Capitol Studios : king of pop -- United Western Recorders : Hollywood's swingin' -- Sunset Sound : strange days -- RCA B : home of a thousand hits -- Stax : Memphis soul stew -- Sun Studios : mecca for rebels -- J&M : Cosimo's factory -- Chess : Record Row royalty -- Universal : Windy City soul -- Motown : the snake pit : Sigma Sound Studios : the sound of Philadelphia -- Atlantic : R-E-S-P-E-C-T -- Columbia Studios : temple of sound -- Van Gelder Studio : jazz casual -- Criteria : Stayin' alive.