Hugh Jones is a British record producer with many important post-punk, new wave and alternative rock albums to his credit.

Career

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In the early 1970s, Jones worked as an apprentice engineer in IBC Studios in Central London,[1] while acting as lead singer in the band Mistral. He made his name in the early 1980s, with a jangly sound that was better received than those of many of his contemporaries. Though many of his early clients were big-name acts—Echo & the Bunnymen,[2] the Sound, Modern English,[3] and the Damned, for example—his recent production credits have been more esoteric, though many admire his work with the Charlatans and Kitchens of Distinction.

Jones was later closely associated with Rockfield Studios in Wales and recorded many of his most successful records there including those of Simple Minds, Echo & the Bunnymen, the Damned, Dumptruck, the Icicle Works, the Charlatans, Heidi Berry,[4] Del Amitri, the Bluetones,[5] Shack and Gene.

Production credits

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1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
  • 2001 - Gene - Libertine
  • 2002 - The Charlatans - Songs from the Other Side
  • 2002 - Easyworld - This Is Where I Stand
  • 2004 - Obi - Diceman Lopez
  • 2005 - Echo & the Bunnymen - Siberia
  • 2006 - The Bluetones - The Bluetones
  • 2006 - Harrisons - No Fighting in the War Room
  • 2006 - My Elvis Blackout - Back in the Food Chain (EP)
  • 2007 - My Elvis Blackout - Six Tracks (EP)
  • 2007 - I Say Marvin - Powerdown!
  • 2008 - I Say Marvin - Gloria
  • 2010 - Modern English - Soundtrack

References

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  1. ^ "Hugh Jones Discography at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
  2. ^ Adams, Chris (2002) Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo and The Bunnymen, Soft Skull Press, ISBN 978-1-887128-89-6, p. 61
  3. ^ "99 Best Love Songs of All Time", Vibe, February 1999, p. 71, retrieved 2010-11-07
  4. ^ Sexton, Paul (1996) "4AD's Heidi berry Spawns a 'Miracle'", Billboard, 21 September 1996, retrieved 2010-11-07
  5. ^ Sexton, Paul (1997) "Virgin Helps Kiwi Act Mutton Birds Fly in UK", Billboard, 22 March 1997, retrieved 2010-11-07