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Robbie McIntosh
Robbie McIntosh is credited on 1,202 releases across 218 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,202
Pressings credited
218
Albums
6
Decades active
860
In collections
Biography
Robbie McIntosh (born 25 October 1957) is an English guitarist. McIntosh is best known as a session guitarist and member of the Pretenders from 1982 until 1987. In 1988 he began doing session guitar work for Paul McCartney, joining his band full-time until early 1994. He continues to play sessions and has performed both with his own band and as a sideman with John Mayer. McIntosh performed session guitar work for many artists throughout his career including Winter Mountain, Aynsley Lister, Kevin Ayers, Boyzone, Cher, Diane Tell, Eric Bibb, George Martin, Gordon Haskell, Heather Small, Joe Cocker, Daryl Hall, John Mayer, Kirsty McColl, Luz Casal, Mike and the Mechanics, Nine Below Zero, Paul Carrack, Paul Young, Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Roger Daltrey, Russell Watson, Mark Hollis, Talk Talk, Tasmin Archer, Tears for Fears, Eros Ramazzotti, Thea Gilmore, Tina Arena, Tori Amos, Vin Garbutt, and Norah Jones.
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Credited work
1,202 releases · 218 albums · active 1979–2025
- Performance · 2,583
- Other credits · 257
- Production · 6
Studios: Air Studios · Metropolis Studios · The Workhouse Studios · Casa Das Flores
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Band On The Run
1973

McCartney
1970

Learning To Crawl
1984

Spirit Of Eden
1988

The Seeds Of Love
1989

The Colour Of Spring
1986

Flowers In The Dirt
1989

It's My Life
1984

A Very Special Christmas
1987

Get Close
1986

Where The Light Is: John Mayer Live In Los Angeles
2008

Lives Outgrown
2024

Mark Hollis
1998

Battle Studies
2009

Not Too Late
2007

Scarlet's Walk
2002

Natural History (The Very Best Of Talk Talk)
1990

Under A Raging Moon
1985

Off The Ground
1993

Last Of The Independents
1994

Three Hearts In The Happy Ending Machine
1986

Paul Is Live
1993

Tripping The Live Fantastic
1990

Show Your Hand
1973
Frequent collaborators
- Paul McCartney
- Various
- Talk Talk
- The Pretenders
- Gordon Haskell
- Luz
- Celine Dion
- Edyta Gorniak
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