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Phillips' Sound Recording Services | |
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 Phillips in his studio, 1977 | |
| Born | Percy Francis Phillips March 1896 Warrington, England |
| Died | 1984 (aged 88) Liverpool, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Shop owner and studio engineer |
| Known for | recording The Quarrymen, who later became The Beatles |
| Spouse(s) | Edwina Phillips (1st wife) Hilda Phillips (2nd wife) |
| Children | 3 |
Phillips' Sound Recording Services was a studio in the house of Percy Francis Phillips (1896–1984) and his family at 38 Kensington, Kensington, Liverpool, England. Between 1955 and 1969, Phillips recorded numerous tapes and acetate discs for Liverpool acts, people and businesses in a small room behind the shop his family owned.
Phillips first sold bicycles and motorbikes, but later started selling and recharging batteries in a shop in the front room of his house in 1925. After a decline in demand for batteries in the early 1950s, he started selling electrical goods and popular records. In 1955, Phillips set up a recording studio called Phillips' Sound Recording Services.
In 1958, The Quarrymen (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, John 'Duff' Lowe and Colin Hanton) recorded "That'll Be The Day" and "In Spite of All the Danger" in the studio. Other clients included Billy Fury, Ken Dodd, and Marty Wilde. Phillips died in 1984. The Quarrymen recording and the site of the studio were commemorated in 2005, when a Blue Plaque was unveiled by two of The Quarrymen (Lowe and Hanton) on the front of the house.