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Claude Carrère

real name Claude Léon François Ayot

Claude Carrère is credited on 2,562 releases across 744 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1961–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,562

Credits

744

Albums

7

Decades active

31

In collections

Biography

French producer, born December 21, 1930, in Clermont-Ferrand, died April 9, 2014, in Paris.
Carrère started as an independent producer and soon had very big success with Sheila in 1962. In 1967 he launched an own record company Disques Carrere. In the 1970s an own distribution followed.
Not to be mistaken for Claude Carrière, liner notes writer for jazz releases.

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Credited work

2,562 releases · 744 albums · active 1961–2025

  • Performance · 4,461
  • Other credits · 467
  • Production · 130
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Studio CBE · Studio Davout · Studio Europa Sonor · Studio 92

Discography

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