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John Schroeder

real name John Francis Schroeder

John Schroeder is credited on 2,461 releases across 577 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,461

Credits

577

Albums

8

Decades active

269

In collections

Biography

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John Schroeder (born January 1935, London, England – died 31 January 2017) was an English composer, arranger, orchestra leader, record producer, author and A&R chief. In 1961, he won an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing "Walkin' Back to Happiness". He founded the labels Harbor Records, Alaska and Black Bear.

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Credited work

2,461 releases · 577 albums · active 1955–2025

  • Production · 1,710
  • Performance · 1,373
  • Other credits · 393
  • Engineering · 4
  • Mastering · 1

Studios: Pye Studios · De Lane Lea Studios · Bray Studios · The Langland Hotel

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