Engineering · Production
Michael Johnson
singer, songwriter & guitarist
United States · 1944-08-08 – 2017-07-25
Michael Johnson is credited on 1,357 releases across 145 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,357
Credits
145
Albums
7
Decades active
1,014
In collections
Biography
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Recording engineer - producer.
Started in late '70s working at Pink Floyd's Britannia Row Studio and then he became one of the most sought after engineers - producers of the post punk rock scene notably engineering releases of New Order, Soft Cell, Joy Division, Skids and others. Now part of the Liverpool music scene in his Tankfield Recording Studio (opens in a new tab), Wirral, UK.
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Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,357 releases · 145 albums · active 1969–2025
- Engineering · 1,456
- Production · 244
- Performance · 113
- Other credits · 20
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Britannia Row Studios · Jam Studios · Real World Studios · Mediterranean Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Closer
1980

Substance
1987

Power, Corruption & Lies
1983

Whitney Houston
1985

Curtis
1970

Blue Monday
1983

Low-life
1985

Brotherhood
1986

Technique
1989

Infected
1986

(The Best Of) NewOrder
1994

And All That Could Have Been (Live)
2002

Bizarre Love Triangle
1986

Fine Time
1988

The Perfect Kiss
1985

All The Great Hits
1982

Shellshock
1986

Round & Round
1989

Singles
2005

Thieves Like Us
1984

Insight Out
1967

Touched By The Hand Of God
1987

Wonderland
1986

Sub-Culture
1985
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