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Richard Palmer-James
real name Richard Jeffrey Charles Palmer
Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Richard Palmer-James is credited on 2,273 releases across 514 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
2,273
Credits
514
Albums
6
Decades active
250
In collections
Biography
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Guitarist and lyricist, born 11 June 1947, in Bournemouth, England.
In the 1970s lyricist for King Crimson on albums “Larks’ Tongues In Aspic” (1973), “Starless And Bible Black” (1974) and “Red” (1974).
Prior to writing for King Crimson, he had played in various Bournemouth bands: The Corvettes, The Palmer-James Group (formed with Alec James), Tedrad and Ginger Man, all of which also included John Wetton on bass and vocals. He was a founding member of Supertramp in 1969; he performed and wrote the lyrics for their self-titled debut album under the name Richard Palmer and co-wrote the lyrics of the song “Goldrush”, a song that had existed since his early days in the band and finally been recorded on their 2002 album, “Slow Motion”.
In the 80's he joined briefly the German band Munich.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
2,273 releases · 514 albums · active 1970–2026
- Performance · 4,342
- Other credits · 118
- Mastering · 7
- Production · 3
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Olympic Studios · Command Studios · Country Lane Studios · Air Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Red
1974

Larks' Tongues In Aspic
1973

Starless And Bible Black
1974

Supertramp
1970

USA
1975

Two Lane Highway
1975

Earthbound
1972

From The Tea-Rooms Of Mars .... To The Hell-Holes Of Uranus
1981

The Young Persons' Guide To King Crimson
1976

The Nightwatch (Live At The Amsterdam Concertgebouw November 23rd 1973)
1997

The Long Play
1985

Live At The Orpheum
2015

Retrospectacle (The Supertramp Anthology)
2005

Live In Newcastle (December 8, 1972)
2019

Ten On One (The Singles)
1987

(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena
1985

Die Chinesische Mauer
1985

Tread
2021

The Condensed 21st Century Guide To King Crimson 1969 - 2003
2006

The Great Deceiver (Live 1973 - 1974)
1992

Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack - Rad
1986

Samurai (Did You Ever Dream)
1985

Chinese Eyes
1984

Cold Days, Hot Nights / Visions Of You
1984
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