Elektra Records, and Wood became friends with Elektra's UK office manager, Joe Boyd. When Boyd started his Witchseason production company and signed with Island Records, many of his artists also recorded at Sound Techniques, notably Nick Drake and Fairport Convention (and the subsequent records made by the group's former members such as Richard Thompson and Sandy Denny). Other acts also recorded at Sound Techniques in their early days before finding fame. The first two singles by Pink Floyd, "Arnold Layne" and "See Emily Play", were both recorded at Sound Techniques in 1967. Jethro Tull's debut album This Was was recorded at Sound Techniques in 1968. In 1970 during his early career as a session musician, Elton John recorded an album of songs written by the artists on Witchseason, as an attempt to make them more widely known through a more commercial style. The studio closed in 1976 when the lease on the building ran out and Frost and Wood were unable to purchase the property due to lack of funds. A documentary film about the studio, provisionally titled The Parts You Don't Hear and directed by Neil Innes and Nick Turner, is due for release in 2023. Partial list of artists who recorded at Sound Techniques Vashti Bunyan John Cale (Fear, Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy) Sandy Denny Nick Drake Fairport Convention Focus Hard Meat The Incredible String Band Jack the Lad Jethro Tull (This Was) Elton John Magna Carta Beverley Martyn John Martyn Christy Moore Nico (The End...) Pentangle Pink Floyd ("See Emily Play") Gerry Rafferty Soft Machine Stackridge (Friendliness) Steeleye Span Cat Stevens Richard Thompson The Who The Yardbirds References Recording studios in London 1964 establishments in the United Kingdom Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea