Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones Music Studios Facing Closure

A recording studio used by Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones in London could close because of financial difficulties, according to reports.

Owners EMI are said to be in talks with staff about the future of the Olympic Studios in Barnes, which has also been used by The Spice Girls and U2.

"The fact is the studios are not profitable, like many British studios," a source told the Evening Standard newspaper.

"You can't get as much business as you used to in the past. And there's no sign of that situation improving."

The Rolling Stones were one of the first bands to use the studios when they moved to Barnes in 1966.

Led Zeppelin recorded their first album at the studios in 1968 and returned there to record tracks which featured on all of their proceeding releases.

Eleven jobs could go if the studios are shut, the newspaper claims.

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