Expansion and Sale
Gouldman and Stewart opened a second studio, Strawberry Studios South, in a former cinema in Dorking, Surrey, in 1976 following the departure of Godley and Creme. The studio had been planned before the band's split, with Stewart pointing out the Stockport studio had been in such great demand it was often difficult for 10cc to use it. He said: "Initially the studio will be just for 10cc, but we will be letting it out for block bookings of two months at a time for selected customers, other groups who want to record in comfort."
The first 10cc album to be recorded there was 1977's Deceptive Bends. In 1978 Strawberry Mastering opened in London, which for the first time gave the studio complete control of the process from recording to pressing.
10cc sold their interest in the Stockport studio in the 1980s, but returned to record Windows in the Jungle in 1983.
In 1986, the neighbouring Yellow Two recording studio took over the running of Strawberry in Stockport. It ceased operation as a music studio in the early 1990s and was converted for use for film and video production.
Both Strawberry Mastering and Strawberry South had closed by 1983.
On May 3, 2007 a plaque was mounted on the front of 3 Waterloo Road by the Borough of Stockport for the Stockport Heritage Trust marking the building as one of notable historical interest. The plaque reads: "Strawberry Recording Studios 1968 to 1993. Association with the band 10cc resulted in some of the most memorable music being produced at these studios. Paul McCartney, Neil Sedaka, Stone Roses, the Syd Lawrence Orchestra and many others also recorded here."
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