I used VALENTINE on several occasions, and met both Jimmy and Eve.
The first time ( 1975 ) Jimmy gave me a guided studio tour, as his wife Eve worked in the reception area.
Twice that year I used the facilities at VALENTINE, mainly for Jimmy to produce acetates ( Demos ) from already recorded tape(s) done years before at the old Del Fi studio on Selma ( 6277 )
By 1980, I again used the studios to record a band known as " The Vacancies "
At that time, I remember Jimmy taking me out the back to see his restored Nash Metropolitan. As I remember, it was yellow.
I also remember a Polaroid shot of some of The Beach Boys on the bulletin board out in the lobby area, as well as some other artists ( I think there was another of Gary Lewis ( without his Playboys )
Jimmy was ever the gracious host, friendly, and helpful and made the guys feel at ease in the studio.
More than any other studios ( even Gold Star ) I loved the equipment and rooms at VALENTINE and the results could only be compared to the old TERON Studio on Vine Street ( 1963 )
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