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José "Chepito" Areas
León, Nicaragua
José "Chepito" Areas is credited on 1,952 releases across 143 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,952
Pressings credited
143
Albums
7
Decades active
708
In collections
Credited work
1,952 releases · 143 albums · active 1969–2025
- Performance · 6,380
- Other credits · 133
- Production · 20
Studios: Pacific Recording Studios · Wally Heider Studios · Columbia Studios · CBS Studios, San Francisco
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Abraxas
1970
Santana
1969
Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More
1970
Santana's Greatest Hits
1974
Santana
1971
Caravanserai
1972
Moonflower
1977
The Healer
1989
Borboletta
1974
Festivál
1977
Welcome
1973
Mwandishi
1971
For Those Who Chant
1972
Lotus
1974
Ultimate Santana
2007
Boz Scaggs & Band
1971
Treasure Chest
1974
Choice Quality Stuff / Anytime
1971
The Whirlwind
2009
Tropico
1978
The Best Of Friends
1998
Woodstock (Three Days Of Peace And Music) (Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Collection)
1994
Viva Santana!
1988
Sisyphus
1970
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