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Richard Cottle
real name Richard John Cottle
Richard Cottle is credited on 1,160 releases across 280 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1982–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,160
Credits
280
Albums
5
Decades active
278
In collections
Biography
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British musician/multi-instrumentalist (keyboardist, pianist, saxophonist, and bassist), songwriter, arranger and producer (born in Swansea, South Wales, on June 26, 1960). Brother of Laurence Cottle.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,160 releases · 280 albums · active 1982–2025
- Performance · 2,015
- Production · 373
- Other credits · 92
- Engineering · 14
Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Mayfair Studios · Sarm West Studios · The Grange
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Generation Terrorists
1992

Seal
1994

Seal
1991

August
1986

Vulture Culture
1985

Music From The Edge Of Heaven
1986

This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
1984

Simply The Best
1991

Complete Clapton
2007

Vagabond Heart
1991

Clapton Chronicles (The Best Of Eric Clapton)
1999

Primitive Cool
1987

Gaudi
1987

Stereotomy
1985

B*Witched
1998
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Loving The Alien [ 1983–1988 ]
2018

RyanDan
2007

If I Can Dream
2015

Let's Talk About Love
1997

Seal & Seal II
1995

At Worst... The Best Of
1993

Unusual Heat
1991

A Love So Beautiful
2017

The Best Of Prefab Sprout: A Life Of Surprises
1992
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Abbacadabra
- David Bowie
- Elsa (2)
- Alan Parsons
- Obsession
- John Parr
- The Alan Parsons Project
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