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John McCarthy
real name Eugene Patrick John McCarthy OBE
John McCarthy is credited on 2,873 releases across 510 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1957–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,873
Credits
510
Albums
8
Decades active
585
In collections
Biography
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British chorus master, scholar, composer and arranger, b. 1919 d. 2009. Co-founder with Denis Stevens in 1951 of the The Ambrosian Singers. In the 1960s, when he was chorus master of the London Symphony Orchestra, was known as the London Symphony Orchestra Chorus (not to be confused with the London Symphony Chorus).
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Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,873 releases · 510 albums · active 1957–2025
- Mastering · 2,455
- Performance · 495
- Other credits · 419
- Production · 2
Studios: Kingsway Hall · Abbey Road Studios · Walthamstow Assembly Hall · Nemo Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Revolver
1966

Chariots Of Fire
1981

Amadeus (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1984

Mind Bomb
1989

Chess
1984

Slave To The Rhythm
1985

Enlightenment
1990

Dino: The Essential Dean Martin
2004

The Planets Op. 32
1974

The Falcon And The Snowman (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985

The Nutcracker (Complete Ballet, Op. 71)
1982

Empire Of The Sun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1987

Chariots Of Fire / Eric's Theme
1982

The Music And Songs From Hair
1969

Nightingales
1988

The Final Word
1987

South Pacific
1986

Manon
1974

Joyous Music For Christmas Time
1963

Zang Tuum Tumb The Organization Of Pop (Music From The First Thirty Years of ZTT Records)
2013

45 RPM (The Singles Of The The)
2002

Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions
1998

The Planets Suite / St. Paul's Suite
1993

Atlantis
1991
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Verdi
- Rossini
- Handel
- Tchaikovsky
- Mozart
- Giuseppe Verdi
- Donizetti
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