Château d'Hérouville

[1] In the 19th century, it was used as a courier relay station (between Versailles and Beauvais) and stabled hundreds of horses.

[2][3] Several accounts, including one by the BBC, suggest that in the mid-19th century, composer Frédéric Chopin conducted his love affair with the writer George Sand there.

The musician, director and sound engineer Laurent Thibault took over management of the studio in June 1974.

On his website, Foster claims that during the Roads session he gave it the nickname "the Honky Château.

Many other artists recorded at the château including Elton John, who recorded his albums Honky Château (the title inspired by the house), Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player (both in 1972) and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) at the studio.

Pink Floyd recorded their seventh studio album Obscured by Clouds which also served as the soundtrack to the French film La Vallee in February 1972.

The songs, recorded along with drummer Richard Rosebrough, would be released on his now acclaimed I Am the Cosmos LP.

[12] Sweet recorded part of their final album by their classic lineup, Level Headed, there as a four-piece group as Brian Connolly later left.

The single "Love Is Like Oxygen" was taken from this recording, a top ten hit around the world and nominated for an Ivor Novello Award.

During David Bowie's time spent at the château whilst recording Low with Tony Visconti and Brian Eno, the three claimed to have felt supernatural, or 'haunting' experiences.

In 1977, the Bee Gees recorded at the château to avoid the high tax rate of Britain, where they laid down the tracks for the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever.