The Great Producers.
The Great Producers.
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anonymous-user

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82 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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I'll start with Phil Ramone
The name on some of the most iconic recordings, Still Crazy After All These Years for Paul Simon, Billy Joel's The Stranger, Frank's Duets comeback albums, recording Marilyn Monroe's Happy Birthday to JFK.
A much missed man.

Edited by anonymous-user on Friday 31st January 10:12

DanoS4

869 posts

222 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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Trevor Horn.

Gandahar

9,600 posts

156 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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The problem with this is that

1. It shows your age.
2. It shows what you listened to.


So with those excuses out of the way.

Robert "Mutt" Lange


In the old days before electronics I guess Baron Gottfried van Swieten was a "producer" of sorts. Certainly the end results from his interactions was jolly good.



popegregory

1,907 posts

162 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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Wasn’t Quincy Jones basically THE man behind American pop music of the last 60 years?

Honk

2,005 posts

231 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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George Martin?

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

82 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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Gandahar said:
The problem with this is that

1. It shows your age.
2. It shows what you listened to.


So with those excuses out of the way.

Robert "Mutt" Lange


In the old days before electronics I guess Baron Gottfried van Swieten was a "producer" of sorts. Certainly the end results from his interactions was jolly good.
Highway To Hell absolute classic, Hysteria not aged that well

Pixel Pusher

10,402 posts

187 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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Bob Rock.

geezerbutler

561 posts

170 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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I agree about Phil Ramone - he had a very diverse career. I doubt there's a definitive answer as to the best as it's so tied to the artist and the material. I can only list producers of some of my favourite albums:

Phil Spector
Arif Mardin
Tony Visconti
Daniel Lanois, especially in collaboration with Brian Eno
Glyn Johns
Giorgio Moroder
Hugh Padgham
Rhett Davies
Bob Ezrin
Steve Lillywhite






WindyCommon

3,810 posts

267 months

Friday 31st January 2020
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Nile Rodgers.

Meteor Madness

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230 months

Saturday 1st February 2020
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Sam Phillips

Roofless Toothless

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160 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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For me, it has to be John Hammond. The rest are just knob twiddlers.

IanUAE

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192 months

Thursday 6th February 2020
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Martin Birch: Iron Maiden

Einion Yrth

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272 months

Thursday 13th February 2020
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Alan Parsons

vixen1700

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298 months

Thursday 13th February 2020
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Martin Hannett for what he did for Joy Division.

chilistrucker

4,543 posts

179 months

Thursday 13th February 2020
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Rick Rubin

Butch Vig

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

82 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Another favourite of mine now sadly gone Tommy Lipuma.!

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

82 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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chilistrucker said:
Rick Rubin

Butch Vig
Rick Rubin a big vintage Neve fan!

Sunnyone

150 posts

141 months

Friday 14th February 2020
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Dr Dre

thebraketester

15,705 posts

166 months

Sunday 16th February 2020
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popegregory said:
Wasn’t Quincy Jones basically THE man behind American pop music of the last 60 years?
His credits are really quite astounding.