Ike & Tina Turner Recording at Bolic Sound

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Ike & Tina Turner recording at their studio Bolic Sound in Inglewood. Footage from the documentary Ike & Tina On the Road: 1971-72.

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Damn they sound great…btw, Tina’s speaking voice has sure changed a lot❤️

fiascorodriguez

Wow! She *did* sound country . She pronounced "things" like "thangs" and had a slight drawl on other words but the tone of her speaking voice has not changed. Love you Tina.

gloriawilliams

I love this! It looks like late 1971. I wish Bob Gruen would release more footage. I'm sure he has enough material for an On the Road Part 2!

roslynq

I love her describing her songwriting process.

sandersra

This is the Tina that probably put her foot in some greens

amaniaman

Following the success of Ike & Tina Turner, Turner had the finances to create his own recording studio which he called Bolic Sound. The name Bolic derived from the maiden name of his then wife Tina Turner (née Bullock). The studio was previously a furniture store which Turner bought as a shell and had it fully renovated. He also purchased the surrounding properties. The facilities began being used for Turner productions in 1970 before opening for business in March 1972.
Turner wanted to utilize his knowledge of the "music industry systems, " so he set up the studio to help musicians. "Entertainers get all of the fame and end up with nothing – the manager got all the money, " he said. Little Richard, who wrote the introduction to Turner's autobiography Takin' Back My Name (1999), said: "Bolic, was one of the greatest studios I've ever seen. He had everything in this studio. He had his own booking agency, and he was showing people how to produce."
Billboard magazine described Bolic Sound as "one of the most ornate recording plants in the world." Turner had two 16-track quadraphonic sound studios built, a large one to rent out and a smaller one for his personal use. He fitted them out which included two 24-input and 16-output mixing consoles custom built by John Stephens and Daniel Flickinger, multi-track 16-track and 24-track recording machines by 3M Corporation and John Stephens, IBM mix memorizers, JBL studio monitor speakers, vintage German-made Neumann, AKG and Sony studio microphones, and an Eventide digital delay.[3][4] The lushly decorated facilities included a writer's room, Turner's own office, business offices for his staff, a playroom furnished with a pool table, a Steinway Grand Piano; a Hammond B-3 organ with a Leslie speaker and a Fender Rhodes Electric Piano all available in Studio A; restrooms and a Technical Maintenance Room at the end of the studio hallway, a closed-circuit TV security system with an intercom, a large Rehearsal Room with a private entrance that featured a floor-to-ceiling mirrored wall, storage space for band equipment and a private luxury apartment suite. It also housed Ike & Tina Turner's other companies: I & TT Productions, Placid Music, HUH Music, and the Spud Nik Booking Agency.
Artists who recorded at Bolic Sound include Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Duane Allman, Little Richard, and Gayle McCormick. Frank Zappa recorded most of his Over-Nite Sensation and Apostrophe (') albums there in 1973 and 1974. Ike & Tina Turner's hit single "Nutbush City Limits" was also recorded at Bolic Sound in 1973.
In 1973, United Artists Records sponsored their first college seminar, it was held at Bolic Sound. Ike & Tina Turner performed at the event.
In 1974, police raided Bolic Sound. Turner and three associates were arrested for allegedly using an illegal blue box to avoid paying for long-distance telephone calls. He was cleared of the charges.
The debut single from Shalamar, "Uptown Festival, " was recorded by session musicians at Bolic Sound in 1976.
Turner was in financial disarray after his divorce from Tina in 1978. As a part of their settlement, she gave him her share of the studio. He tried to sell Bolic Sound, but the temporarily uninsured building was destroyed by arson in January 1981

doitall

Tina sounded so country! Its funny to think of the British accent she adopted later on compared to this 😂

samrindge

If you live in a certain area, you are going to adopt that accent. It's like whites who live in the Caribbean and speak like the natives do.... that is what seems to have happened with Tina.... she actually sounds more southern now she's older.

nicklovell