Brenell Engineering Ltd. was a British company in operation from 1947 to 1984 who manufactured audio electronics, in particular professional quality reel-to-reel tape decks.
History
The company was founded in 1947 by Robert Hahn and Peter Glazer, as a small precision engineering company based in Northington Street, Clerkenwell. In 1953, the company produced its first tape recorder, a " do-it-yourself" unit marketed under the Soundesign name. [1] Brenell became a leading manufacturer of tape decks, including multi-track studio machines.
After a series of financial setbacks, the company was formally dissolved in January 1984. [2]
All of The Beatles had Brenell tape recorders installed in their homes. [3] These were used to make tape loops and other recordings that eventually found their way onto several Beatles recordings, such as " Tomorrow Never Knows".
Other users include Darren Allison, producer of The Divine Comedy and Spiritualized. [4]
References
- ^ "The equipment makers: Brenell" (PDF). Records and Recording. April 1970.
- ^ "Multi-track". Archived from the original on 4 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2009.
- ^ Lewisohn, Mark. The Beatles Recording Sessions. p. 72.
- ^ "Darren Allison. Daisy Bell "London" session - WEM and Brenell - London 2014". 11 January 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- Brenelltape.co.uk - Web site giving historical overview of Brenell and Soundcraft products
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