Performance · Production
John Carter
real name John Nicholas Shakespeare
John Carter is credited on 2,275 releases across 641 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,275
Credits
641
Albums
7
Decades active
298
In collections
Biography
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English songwriter, producer and singer. Born 20. October 1942 in Small Heath near Birmingham. Often associated to Ken Lewis.
Do NOT confuse with US West Coast songwriter/producer John Carter ("Incense & Peppermints").
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,275 releases · 641 albums · active 1964–2026
- Performance · 2,982
- Production · 301
- Other credits · 59
Studios: Air Studios · Lansdowne Studios · Olympic Studios · Majestic Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Truth
1968
My Generation
1965
Nuggets (Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-1968)
1972
Subterranean Jungle
1983
Music From The Edge Of Heaven
1986
Kingfish
1976
Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
2004
Out Of Sight
1975
Blaze
1967
Longplay Album Volume II
1981
Present Tense
1968
Semi-Detached Suburban (20 Great Hits Of The Sixties)
1979
Paper Lace
1974
Help Yourself
1968
Move
1968
Sweetheart Of The Sun
2011
Beach Party
1978
Hello, Hello, Hello
1971
The Best Of Herman's Hermits
1969
Shame Shame
1969
Sunshine Girl
1968
The Mighty Quinn
1968
Take A Vacation!
2010
Love Will Tear You Apart
2007
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Herman's Hermits
- Manfred Mann
- Kincade
- The Ivy League
- Unknown Artist
- First Class (3)
- The Troggs
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