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Mars Bonfire
Oshawa, Canada
Mars Bonfire is credited on 1,835 releases across 382 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,835
Pressings credited
382
Albums
7
Decades active
413
In collections
Biography
Dennis Edmonton (born Dennis Eugene McCrohan; 21 April 1943), also known by the stage name Mars Bonfire, is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter, best known for writing the hit song "Born to Be Wild" for Steppenwolf.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,835 releases · 382 albums · active 1968–2026
- Performance · 2,069
- Other credits · 57
- Production · 8
Studios: American Recording Co. · Olympic Studios · Command Studios · Fame Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Electric
1987
Steppenwolf
1968
Patient Number 9
2022
Some Enchanted Evening
1978
Easy Rider (Music From The Soundtrack)
1969
Secret Treaties
1974
Gold (Their Great Hits)
1971
On Your Feet Or On Your Knees
1975
16 Greatest Hits
1973
The Second
1968
Live
1970
Hey Jude
1969
The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1988
An Anthology Vol. II
1974
Slade Alive!
1972
Electric Peace
2013
Wild Flower
1987
Three Dog Night
1968
Early Steppenwolf
1969
Full Moon, Dirty Hearts
1993
All For One
1983
Love At Psychedelic Velocity
2010
Prince Of Darkness
2005
The Original Modern Lovers
1981
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