rumble out of the mics.

-- Tom Fine

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Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Old Mercury recording venue gets a rebuild - Kingsway


> The rumble is why there was a "Kingsway filter" on Decca sessions. When I visited there for
> sessions in the 70s, the place was pretty run-down, but had a great sound for records, thanks to
> the balcony, which helped the musicians hear each other. And it was surprisingly small. Alas,
> closed in 1984. RIP.
>
> Mike Gray
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