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John Etheridge
London Borough of Lambeth, United Kingdom
John Etheridge is credited on 262 releases across 71 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
262
Pressings credited
71
Albums
6
Decades active
32
In collections
Biography
John Michael Glyn Etheridge (born 12 January 1948) is an English guitarist, composer, bandleader and educator known for his eclecticism and broad range of associations in jazz, classical, and contemporary music. He is best known for his work with Soft Machine from 1975 to 1978, 1984 and 2004 to present. He is the longest serving member in the history of the group surpassing founding member Mike Ratledge.
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Credited work
262 releases · 71 albums · active 1972–2025
- Performance · 522
- Other credits · 29
- Production · 4
Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Advision Studios · Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik · Decca Tollington Park Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees
1968
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (The Music)
1982
Stone Free (A Tribute To Jimi Hendrix)
1993
Softs
1976
Saturation Point
1973
Hidden Details
2018
The Soft Machine Legacy
2006
Invisible Threads
1993
Elemental
1990
Strictly For The Birds
1980
Alive And Well Recorded In Paris
1978
Tea For Two
1978
Thirteen
2026
Live At The Baked Potato
2020
Frequent collaborators
- Soft Machine
- Darryl Way's Wolf
- Yehudi Menuhin
- Soft Machine Legacy
- Various
- John Williams (7)
- Stéphane Grappelli
- The Fusion Syndicate
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