The building, located at 115 Thessaly Road in south London's Battersea district, was a former church hall which required extensive remodeling, with the resulting expenses leading to Ramport later operating as a commercial studio in order to recoup revenue.
The same year, Neil Young, together with Robbie Robertson, recorded the song "White Line"; this was released on the album Homegrown in 2020.
[3] Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers spent much of the summer of 1977 recording and mixing the album L.A.M.F.
[2][5] In 1995, the studio was closed by Virgin's new owners, EMI, and sold the following year.
[6][1] In 2017 the Wandsworth Council recognized the studio's historic location with a Green plaque.