The Old Vinyl Factory Hayes

The old vinyl factory.

The old vinyl factory hayes.

On the site of the 18 acre emi record plant where groundbreaking records by the beatles and pink floyd were pressed a one of a kind neighbourhood is taking shape. Many of the buyers who have purchased a new apartment so far appreciate this great location next to the newly refurbished old vinyl factory and just a short walk from hayes and harlington station which will be serviced by crossrail taking residents to heathrow in as little as five minutes and canary wharf in 34 minutes. While used by emi the site was responsible for the production of many well known vinyl records by popular musicians of the 20th century as well as radios and other broadcasting equipmen. The site was originally purchased by the gramophone and typewriter company and the buildings were designed by wallis gilbert and partners in the early 20th century.

Pepper s lonely hearts club band album manufactured in hayes in 1967. The town centre s gold disc installation marks the fiftieth anniversary on 1 june 2017 of the beatles sgt. The old vinyl factory is a complex of buildings formerly owned by the british music company emi in hayes within the london borough of hillingdon. Empty for decades we re bringing music back to where vinyl was born.

It spreads out over nearly 17 acres in hayes west london and was built originally as the headquarters of emi and his master s voice in 1907. Bringing new life to where vinyl was born. The old vinyl factory is a special place with an incredible architectural cultural and industrial history. The words hayes middlesex appear on the reverse of the beatles albums which were manufactured at the town s old vinyl factory.