Inside the Studio

1956
Capitol Studios opens for business, its first session being Frank Sinatra Conducts Tone Poems Of Color

1963
The Beach Boys check in to record their second album, Surfin' USA, which peaks at No 2 in the US charts

1977
Carole King records a number of singles, including 'God Only Knows' for her eighth album, Simple Things

1985
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band take up residency at Capitol during 1985 and 1986 to record Like A Rock

1999
Oscar-nominated American folk singer Elliott Smith records his final album, Figure 8, released in 2000

2013
A year before Capitol Studios is upgraded and relaunched, Arcade Fire perform live on the rooftop