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Simon Phillips

rock drummer

United Kingdom • b. 1957-02-06

Simon Phillips is credited on 2,919 releases across 498 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,919

Pressings credited

498

Albums

6

Decades active

470

In collections

Biography

Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz fusion and rock drummer, songwriter, and record producer, based in the United States. He worked with rock bands during the 1970s and 1980s, and was the drummer for the band Toto from 1992 to 2014. Phillips worked as a session drummer for Phil Manzanera's 801, Jeff Beck, Big Country, Gary Moore, Michael Schenker, Bernie Marsden, Jon Lord, Nik Kershaw, Mike Oldfield, Judas Priest, Mike Rutherford, Tears for Fears, 10cc, the Chemical Brothers, Pete Townshend, and the Who. He was the drummer for the Who during the band's American reunion tour in 1989.

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2,919 releases · 498 albums · active 1974–2026

  • Performance · 4,576
  • Production · 608
  • Other credits · 453
  • Engineering · 144
  • Mastering · 4

Studios: Air Studios · Wessex Sound Studios · Escape Studios · Basing Street Studios

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