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John Cale

real name John Davies Cale

The Velvet Underground founder

Garnant, United Kingdom · b. 1942-03-09

John Cale is credited on 3,162 releases across 615 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,162

Credits

615

Albums

7

Decades active

1,777

In collections

Biography

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Welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 9 March 1942, Garnant, Wales, UK), best known as a co-founder of The Velvet Underground with Lou Reed. He has worked with Theatre Of Eternal Music and produced the seminal debut albums for The Stooges, Patti Smith, and The Modern Lovers.

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Credited work

3,162 releases · 615 albums · active 1965–2026

  • Performance · 7,968
  • Production · 1,150
  • Other credits · 736
  • Engineering · 72

Studios: Sound Techniques, London · Birmingham University · The Moonlight Club · T.T.G. Studios

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