Sure, dbl....... In 50 words or less it's the story of the joint, less well known by the public than Stax or the Fame/ Muscle Shoals facilities, owned and overseen by musician, writer & producer Chips Moman. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chips_Moman
The musicians who were affiliated with it also worked interchangeably in the Alabama studios, but because of their unique cohesion, they created a more pop sound than the strictly soul feeling of those others.
Petula Clark, Elvis, Bobby Womack, Neil Diamond, Joe Tex and a host of others made records that helped to kick off or re-ignite their careers there. Lacking is input from a seminal creator in Memphis, bassist and producer Tom Cogbill who passed away in 1982. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Cogbill
It tends to drone along with "according to" type interviews, but overall it sheds much light on American Recorders and the Memphis/Alabama recording scene in their glorious heydays.
The only "gotta reads" I can suggest these days probably would astound and confuse many. Try this one! It's "weighty" and truly fantastic! I suggest you confine the reading to the sections on the life of Jesus section, before taking on the full "tome."
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