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David Richards

born on 1/1/1956 in London, England, United Kingdom

died on 20/12/2013 in Switzerland

David Richards (record producer)

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David Richards
Born 1956
Died 20 December 2013
Occupation Record producer, engineer
Years active 1973-2013
Spouse(s) Collette McCready
Vivian Wong
Partner Nathalie Manser
Children Wendy and Christopher

David Richards (1956 20 December 2013[1]) was an English-born Swiss-based record producer, engineer and musician. In the Mountain Studios in Montreux, owned by the rock band Queen, and in Attalens he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen, David Bowie and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records. He also dealt with live music recording in such events as Montreux Jazz Festival.[2]

Richards died on December 20, 2013 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness.[3]

Selected discography

Albums (co-)produced by David Richards:

  • Roger Taylor Strange Frontier (1984)
  • Jimmy Nail Take It or Leave It (1985; single: "Love Don't Live Here Anymore")
  • Feargal Sharkey Feargal Sharkey (1985; single: "Loving You")
  • Queen A Kind of Magic (1986)
  • Iggy Pop Blah Blah Blah (1986)
  • Magnum Vigilante (1986)
  • Virginia Wolf Virginia Wolf (1986)
  • David Bowie Never Let Me Down (1987)
  • The Cross Shove It (1988)
  • Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé Barcelona (1988)
  • Queen The Miracle (1989)
  • Queen Innuendo (1991)
  • David Bowie The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
  • David Bowie Outside (1995)
  • Queen Made in Heaven (1995)

Others:

  • Yes Going for the One (1977; assistant engineer)
  • Queen Live Killers (1979; assistant engineer)
  • Roger Taylor Fun in Space (1981)
  • Queen Live Magic (1986; recorded by Mack and Richards)
  • Brian May Back to the Light (1992; engineer, recording, mixing: "Driven by You", "Last Horizon", "Just One Life")
  • Brian May Another World (1998; additional recording: "Why Don't We Try Again"; mixing: "Another World")
  • Samael Eternal (1999; recording, mixing)

References

External links


Queen
Freddie Mercury | Brian May | Roger Taylor | John Deacon
Studio Albums
Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven
Live Albums
Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen- Live On Fire at the Bowl
Compilations
Greatest Hits (Elektra) | Greatest Hits, Vol. II | Queen at the Beeb | Classic Queen | Greatest Hits (Hollywood) | Greatest Hits (Parlophone) | Greatest Hits, Vols. I and II
Films
Queen - We Will Rock You | Becoming Queen
Songs
"Another One Bites the Dust" | "Bohemian Rhapsody" | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" | "Radio Ga Ga" | "Somebody to Love" | "The Show Must Go On" | "These Are the Days of Our Lives" | "Tie Your Mother Down" | "We Are the Champions" | "We Will Rock You"


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