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Sid Bucknor

real name Norman Douglas Bucknor

Sid Bucknor is credited on 971 releases across 364 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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971

Credits

364

Albums

7

Decades active

295

In collections

Biography

Jamaican sound engineer, producer and composer who played an influential role in the development of reggae, ska and rocksteady. Died on 9 May 2010 in London, UK.
Building up the facilities, he started his career as resident engineer at (aka Studio One) alongside his cousin Clement "Coxsone" Dodd and subsequently moved to Treasure Isle Recording Studio. He also worked at West Indies Records Ltd. (later Dynamic Sounds Recording Co. Ltd.), Harry J's Recording Studio, Randy's Studio, King Tubby's Studio, Joe Gibbs Studio and Channel One Recording Studio.
He immigrated to England in the mid-'70s where he worked at Island Studios, Chalk Farm Studios, B.B.M.C. Studio, London, Hackney Community College Studio, Tony King Studio, Odessa Studios and his own The Buck Studio.
He was behind the labels JamCan, and Tropical Records.
In 2009 he was honored alongside Sylvan Morris by the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association for his contributions as engineer.
He is the father of Byron Bucknor who runs the reissue label.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

971 releases · 364 albums · active 1966–2026

  • Engineering · 615
  • Mastering · 266
  • Production · 127
  • Other credits · 65
  • Performance · 64

Studios: Harry J's Recording Studio · Dynamic Sounds Studios · Basing Street Studios · Chalk Farm Studios

Discography

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