Universal Recording Studio

Recording studio in Chicago, Illinois (USA), founded in 1947 by Bill Putnam.

In the late '40s the studio had its own in-house label Universal Recording Corp. In the early-to-mid-'50s, the studio was located at 46 E. Walton St. on Rush St.

Engineers known to have worked here: David Mitchell (6), Rich Breen, Tony Pettinato, Bruce Swedien, Jim Sheffler, Jerry DeClercq, Murray Allen (became president in the early 1970's)

Lacquer cuts can be identified by UR and a third letter, denoting the mastering/cutting engineer, e.g., URJ, URM, etc.

Also appears on releases as:
- Universal R.S.0
- Universal Recording
- Universal Studios
- Universal Studios, Chicago
- Universal Recording Corp. (Chicago, IL)
- Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, Ill.
- Universal Recording , Chicago, Illinois
- Universal Recorders, Chicago