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Ian McDonald
real name Ian Richard McDonald
United Kingdom · 1946-06-25 – 2022-02-09
Ian McDonald is credited on 1,981 releases across 316 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,981
Credits
316
Albums
7
Decades active
1,044
In collections
Biography
Prog-rock multi-instrumentalist (Reeds, Woodwinds, Vibraphone, Keyboards, Mellotron, Guitar and Vocals).
Born: June 25th, 1946 in London, UK.
Died: February 9th 2022 in New York City, USA.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,981 releases · 316 albums · active 1969–2026
- Performance · 5,547
- Other credits · 1,358
- Production · 643
- Engineering · 92
- Mastering · 6
Studios: Wessex Sound Studios · Olympic Studios · Island Studios · Advision Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
1969
Electric Warrior
1971
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2010
Double Vision
1978
Foreigner
1977
Red
1974
Head Games
1979
Records
1982
In The Wake Of Poseidon
1970
The Last Broadcast
2002
South Of Reality
2019
Welcome Back My Friends To The Show That Never Ends - Ladies And Gentlemen
1974
Harder.....Faster
1979
USA
1975
Turn Back The Clock
1988
The Universal Want
2020
Lime And Limpid Green
2017
Vision Quest (Original Motion Picture Sound Track)
1985
Earthbound
1972
McDonald And Giles
1970
Anywhere = エニウェア
1970
The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson
1976
Diamond Head
1975
The Cheerful Insanity Of Giles, Giles And Fripp
1968
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