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Mickie Most

real name Michael Peter Hayes

Mickie Most is credited on 5,406 releases across 570 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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5,406

Credits

570

Albums

7

Decades active

448

In collections

Biography

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Mickie Most (born June 20, 1938, Aldershot, Hampshire, England – died May 30, 2003, London, England) was an English record producer, songwriter, arranger, and singer. In 1969, he founded Records. The label had a lot of success with many different artists during the 1970's and 1980's, and was eventually bought by in the late 1980’s. Father of Calvin Hayes. After Michael Peter Hayes changed his name to Mickie Most in 1959, he traveled to South Africa with his wife Christina, started a singing career and formed the pop group, Mickie Most And His Playboys with founding members Mickie Most (guitar & vocalist), George Hill (drums), Colin Teasdale (lead guitar), Brian Thomas] ( bass guitar), Tony Crossland (drums) and Eddie Payne (drums). The band scored 11 consecutive No. 1 singles there, mostly with cover versions of Ray Peterson, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran songs. After spending 3 years in South Africa he returned to London in 1962.

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Credited work

5,406 releases · 570 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Production · 5,732
  • Performance · 55
  • Other credits · 45
  • Mastering · 14
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: Olympic Studios · CBS Studios, London · RAK Studios · Anaheim Convention Center

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