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Michael Giles

real name Michael Rex Giles

Waterlooville, United Kingdom

Michael Giles is credited on 1,346 releases across 260 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,346

Credits

260

Albums

7

Decades active

632

In collections

Biography

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An English drummer, percussionist, and vocalist (born March 1, 1942, Winton, Dorset, England).
Original drummer for King Crimson.
First recordings with his brother, Peter Giles in Johnny King and the Raiders (1960-61), Dave Anthony and the Rebels (1961), The Dowlands and the Soundtracks (1961-63), Sands (1963), Interns (1963), Trendsetter Limited (1964-66), Trend (1966) and Brain (1967), before founding Giles, Giles & Fripp in September, 1967.

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Credited work

1,346 releases · 260 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 3,682
  • Other credits · 139
  • Production · 78
  • Mastering · 6
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Wessex Sound Studios · Island Studios · Kingsway Recorders · Olympic Studios

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