Former site of Calderone Hall:
As opened in 1962 and reportedly closed in 1992, Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios was both a recording studio and concert venue. The space was located at 149 North Franklin Street in Hempstead, New York. It was said to be across the street from famed venue Calderone Hall, as pictured above.
Among the studio albums recorded there were Turnstiles by Billy Joel (resident of Hicksville and Oyster Bay), American Poet by Lou Reed (native of Freeport and the Hamptons), An Evening With... by Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart, Brain Capers by Mott The Hoople, Live 1973 by Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels, and In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly.
Among the artists who performed live sessions and broadcasts taped at Ultra-Sonic were The Doobie Brothers, Steve Miller Band, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Frampton, Todd Rundgren, Hall & Oates, Taj Mahal, Jackson Browne, Tower Of Power, Big Star, The Rascals, Cactus, B.T. Express, Vanilla Fudge, Mott The Hoople, Gram Parsons, Little Feat, Gentle Giant, Dr. John, Taj Mahal, Bobby Rydell, and The Strawbs.
A recording of Billy Joel at this venue from 1971 can be heard here. A 1972 broadcast featuring Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat's Lowell George can be heard here. Lou Reed's 1972 broadcast from Ultra-Sonic was recently re-released by Long Beach, New York-based label Tapehead City on cassette.
Examples of covers of commercially-released titles from Ultra-Sonic:
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Researched by Darren Paltrowitz on November 2, 2025.