Performance · Production
Busta Jones
Memphis, United States • 1951-09-26 – 1995-12-06
Busta Jones is credited on 243 releases across 52 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
243
Pressings credited
52
Albums
6
Decades active
276
In collections
Biography
Michael "Busta" Jones (born Michael Jones, September 26, 1951 – December 6, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter and producer. He is known for his bass work both live and in the studio with Albert King, Talking Heads, Gang of Four, Chris Spedding as well as many others during a decade spanning career that lasted from the late 1960s until his death in 1995.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
243 releases · 52 albums · active 1974–2025
- Performance · 401
- Production · 37
- Other credits · 8
Studios: Island Studios · Studio Tempo · The Hit Factory · Olympic Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
De La Soul Is Dead
1991
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts
1981
Here Come The Warm Jets
1974
The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
1982
Too Tough To Die
1984
God Save The Queen / Under Heavy Manners
1980
God Save The King
1985
Outline
1979
Desert Island Selection
1986
More Blank Than Frank
1986
Network
1985
Get Crazy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1983
The Hurra
1995
II: Vocal
1993
The Jezebel Spirit
1981
(You) Keep On Making Me Hot
1979
Jab It In Yore Eye
1974
Moloch
1969
Chasing The Night / Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
1985
Busta Jones!
1980
Frequent collaborators
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