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Erik Jacobsen

Erik Jacobsen is credited on 1,277 releases across 220 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1963–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,277

Credits

220

Albums

7

Decades active

282

In collections

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American record producer, song publisher and artist manager (* May 19, 1940 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA).
He is best known for his work in the 1960s with Tim Hardin, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Charlatans, Sopwith Camel, and later with Norman Greenbaum and Chris Isaak. Founder of and in San Francisco.
In high school he played the tuba and sousaphone. Later, at Oberlin College he began playing bluegrass style banjo and by his senior year, took over leadership of the Oberlin bluegrass band, The Plumb Creek Boys. After graduation in 1962, he formed Knob Lick Upper 10,000 with Dwain Story and Pete Childs.

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1,277 releases · 220 albums · active 1963–2025

  • Production · 1,284
  • Performance · 108
  • Other credits · 84

Studios: Fantasy Studios · Andora Studios · Dave Wellhausen Recording · The Sound Factory

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