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Pal Recording Studio (1957–1964) was an independent recording studio that operated in Cucamonga, California, an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County that later merged with the communities of Alta Loma, and Etiwanda to form Rancho Cucamonga. The studio was started by engineer/innovator . It was known for its instrumental recordings such as "Wipe Out" and the original demo recording of "Pipeline". It was located first at 8020 North Archibald Avenue and later moved a few doors down to 8040.

Pal was also the training ground for a young who worked at the studio starting in 1961. Zappa learned basic recording techniques at Pal. He recorded his first rock n' roll record, "Breaktime", by the Masters, which consisted of himself, Paul Buff, and Ronnie Williams. In 1964, Zappa bought the studio and renamed it Studio Z. Zappa lived at the studio building for a few months before it was closed in 1965. The building had to be torn down in order to widen North Archibald Avenue.

Zappa made many other recordings at the studio. Some were released by small record companies, such as . Other recordings were kept in his vault and released on albums such as (1968), (1985), The Lost Episodes (1996), Cucamonga (1998) and Joe's Xmasage (2005).

Paul Buff engineered the original demo recording of "Pipeline" by and "Wipe Out" by using his unique custom built recording machine, which recorded 5 tracks on 1/2 inch recording tape. Buff went on to invent the Kepex, an acronym for KEyable Program EXpander (the opposite of an audio compressor). Paul Buff's Allison Research studio processors became common on pop recordings ( would use a Kepexed drum sound to create the 'heartbeat' heard on 's The Dark Side of the Moon.)

In 2012, Crossfire Productions (in partnership with Buff) released a five CD collection containing 156 of Buff's PAL recordings entitled 'Paul Buff Presents: Highlights From the Pal And Original Sound Studio Archives'. The collection featured 58 Zappa-involved recordings including an early version of Why Don't You Do Me Right? (which later appeared in 1967 as the A-side of a Mothers Of Invention single) and the previously unreleased Zappa novelty song, "Masked Grandma".

Other notable musicians/bands that recorded at Pal Recording Studio:

  • Dino Dupree and the Pharaohs
  • Conrad and the Hurricane Strings

Notable songs:

  • "Wipe Out" - The Surfaris
  • "Pipeline" - The Chantays (Demo)
  • "Tijuana Surf" - The Hollywood Persuaders (a Zappa production, which was a hit record in Mexico)
  • "Grunion Run" - The Hollywood Persuaders (another Zappa production)

  • Cosmik Debris: The Collective History and Improvisations of Frank Zappa, by Greg Russo, Crossfire Pubns; 2nd Rev edition (January 9, 2003),
  • (2025). 080211783X, Grove Press. . 080211783X
  • (1989). 9780671705725, Poseidon Press. .
  • Mother! the Frank Zappa Story, by Michael Gray

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