 He began recording local musicians at the Radio Jamaica studios, and went on to build Jamaica's first dedicated recording studio (Federal Records, which was rebuilt in 1961 and later became Tuff Gong Recording Studio) with local entrepreneur Ken Khouri to the rear of Khouri's furniture store on King Street.Goodall worked as a recording engineer for Ken Khouri on some of the earliest Jamaican studio recordings.The studio not only provided the Island's first recording facility but also produced acetate discs, allowing sound system operators to record tracks and have them available to play within hours.