A revolutionary recording system at a famous Brighton nightspot has been given the seal of approval from chart-topping songstress Amy Winehouse.

Two songs recorded live at Concorde 2 have been included on a bonus CD on her re-released debut album Frank.

The venue believes its sound system – which can record to studio quality during live performances – could prove revolutionary for both local bands and the biggest names in the charts.

Concorde 2’s owner Russell Haynes hopes Live at the Concorde could become a familiar phrase in the pop lexicon.

Smaller bands could even get their big break by handing a live recording to record executives.

And audiences could leave a concert with the music they have just heard in the palms of their hands, with live sets instantly downloaded on to USB sticks. The system depends on a combination of the venue’s Midas analogue mixing desk and digital Pro Tool 24-track recorder.

Mr Haynes said: “It is the latest, state-of-the-art digital recording facility. I don’t know of another venue that has this.

“We have got some good highprofile artists coming through. As we send out the contracts we’ll let them know we have got it.”

The technology means bands do not have to bring in a mobile recording studio if they want to record live. The news raises the prospect of the Concorde lending its name to live albums in the same way as James Brown’s Live At The Apollo or Bob Marley’s Live At The Rainbow.

Mr Haynes said smaller bands from the area, enlisted to play support slots for touring acts, could use the recordings as demos instead of paying for studio time.

He said: “Support bands coming into the venue could record their set. It’s an excellent way for bands to show record labels how they sound live.”

Amy Winehouse’s live songs from Concorde 2 are I Heard Love Is Blind, Take The Box and In My Bed and are available on the “deluxe” version of Frank.

John Pring manages Brightonbased band Rob The Rich, who have played support slots at Concorde 2 as well as The Perils and Jumping Ships. He said: “I think it’s a great idea. If you put them in the studio a lot of bands lose the energy that comes across in the way they sound live.”