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Bill Spooner
Phoenix, United States • b. 1949-08-16
Bill Spooner is credited on 333 releases across 72 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
333
Pressings credited
72
Albums
7
Decades active
112
In collections
Biography
William "Sputnik" Spooner (born August 16, 1949) is an American musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter, and the founder of The Tubes, a theatrical rock band. His songwriting is known for its use of humor and satire. He has released three solo albums: First Chud (1985), Mall to Mars (1997), and Demo-licious. He previously played in the San Francisco Bay area with the band The Folk Ups, and now plays as a solo artiste or in sessions with his son Boone. He is still recording.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
333 releases · 72 albums · active 1968–2026
- Performance · 822
- Other credits · 44
- Engineering · 9
- Production · 4
Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Davlen Sound Studios · Hansa Tonstudios · Goodnight LA Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Xanadu (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980

Outside Inside
1983

The Completion Backward Principle
1981

Remote Control
1979

The Tubes
1975

Young And Rich
1976

Nina Hagen Band
1978

What Do You Want From Live
1978

Nearly Human
1989

Love Bomb
1985

White Punks On Dope
1977

Now
1977

Foaming
2003

New Tattoo
2000

First Chud
1985

Phase 1
1968

(Re)Production
2011

Liars Live
2005

T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities And Smash Hits)
1981
Frequent collaborators
- The Tubes
- Various
- Nina Hagen
- Nina Hagen Band
- Tubes
- Todd Rundgren
- Condello
- Doug Legacy & The Legends Of The West
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