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Jim Burgess

real name James Michael Burgess

Jim Burgess is credited on 559 releases across 138 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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559

Credits

138

Albums

6

Decades active

133

In collections

Biography

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Born: 21st July 1952 Okeechobee, Florida, USA
Died: 18th January 1993 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA at 5:30 am from an AIDS related brain tumor, multi-focal leuko-encephalopathy.
Jim was a classical trained tenor and opera lover who turned into one of the hottest DJ's and Remixers of the Disco era, ruling the dancefloors of New York City clubs such as
Infinity, 12 West, the Saint, Underground, Studio 54 and many others, but chose to retire in 1981 at the age of 28.

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Credited work

559 releases · 138 albums · active 1977–2025

  • Engineering · 456
  • Performance · 135
  • Production · 21
  • Other credits · 6

Studios: Sigma Sound Studios, New York · Mastersound Studios, Atlanta · Power Station · Curtom Studios

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