Monnow Valley Studio is a recording studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales.
In the 1970s, Monnow Valley was the rehearsal facility of the famous Rockfield Studios. It became an independent studio in the 1980s owned by Charles Ward after parting from Rockfield Studios and has been used by many bands including Stereophonics, the Charlatans, Manic Street Preachers, Queen, Black Sabbath, Iggy Pop and Oasis, who used a picture of the studio interior as a cover for the single "Supersonic".
Over the last thirty years, the studio has been used by many successful artists:
Coordinates: 51°50′09″N2°45′06″W / 51.8359°N 2.7517°W
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