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Artie Ripp

real name Arthur Marcus Ripp

Artie Ripp is credited on 795 releases across 172 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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795

Credits

172

Albums

8

Decades active

114

In collections

Biography

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American music industry executive, entrepreneur and record producer.
Originally a singer in The Four Temptations, he became a gopher for mid 1950s songwriter/producer Richard Barrett. In the 1960's vice-president of and one of the co-founders of the and labels, launching such acts as The Lovin' Spoonful, Sopwith Camel, Melanie Safka, and The Shangri-Las. Formed Family Productions in 1970 and launched Billy Joel on the label in 1971.
He founded and owned in North Hollywood, California.
Born: October 29, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York.

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Credited work

795 releases · 172 albums · active 1958–2025

  • Production · 714
  • Performance · 264
  • Other credits · 219
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Ultra-Sonic Recording Studios · Allegro Sound Studios · Fidelity Studios

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