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Al Bell

also recorded as Alvertis Isbell

Al Bell is credited on 948 releases across 236 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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948

Credits

236

Albums

7

Decades active

342

In collections

Biography

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American record executive, songwriter and producer, born 15 March 1940 in Brinkley, Arkansas.
Please use Alvertis Isbell for writing credits where Isbell is used.
Working for Stax Records since 1965, he became sole owner of the label in 1972. During the 1980s he served a few years as president of Motown Records. Founded Bellmark Records in the early 1990s.

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Credited work

948 releases · 236 albums · active 1965–2026

  • Production · 972
  • Performance · 239
  • Other credits · 35
  • Engineering · 8

Studios: Ardent Studios · Muscle Shoals Sound Studios · United Sound Systems · Tera Shirma Studios

Discography

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