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Norman Newell

also recorded as David West

Norman Newell is credited on 6,698 releases across 1,680 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,698

Credits

1,680

Albums

8

Decades active

171

In collections

Biography

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B. 25 January 1919 in Plaistow, Essex (now Greater London), England
D. 1 December 2004 in Rustington, West Sussex, England
Successful British record producer in the 1950s and 1960s, songwriter and record executive. Newell was particularly known for his recorded productions of West End musicals. Newell was the head of EMI's Columbia label for many of the label's most successful years. He was also a highly sought after lyricist, sometimes writing under the pen-name, David West.

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Credited work

6,698 releases · 1,680 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 4,691
  • Production · 2,851
  • Other credits · 238
  • Engineering · 50

Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Chappell Recording Studios · EMI Studios · EMI Studios, London

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