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Charles Blackwell

United Kingdom • 1940-05-20 – 2024-08-14

Charles Blackwell is credited on 3,186 releases across 695 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,186

Pressings credited

695

Albums

7

Decades active

156

In collections

Biography

Charles Blackwell (born Ramsey 20 May 1940 – 14 August 2024) was an English arranger, record producer and songwriter. He began his career in music publishing offices in Denmark Street, London. At the age of 18 he was music director of Joe Meek's record label. He became a prolific studio arranger and record producer in the 1960s and 1970s with a string of hits, and recorded with many famous artistes. He was later commissioned to orchestrate Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" for a recording to be played at every sitting of the European Parliament.

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Credited work

3,186 releases · 695 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 2,963
  • Other credits · 1,553
  • Production · 198
  • Engineering · 6

Studios: Hansa Tonstudios · Flamingo Las Vegas · Stronghold Sound Recorders · Soundworks, Chicago

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