Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp

by Jamie Taylor

The amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain's most beloved bands.

The Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape-recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and a bicycle pump.

In the decades that followed, the makeshift home studio he constructed became the launch pad for a group of young musicians who would shape the futuristic sound...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526183234
• ISBN13: 9781526183231
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 304 Pages