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Don Altfeld
real name Donald Jay Altfeld
Don Altfeld is credited on 993 releases across 201 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
993
Credits
201
Albums
8
Decades active
276
In collections
Biography
American songwriter and producer.
Born March 18, 1940 in Ohio, USA.
He charted six times in the U.S. and three in the U.K. as a songwriter between 1958-1983: Best known for "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)" by Jan & Dean, which hit #3 in 1964 in the U.S. (co-written by Roger Christian).
Later became a doctor.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
993 releases · 201 albums · active 1958–2025
- Performance · 1,197
- Production · 161
- Other credits · 57
Studios: I.D. Sound · Paramount Recording Studios · Fillmore West · Riverside Studios, Glasgow
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
My Generation
1965
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968)
1972
Concert
1964
A Quick One
1966
Deliver
1967
Magic Bus / The Who Sings My Generation
1974
Wow! Great Concert! "High Water"
1972
Drag City
1963
The Capitol Years
1980
High Water
1973
Pinball Wizard
1969
It Never Rains In Southern California
1972
Where The Action Is! (Los Angeles Nuggets: 1965-1968)
2009
It Ain't Me Babe
1965
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
1964
Surf City And Other Swingin' Cities
1963
Jan & Dean Anthology Album
1971
Black Pearl
1969
Magic Bus
1968
Jan & Dean Golden Hits Volume 2
1965
Folk 'N Roll
1965
Fun Rock
1986
Rarities Vol.1 "1966-1968"
1983
Deadman's Curve
1981
Frequent collaborators
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