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Patrick O'Hearn
real name Patrick John O'Hearn
Patrick O'Hearn is credited on 604 releases across 126 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
604
Credits
126
Albums
6
Decades active
313
In collections
Biography
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American bassist born September 6, 1954 known for his work with Missing Persons and Frank Zappa, among others.
For the drummer who played with Mushroom, please use Patrick O'Hearn.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
604 releases · 126 albums · active 1977–2025
- Performance · 1,270
- Other credits · 69
- Engineering · 65
- Production · 51
Studios: The Palladium, NYC · UMRK · Hammersmith Odeon · Record Plant, Los Angeles
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Sheik Yerbouti
1979
Joe's Garage Acts II & III
1979
Zappa In New York
1977
Spring Session M
1982
Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
1982
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III
1987
Them Or Us
1984
Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar
1981
Richard Marx
1987
Tinsel Town Rebellion
1981
Sleep Dirt
1979
Rhyme & Reason
1984
Baby Snakes
1983
You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore (Sampler)
1988
Thunder
1987
Missing Persons
1982
Heritage
1976
Halloween 77
2017
Soul Of The Machine (The Windham Hill Sampler Of New Electronic Music)
1987
Every Beat Of My Heart
1986
Halloween 78 (Live At The Palladium, New York)
2025
The Open Road
2010
Philly '76
2009
Läther
1996
Frequent collaborators
- Frank Zappa
- Various
- Zappa
- Missing Persons
- Mushroom (3)
- Mark Isham
- Richard Marx
- Berlin
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