Iocnic London studio used by Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to reopen

Posted On September 20, 2025September 20, 2025

The Regent Sounds recording studio in London has been shut up for decades. Now, the studio, frequented by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones, will enjoy a new lease of life thanks to a multi-million-pound investment.

There are two parts to the iconic location: the shop and the recording studio. The original walls, floor tiles, and much of the recording equipment from the studio have been preserved. Work on making the studio suitable for the public is yet to begin, but will likely take a year in total.

However, the shop will reopen to the public on September 25th. It has been extended to allow more soundproof booths for interested buyers to try out available instruments. As reported by The Guardian, it will now become a landmark site for rock and roll, jazz, and the blues.

Exhibits will include -Bone Walker’s fabled 1949 Gibson guitar alongside an archive of historic items and memorabilia. Fans can enjoy existing on what Patrick Racz, a co-owner of Regent Sounds, called “hallowed ground.”

The London studio was the birth site of the Beatles hit ‘Fixing a Hole’, a key track on Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Paul McCartney once shared a curious experience the band had while recording in the studio.

McCartney shared that a man claiming to be Jesus Christ turned up at the door. “I said: ‘Well, you’d better come in then.’ I thought, well, it probably isn’t. But if he is, I’m not going to be the one to turn him away … So I said: ‘If you promise to be very quiet and just sit in a corner, you can come.’ I introduced him to the guys. They said: ‘Who’s this?’ I said: ‘He’s Jesus Christ.’ We had a bit of a giggle.”

The Rolling Stones recorded ‘Not Fade Away’ at Regent Sounds, while The Kinks, Genesis, and the Eagles all enjoyed musical successes that were played and recorded in the studio.

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