r/Montserrat • u/BeardyTheRailHead • 4d ago
George Martin’s famous AIR studio on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.
First off I must state that these are not my photos. I just thought they were the perfect examples of how incredible this studio was, and how sad that it’s in this condition. While on vacation to the West Indies island, I was given a quick look around in 2003. Unfortunately it was a very quick look around, and then bailed. It was before I ever had a cell phone let alone a phone with a camera. And I was only able to snap a couple pics on my 35mm(I swear I had an extra roll in my bag, but it ended up being with the rest of my stuff at the Vue Point). I was quite disappointed with myself. I was only there for 10 minutes at best. But the magic that flooded the whole place,for a decade, still lingered in the air. A brief euphoria overcame me. I was really hoping for a souvenir of some kind. Just anything. Even a booking slip, reel box with info written on it. But I couldn’t bring myself to touch anything except for the walls. I kick myself. I would love to go back. I’d do anything for some kind of memento. I constantly troll the web for anything that came from that studio, that’s for sale. If you don’t know anything about this magical place, watch the documentary “Under the Volcano”. And if you want to get even deeper into this place, read the book “Island Magic: the history of Air Studios Montserrat.