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Tom Wilson

real name Thomas Blanchard Wilson Jr.

Tom Wilson is credited on 3,646 releases across 373 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1955–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,646

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373

Albums

8

Decades active

1,674

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American record producer.
Born March 25, 1931 in Waco, Texas
Died September 6, 1978 in Los Angeles, California
Best known for his work in the 1960s with Teri Thornton, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, Simon & Garfunkel and The Velvet Underground.
Wilson started the Harvard New Jazz Society in 1953 and founded Transition Records in 1955, mainly a jazz label which lasted until 1957. He was also a jazz lecturer during this time and supervised many jazz concerts and seminars.
In December 1958, he joined the A & R staff at to produce jazz LP's. Later, he A&R'd at Audio Fidelity where he started their subsidiary Dauntless, and in 1967 he started Rasputin Production who produced releases for ABC Records.

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Credited work

3,646 releases · 373 albums · active 1955–2025

  • Production · 3,819
  • Other credits · 244
  • Performance · 166
  • Engineering · 7

Studios: T.T.G. Studios · Medallion Studios · Nola Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles

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