Le Studio
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(Permanent Waves session photo 1979)
(Tom Sawyer video 1981)
Le Studio was a recording studio located just south of the tourist town of Morin Heights, Quebec. The studio has been used by many Canadian and international artists.
[edit] Present
According to Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist of Rush, Le Studio has closed and sits abandoned not far from his residence in Quebec.
"I drove us (Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee) to my house in and on the lake, sometimes playing Finnish rally driver on the snow-covered roads. Along the way, we passed near the village of Morin Heights, where we had shared so many good times, recording at Le Studio — now closed and abandoned. The number of albums we had made there stretched from Permanent Waves in 1979 to Counterparts in 1994. Those long stays at Le Studio’s comfortable guest house had been for the purpose of recording, yes — but also playing volleyball, pedal-boating, cross-country skiing, watching movies, dining on fabulous French-Canadian food, and having some of those kinds of nights you’re glad you only half-remember." Neil Peart, April 26th, 2006
Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies has apparently obtained one of Le Studio's consoles and integrated it into his own studio, Fresh Baked Woods.
[edit] Albums Recorded at Le Studio
| Cover | Title | Artist | Year |
| Children of the World | The Bee Gees | 1976 | |
| Morin Heights | Pilot | 1975 | |
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Permanent Waves | Rush | 1980 |
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Moving Pictures | Rush | 1981 |
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You Want It You Got It | Bryan Adams | 1981 |
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Signals | Rush | 1982 |
| Straight Between the Eyes | Rainbow | 1982 | |
| Bent Out of Shape | Rainbow | 1983 | |
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Grace Under Pressure | Rush | 1984 |
| Secrets of the Alibi | The Northern Pikes | 1988 | |
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Presto | Rush | 1989 |
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Roll the Bones | Rush | 1991 |
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Gordon | Barenaked Ladies | 1992 |
| ...but you can call me Larry | Lawrence Gowan | 1993 | |
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Counterparts | Rush | 1993 |
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Fumbling Towards Ecstasy | Sarah McLachlan | 1994 |
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Matapédia | Kate and Anna McGarrigle | 1996 |
| Fascinoma | John Hassell | 1999 | |
| The Interzone Mantras | The Tea Party | 2001 |
