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Fred Smith
Fred Smith is credited on 479 releases across 154 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
479
Pressings credited
154
Albums
8
Decades active
764
In collections
Biography
Fredrick Edward Lefkowitz (April 10, 1948 – February 5, 2026), known professionally as Fred Smith, was an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Television.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
479 releases · 154 albums · active 1958–2025
- Performance · 843
- Production · 83
- Other credits · 65
Studios: Grande Ballroom · GM Studios · Artie Fields Studios · First Unitarian Church, Detroit
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Grace
1994
Marquee Moon
1977
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
1995
Renegades
2000
Kick Out The Jams
1969
Adventure
1978
Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium
2003
The Complete John Peel Sessions
2016
Live A L'Olympia
2001
Machine Gun Etiquette
1979
Back In The USA
1970
High Time
1971
Dream Of Life
1988
Pump Up The Volume (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Break It All Down!!!
2025
Odyssey Number Five
2000
The Black Album
1980
Against The Odds 1974-1982
2022
Gone Again
1996
The Bridge School Concerts Vol. One
1997
The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Land (1975-2002)
2002
Space Lord
1998
Payin' The Dues
1997
Frequent collaborators
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