Eel Pie Studios

[2] The building in Twickenham was originally a 1960s boathouse, and its riverside location allowed Pete Townshend to commute there by boat, having lost his driving licence.

[3] From 1981 the studios were run as a commercial operation and were the location for a number of notable rock and pop recordings.

Artists who recorded at Eel Pie Studios include Pete Townshend, The Who, Roger Waters, A-ha, Rachel Fuller, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Thin Lizzy.

[3] In the 1990s, the studio was occupied by the band Cocteau Twins, who called it September Sound,[4] and The Lightning Seeds.

'Eel Pie' had earlier been used as the name for a series of Pete Townshend's home studios, where he recorded many song demos.