Mastering · Engineering
Isao Kikuchi
Isao Kikuchi is credited on 716 releases across 345 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
716
Credits
345
Albums
6
Decades active
1,942
In collections
Biography
Isao Kikuchi (Japanese: 菊地 功男, 9 December 1921 – 31 August 2017) was an American graphic designer, painter, carver and illustrator.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
716 releases · 345 albums · active 1976–2026
- Mastering · 651
- Engineering · 80
- Performance · 3
Studios: Onkio Haus · Bazooka Studio · CBS/Sony Roppongi Studio · Sound Inn Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Fragile
1971

Close To The Edge
1972

Giant Steps
1960

90125
1983

The Yes Album
1971

Freedom Of Choice
1980

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
1978

Closing Time
1973

The Captain And Me
1973

Bad Co
1974

John Prine
1971

Minute By Minute
1978

Small Change
1976

Forever Changes
1967

Yessongs
1973

My Favorite Things
1961

The Heart Of Saturday Night
1974

Straight Shooter
1975

America
1971

Out Of The Cellar
1984

Relayer
1974

Nighthawks At The Diner
1975

Blue Valentine
1978

Stay Hungry
1984
Frequent collaborators
- Yes
- Ry Cooder
- The Doobie Brothers
- Naoya Matsuoka
- Tom Waits
- Tatsuro Yamashita
- Devo
- America (2)
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