{"id":831,"date":"2026-02-28T15:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=831"},"modified":"2026-03-01T13:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T18:50:10","slug":"3-hit-albums-from-the-1980s-that-were-recorded-in-unusual-locations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-hit-albums-from-the-1980s-that-were-recorded-in-unusual-locations\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Hit Albums From the 1980s That Were Recorded in Unusual Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most songs you think of being recorded in a typical studio; however, that is not the case for some. Songs, over time, have been recorded, possibly in the last place you would even guess. I mean, who would guess that hit songs would be recorded in places of worship, by a portable cassette player or on a houseboat? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;The Trinity Session&#8217; By The Cowboy Junkies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane (Official Remastered HD Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fa9nN3G2CSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cowboy Junkies recorded their 1988 album <em>The Trinity Session<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.udiscovermusic.com\/stories\/albums-recorded-weird-places\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> in a church.<\/a> The band rented out the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto, Ontario. The name of the church, of course, is ultimately referenced in the album title. When renting out the church, the band put &#8220;The Timmins Family Singers&#8221; as their name so they would not raise any questions. The album went on to go platinum in both Canada and the United States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;The Texas Campfire Tapes&#8217; By Michelle Shocked<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle Shocked&#8217;s debut album, <em>The Texas Campfire Tapes<\/em>, was recorded on a Sony Walkman. Yes, a portable cassette player. The entire album was recorded on a Walkman by British producer Pete Lawrence.  He released the album on his Cooking Vinyl label in 1987. At the time, Shocked promoted the album&#8217;s release, showing her support and pride in the work. However, she did not stay with that mindset. She later disavowed it, as she became upset by the comparisons to Alan Lomax. 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