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Bj Cole
real name Brian John Cole
Bj Cole is credited on 2,401 releases across 528 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,401
Credits
528
Albums
7
Decades active
939
In collections
Biography
Born 17 June, 1946 Enfield, Middlesex, England. Pedal steel guitar player. Since starting his own band, Cochise, in the 1970s, he has played with many artists such as Scott Walker, Marc Bolan, Björk and Luke Vibert.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,401 releases · 528 albums · active 1969–2025
- Performance · 2,998
- Other credits · 180
- Production · 29
- Engineering · 6
- Mastering · 3
Studios: Olympic Studios · Trident Studios · Air Studios · Chipping Norton Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Madman Across The Water
1971

I Robot
1977

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
1997

City To City
1978

Diamonds
2017

Up
1998

Elton John's Greatest Hits Volume II
1977

The Magician's Birthday
1972

Ultra
1997

Amused To Death
1992

Hellfire
2022

Mercury Falling
1996

Brand New Day
1999

Alone With Everybody
2000

No Other
1974

A Single Man
1978

On An Island
2006

Joan Armatrading
1976

Gone To Earth
1986

C'mon You Know
2022

Workers Playtime
1988

The Secret Of Association
1985

Sprinter
2015

Rock Art And The X-Ray Style
1999
Frequent collaborators
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