The Record Plant studio in Sausalito, California, was one of America’s top-of-the-line music recording facilities. Opened in 1972, Record Plant was known as the “resort studio,” just across the Golden Gate Bridge in Northern California and away from the big city. One of three studios, the first Record Plant was opened in New York City in 1968 by Chris Stone and Gary Kellgren. The second studio in Los Angeles opened in 1969, followed by the third studio in Sausalito. San Francisco Bay Area–based radio station KSAN FM hosted live studio broadcasts from the Sausalito studio. With its nautical-inspired interior wood artistry, the building known as the “Plant” had a groovy aesthetic that drew in some of the most iconic musical artists of all time, including Fleetwood Mac, Bob Marley, the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Prince, Tom Petty, Metallica, Santana, Aretha Franklin, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Dave Matthews Band, and many more. Katiana Giacona, a Marin County native, was resident DJ at the former Sausalito Studio location when it was a spa and yoga event center called Harmonia. For Record Plant, Sausalito Studio she has assembled a collection of discography and photographs from the studio as well as interviews from former receptionists, managers, audio engineers, producers, and staff. Ken Caillat was the producer of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album, one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time. Now, after nearly a decade of research and writing, the 38-year-old San Rafael resident is the author of a new book on the history of the legendary studio, where many of the biggest stars of rock and pop recorded some of the greatest hits of the past half century. Paul Liberatore, Marin Independent Journal Katiana Giacona is a professional DJ and certified naturalist. She is a member of the Sausalito Historic Society and worked at the former Sausalito studio location when it was Harmonia Wellness Social Club. For this book, she has interviewed Arne Frager, producer, engineer, and former owner of The Plant Studios, and Ken Caillat, producer of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, one of the greatest rock and roll albums of all time recorded at this studio. She has also curated a collection of vinyl and CD for the discography and collected photographs, documents, and interviews from former receptionists, managers, engineers, producers, and staff. Number of Pages: 128 Publishing House: Arcadia Publishing Imprint: Arcadia Publishing Series: Images of America Release Date: June 26, 2023 Location: California ISBN Number: 9781467109468 Book Format: Paperback BISAC Categories: Rock, US History (West)