Checking out all the studio photos here I notice something missing from practically all - the ubiquitous Lava Lamp.
Check out most major studios from Abbey Road to Studio One, even privat studios like Pensados, Puig, Parsons etc. and you’re bound to find one. I asked Alan Parsons about this proliferance a while back, and he thought the question so intriguing, he sent me a free copy of his ASSR DVD set.
Seems if you don’t have yer Lava Lamp, then it ain’t a serious Studio 
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