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In memory of all EMI staff and the people of Hayes who lost their lives in the defence of our freedom.
The EMI memorial, Cherry Lane Cemetery, which is both a grave marker and commemorative stone for 37 workers from The Gramophone Company, Blyth Road, Hayes killed when a V1 flying-bomb hit a factory surface air-raid shelter on 7 July 1944. Restored by EMI Archive Trust in 1994 by and again in 2009.
Read moreChekhov’s Band: Eastern European Klezmer Music from the EMI Archives 1908-1913
“Our famous, Jewish orchestra, you remember, four violins, a flute and a double bass” (Gayev in Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, 1904) Renair records are proud to announce the fourth of their series of issues exploring the story of Jewish recorded music. Produced by Julian Futter and with a 40 page booklet written by the […]
Read more‘Trains At Hayes’ – the world’s first stereo film, made in 1935 (clip)
Clip from the first ever piece of film footage shot in stereo, ‘Trains At Hayes’, produced by prolific engineer and innovator Alan Dower Blumlein, the inventor of stereo. This film was shot from a window in the EMI offices in Hayes, West London in 1935 onto the local train station to test this new technology […]
Read moreMemories of EMI – Kevin Ryan at Abbey Road Studios
The lovely Kevin Ryan (co author of the Recording the Beatles book) shared a memory of his time working on the book within Abbey Road Studios and at the EMI Archives. If you are interested in taking part or would like more information about our Memories of EMI Campaign please contact us on: email: info@emiarchivetrust.org […]
Read moreDelivering the King’s Speech
The World Service -The Documentary Delivering the King’s Speech, 2nd September 2014 Marking the 75th anniversary of King George VI’s declaration of war against Germany, Louise Minchin relates the untold story of how the King’s Speech reached the entire world. Inspired by the discovery of the original pressing of the speech in the EMI Archives […]
Read moreMemories on Film – Ken Scott at Abbey Road Studios
The EMI Archive Trust was delighted to sit down with the legendary Ken Scott at Abbey Road Studios. Ken Scott worked for EMI, at Abbey Road Studios where he began his time working in the tape library and worked his way up to become an incredible engineer who worked with the Beatles and on many […]
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