Sending out an SOS . .
Some things are just not meant to be.
The beautiful island of Montserrat is known for many things – breathtaking – almost otherworldly – scenery, surrounded by glorious seas, world-class architecture and, at one point, one of the top recording studios in the world.
George Martin (probably the fifth Beatle) built a state of the art studio there. AIR Montserrat, was opened in 1979, and for ten years hosted many of the biggest names in rock and pop. Soon after AIR Montserrat was hit by a hurricane and closed, Sir George found an empty church in Hampstead, north London, and created AIR Studios Lyndhurst.
The Monserrat studio is a wreck now, but you can still wander around and imagine that you were setting up microphones for The Police.
Watch The Police record at Air Studios in Montserrat
