▁in ▁the ▁early ▁' 7 0 s . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁many ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁most ▁distinguished ▁produ cers ▁and ▁engine ers ▁worked ▁there . ▁The ▁original ▁engineering ▁team ▁were ▁Roger ▁Sav age , ▁All an ▁Pay ▁and ▁Philip . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁John ▁L ▁Say ers ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁later ▁Alan ▁Pay ▁res igned . ▁Then ▁Graham ▁O w ens ▁and ▁Er nie ▁Rose ▁joined ▁as ▁engine ers . ▁The ▁E MI ▁produ cers ▁David ▁Mack ay , ▁Francis cus ▁Henri , ▁Howard ▁G able , ▁Peter ▁Daw kins ▁and ▁Ted ▁Albert , ▁all ▁worked ▁at ▁Arm strong ' s . ▁Other ▁produ cers ▁included ▁Ron ▁T ud or ▁of ▁F able ▁Records , ▁Johnny ▁Young ▁of ▁Lewis ▁Young ▁Produ ctions , ▁Pat ▁A ult on , ▁G . ▁Wayne ▁Thomas ▁and ▁Ian ▁M eld rum . ▁ ▁Arm strong ' s ▁stud ios ▁soon ▁over to ok ▁two ▁other ▁major ▁stud ios ▁in ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁- ▁the ▁E MI ▁and ▁Festival ▁Records ▁facilities ▁in ▁Sydney ▁- ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁sought - after ▁recording ▁ven ue ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁the ▁" engine ▁room " ▁of ▁Australian ▁pop ▁and ▁rock ▁recording . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁successful ▁Australian ▁record ings ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁made ▁there , ▁including ▁hit ▁albums ▁and ▁singles ▁by ▁The ▁Masters ▁App rent ices , ▁The ▁Tw il ights , ▁The