THE BEATLES














George Harrison: A Studer A80 VU II (Mark II), 2 inch 24 track analogue tape machine,


1970s,serial no. 10754, tape play hours meter shows 2,419 hours of use, no transport or audio remote, with two speeds of 15 and 30 ips although switch labelled 7.5 and 15 ips, meter bridge has a built-in Dolby M series chassis fitted with 24 x Cat22 cards and 24 x Cat44 I/O modules, 81in (206cm) high, 27 1/2in (70cm) wide, 28 1/4in (72cm) deep
|Provenance:This was used at George Harrison's F.P.S.H.O.T. home studio at Friar Park. The frame on this machine was custom painted for George to match the colour scheme in the studio, which had green leather trim on the board and light green plates to the modules in the desk at the time. Whilst it is impossible to say exactly which recordings this machine was used for, albums recorded there include Living In The Material World, Dark Horse, Thirty Three & A Third, George Harrison, Cloud Nine and Brainwashed.