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Frank Abbey
Frank Abbey is credited on 631 releases across 207 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
631
Credits
207
Albums
8
Decades active
142
In collections
Biography
American sound engineer. He was trained by Clair Krepps and took his place as head engineer in Capitol's NY studio when Krepps resigned in June 1951. Eventually became head engineer for Capitol Records and had a successful career there throughout the 50's & 60's. After leaving Capitol, he was working on albums for ABC and their subsidiaries as well as Columbia/CBS during the 1970's where he was a digital remastering engineer.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
631 releases · 207 albums · active 1955–2024
- Engineering · 610
- Other credits · 41
- Mastering · 36
- Production · 5
- Performance · 1
Studios: Capitol Studios, New York City · United Recording Studios · Capitol Studios · CBS Studios, New York
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music
1962

The Complete Recordings
1990

The Real Thing
1971

Leadbelly
1970

Christmas Songs By Sinatra
1948

Unknown Session
1979

Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music Volumes 1 & 2
2009

The Best Of
1970

The Body & The Soul
1963

Jerome Kern Showboat
1961

Chicago Concert - 1956
1980

Giants Of Jazz: Coleman Hawkins
1979

Switched On Santa!
1969

Tijuana Jazz
1966

Town Hall Concert, 1964, Vol. 1
1964

The Quintessence
1962

Witchcraft
1959

Nostalgia In Times Square / The Immortal 1959 Sessions
1979

Giants Of Jazz: Billie Holiday
1979

Rhapsody In Blue (The 1925 Piano Roll)
1976

The Art Of The Modern Jazz Quartet - The Atlantic Years
1973

Paul Barbarin And His New Orleans Jazz
1955

The Ravi Shankar Collection
2012

Hoodoo Lady (1933-1937)
1991
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