Established by a local man Keith Herd in 1966, it has recorded musical acts such as Def Leppard, Mick Ronson, Red Guitars, Mostly Autumn and The Housemartins.
Tenney later sang part of the novelty song, "Star Trekkin'", by The Firm which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1987.
[4] One of the earliest recordings at Fairview was undertaken by Johnny Small and The Little People, a group which featured both Herd and Rick Kemp.
[4] Numerous varied musical acts utilised the premises down the years, with Roy Neave and John Spence joining as sound engineers.
[4] Other notable musicians who have recorded music at Fairview include Barbara Dickson, Marty Wilde, Maddy Prior, The Glitter Band, The Beautiful South, Computerman, Shed Seven, XIII, Dumpvalve,[14] Lithium Joe,[15] Cannon and Ball, Kingmaker, The Farm, Bruce Foxton, Bill Nelson[16] John Parr