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Warren Barnett
Warren Barnett is credited on 1,530 releases across 914 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,530
Credits
914
Albums
7
Decades active
2,875
In collections
Biography
Australian mastering/lacquer cutting engineer at Festival Studios, and his own. Also media archivist at.
Can be identified by W2A, W2B, or W2C (the "W" can appear as a "U". and the "2" can appear as an "R") in the runouts. In those cases he can be credited with Lacquer Cut By.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,530 releases · 914 albums · active 1966–2025
- Mastering · 1,520
- Other credits · 52
- Production · 16
- Engineering · 13
Studios: Festival Studios · Paradise Studios (2) · Windmill Lane Studios · EMI Studios 301
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967

The Queen Is Dead
1986

Sports
1983

War
1983

Violator
1990

Teaser And The Firecat
1971

Thick As A Brick
1972

The Grand Illusion
1977

Rain Dogs
1985

The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
1985

Abacab
1981

Reckless
1984

Rebel Yell
1983

The Real Thing
1989

Swordfishtrombones
1983

Boy
1980

The Best Of Blondie
1981

Welcome To The Pleasuredome
1984

Night And Day
1982

Control
1986

Some Great Reward
1984

Trompe Le Monde
1991

Eat To The Beat
1979

Specials
1979
Frequent collaborators
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