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British recording engineer, guitar player and studio designer, born June 25, 1943, in North Wales, UK. Raised in Wallasey, UK, near Liverpool, and became a school-age friend of John Lennon, while attending the Liverpool College of Art.
Joined the band The Undertakers in 1961 as lead guitarist. When that band broke up in 1965 while on tour in the U.S., he remained in the U.S. After playing with Joey Dee & The Starliters and The Young Rascals, he started his career as a recording engineer and producer. Was working at Talent Masters, when it was purchased by Atlantic in 1967, and Huston was tasked with remodeling the studio. Known to have worked with Led Zeppelin, The Who, Todd Rundgren, Patti LaBelle, and others. Also became an audio consultant, acoustical engineer, and studio designer. Worked at Rives Audio, Inc., from 2004 to 2014. Later resided in Nashville, Tennessee.

ALBUMS


War
The Vinyl: 1971-1975
2021, LP, Album, RE, Tur + LP, Album, RE, Sil + LP, Albu, Avenue Records, Rhino Records (2), Far Out Productions, Avenue Records, Rhino Records (2), Far Out Productions, ,
Jazz-Rock/Soul/Funk
The Hung Jury
The Single (s)
2017, CD, Comp, Mono, RE, RM, Area251 Records
War
Icon 2 - The Hits & More
2011
Various
Who Needs Tomorrow?
2007, CD, Comp, Psychic Circle
Dan Knight
The Walt Whitman Suite
2007, CD, Album, Rives Audio Inc.
Jeff Simmons
The Straight Years
2007
Various
Soft Sounds For Gentle People 3
2004, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Pop Rock/Soft Rock
Jimmy Pou
Puddingstone Lake
2003, CD, Album, Backstage Records (10), Surf Records
Various
The Funk Box
2000, Box + 4xCD, Comp, Hip-O Records, ,
Psychedelic/Free Funk/P.Funk/Soul/Disco/Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Space-Age/Jazz-Funk
War
Grooves & Messages - The Greatest Hits Of War
1999, ,
House/Breaks/Jungle/Funk/Disco
Klaus Roehm
L'Etranger (Der Fremde/The Stranger/El Extranjero)
1997, CD, Album, Dionysius Productions, ,
Soul-Jazz/Reggae/Contemporary Jazz/Fusion
War
Anthology
1994
War
Collector's Edition
1992, 6xCD, Album, RE, RM + 2xCD, Album, RE, RM + Box, C, Rhino Records (2), Avenue Records, Avenue Records, Avenue Records, Avenue Records, Avenue Records, Avenue Records, Avenue Records
Penney
Someone Like You
1986, 7", Single, Studio 1 Records (2)
Patriot
Love Worth Defending
1984
Buzzy Linhart
Four Sides Of Buzzy Linhart
1982, 12", EP, Red, Caromar Records, ,
Stoner Rock/Rock & Roll
Robben Ford
Schizophonic
1976
War
Why Can't We Be Friends?
1976
Aim
Aim For The Highest
1974, Vinyl, ,
Disco/Prog Rock
Aim
Aim For The Highest / Hollywood
1974
Fresh Meat
Hobo
1973
Birtha
My Man Told Me
1973
Birtha
Can't Stop The Madness
1973
War
All Day Music
1971
Sweetwater
Just For You / Look Out
1971
Sweetwater
Without Me
1971
Various
Looney Tunes And Merrie Melodies
1970, 3xLP, Comp, San + Box, Warner Bros. Records, ,
Country Rock/Fusion/Psychedelic Rock/Country/Heavy Metal
Sweetwater
Just For You
1970
Locomotive
Locomotive
1969
Locomotive
Big City Car / Roberta
1969
Jeff Simmons
Lucille Has Messed My Mind Up
1969
The Silver Byke
I've Got Time / Who Needs Tomorrow
1968
Nazz
Nazz
1968
The Unfolding
How To Blow Your Mind And Have A Freak-Out Party
1967
The Hung Jury
Buses / Let The Good Times In
1967, ,
Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock
The Trav'lers
The Heart Of Juliet Jones
1967
The Galaxies IV
Piccadilly Circus / I'm Goin' For Myself
1966, 7", Single, Mohawk, ,
Garage Rock
War
Icon (The Hits)
2010, CD, Comp, Far Out, Hip-O Records
War
All Day Music
1971
Nazz
Nazz
War
Galaxy
1993
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Gabriela (Trilha Sonora Original Do Filme)
1983
Francesco De Masi
Lone Wolf McQuade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1983
War
The Music Band
1979
War
The Music Band 2
1979
War Presents Lonnie Jordan
Different Moods Of Me
1978, Vinyl Pinckneyville, Gatefold, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Latin Jazz
Tim Buckley
Greetings From L.A.

APPEARANCES +


War
The Vinyl: 1977-1994
2024, Vinyl Purple, Vinyl Yellow, Vinyl Red, Vinyl Orange, Vinyl Silver, Box Set,
Jazz-Rock/Soul/Funk
Tim Buckley
Greetings From L.A.
2019
The Eric Burdon Band*
Sun Secrets & Stop
1993, ,
Blues Rock
War
The Music Band Jazz
1983
Blood Sweat & Tears* feat. David Clayton Thomas*
Nuclear Blues
1980
War
Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978
Giants
Giants
1978
Tim Buckley
Greetings From L.A.
1972, Vinyl Unipak, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Pop Rock
The Rascals
It's Wonderful (The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings)
2024, CD, Album, Mono, RE, RM + CD, Album, Mono, RE, RM , Now Sounds (2)
Eric Burdon & War
The Complete Vinyl Collection
2022, Vinyl Violet Transparent, 2x Vinyl Yellow Transparent, Vinyl Red Transparent, Box Set
The Who
The Who Sell Out
2021
War
Greatest Hits 2.0
2021
Wilson Pickett
Mr. Magic Man (The Complete RCA Studio Recordings)
2015, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Second Disc Records, Real Gone Music, RCA, Sony Music Commercial Music Group
The Rascals
Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits
2012, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, 180, Friday Music, Atlantic,
The Vagrants
I Can't Make A Friend 1965-1968
2011, ,
Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock
The Fugs
Don't Stop! Don't Stop!
2008, 4xCD, Comp, Fugs Records, ,
Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Folk/Experimental/Avantgarde/Folk Rock/Noise Rock/Art Rock/Acid Rock/Acoustic/Field Recording/Blues Rock
Tim Buckley
The Best Of Tim Buckley
2006, CD, ,
Folk
The Animals
Retrospective
2004, SACD DSD Mastering, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock
Tim Buckley
Morning Glory (The Tim Buckley Anthology)
2001, 2x CD, ,
Folk Rock/Acoustic
Robben Ford
Sunrise
1999, ,
Electric Blues
War
Galaxy 2000 (Remix By Plump DJs)
1999, Vinyl, ,
Breakbeat/House
Robben Ford
Discovering The Blues (Live)
1997
War
Colección Latina
1997, ,
Funk
War Featuring Eric Burdon
Spill The Wine (1996 Junior Vasquez Remixes)
1996
The Undertakers (2) Featuring Jackie Lomax
Unearthed
1996
Eric Burdon & War
Best Of Eric Burdon & War
1995
Redbone
Live
1994
The Fugs
The Fugs Second Album
1993
Jimmy Witherspoon & Robben Ford
Live
1993, CD, ,
Texas Blues
The Eric Burdon Band*
Sun Secrets & Stop
1993, ,
Blues Rock/Classic Rock
Led Zeppelin
Boxed Set2
1993, 2x CD, Box Set, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock
Bar-Kays
Soul Finger
1992
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
1990, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Hard Rock/Blues Rock
War
Life (Is So Strange)
1983
Francesco De Masi
Lone Wolf McQuade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1983
War
Outlaw
1982, ,
Disco/Funk/Soul
Lee Oskar
My Road Our Road
1981, CD, ,
Fusion
Blood Sweat & Tears*
Nuclear Blues
1980
War
The Music Band Live
1980, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk
War
The Music Band
1979
War
The Music Band 2
1979
Lee Oskar
Before The Rain
1978, Vinyl, ,
Funk/Easy Listening/Fusion/Soul-Jazz
War
Youngblood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978
Redbone Featuring Pat & Lolly Vegas*
Cycles
1977,
West Coast Revival
West Coast Revival
1977
War
Platinum Funk
1977, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk
War
Galaxy
1977
War
Platinum Jazz
1977, ,
Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk
War Featuring Eric Burdon*
Love Is All Around
1976, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Funk
Booty People
Spirit Of '76 / Anyway I'm Busted
1976, Vinyl Bestway Products Pressing, ,
P.Funk/Funk
War
Greatest Hits
1976, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Funk/Disco
Lonnie Jordan
Grey Rainy Days
1976
Lee Oskar
Lee Oskar
1976
War
Summer / All Day Music
1976
Bill O'Neill And The Great Scott Band
I See You
1975, 7", Single, Mono, Promo, United Artists Records
Rocks
Ride The Rocket
1975, Vinyl, ,
Funk/Disco
War
Why Can't We Be Friends?
1975
The Eric Burdon Band*
Stop
1975, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Blues Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Funk
Wilson Pickett
Join Me And Let's Be Free
1975
War
Yo Y Mi Hermano Pequeño
1974, 7", Single, United Artists Records
Stephen Cohn
Stephen Cohn
1973, Vinyl Gatefold, Unipak,
War
War Live
1973, ,
Funk
War
Me And Baby Brother / In Your Eyes
1973, ,
Funk
Sam Russell
What's Usual Ain't Natural
1973
War
Gypsy Man
1973, ,
Funk
War
Deliver The Word
1973
West Coast Revival
It's Gonna Be Hard / Free
1973
West Coast Revival
So Far Away
1972, 7", Mono, Promo, Styrene, United Artists Records
West Coast Revival
So Far Away / Beautiful Girl
1972, 7", Styrene, United Artists Records
War
The World Is A Ghetto
1972, ,
Funk
War
The Cisco Kid
1972
War
The World Is A Ghetto / Four Cornered Room
1972, ,
Funk
Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon
Guilty!
1971, ,
Modern Electric Blues
War
Slippin' Into Darkness
1971
War
Sun Oh Son / Lonely Feelin'
1971
War
War
1971, Vinyl All Disc Pressing, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Funk
War
Get Down / All Day Music
1971, ,
Soul/Funk
Eric Burdon And War*
Spill The Wine / Magic Mountain
1970, 7", Styrene, Mon, MGM Records
Various
Zapped
1970, Vinyl, ,
Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Avantgarde/Spoken Word
Eric Burdon & War
Eric Burdon Declares "War"
1970
Eric Burdon And War*
Spill The Wine
1970
Eric Burdon And War*
The Black-Man's Burdon
1970
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
1969, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock
Bangor Flying Circus
Bangor Flying Circus
1969
The Triangle*
Now How Blue Cow
1969
Charity
Now
1969
Jeff Simmons
Naked Angels (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1969, ,
Soundtrack/Electric Blues/Psychedelic Rock
Mint Tattoo
Mint Tattoo
1969
Eric Andersen
Avalanche
1968, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock
H.P. Lovecraft*
H.P. Lovecraft II
1968, Vinyl Mercury Pressing, ,
Psychedelic Rock
The Mirettes
In The Midnight Hour / To Love Somebody
1968
John Hammond*
Sooner Or Later
1968
The Rascals
Once Upon A Dream
1968, ,
Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Soul
The Mirettes
In The Midnight Hour
1968, Vinyl, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
Bo Grumpus
Before The War
1968, Vinyl Presswell Press, ,
Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock
The Rascals
Time Peace: The Rascals' Greatest Hits
1968, ,
Pop Rock/Soul
The Vagrants
A Sunny Summer Rain / Beside The Sea
1967, Vinyl, ,
Garage Rock
The Young Rascals
Groovin' (Italian Version) / Groovin' (Spanish Version)
1967
The Young Rascals
Groovin'
1967, Vinyl Pitman Press, Black & White Back Cover, ,
Pop Rock/Soul/Fusion
The Young Rascals
Groovin'
1967, Vinyl Specialty Records Pressing, ,
Classic Rock
The Young Rascals
A Girl Like You / It's Love
1967, ,
Pop Rock/Soul/Psychedelic Rock
Marva Jones / Unknown Artist
I Got Your Number (634-5789) / Why Wait
1966, 7", Single, Ski-Hi Records, Ski-Hi Records
The Young Rascals
Groovin' / A Girl Like You
Led Zeppelin
The Complete Studio Recordings
,
Rock & Roll/Hard Rock
War
The Very Best Of War
2x CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Funk
The Young Rascals
Groovin' / I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore
Eric Burdon Declares “War”*
Eric Burdon Declares “War”
2010
Eric Burdon And War*
The Black-Man's Burdon
2010, ,
Blues Rock/Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk
War Featuring Eric Burdon*
Love Is All Around
2005, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Funk
H P Lovecraft*
H P Lovecraft II
2004
Eric Burdon & Jimmy Witherspoon
Black & White Blues
2000, CDr, ,
Modern Electric Blues
The Eric Burdon Band*
Sun Secrets & Stop
1999
Led Zeppelin
Box Set2
1993, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Unfolding*
How To Blow Your Mind And Have A Freak-Out Party
1990
War
Platinum Jazz
1977
War
Why Can't We Be Friends?
1975, ,
Funk
War
The World Is A Ghetto
1972, ,
Funk
War
All Day Music
1971
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
1970, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
The Rascals
Time Peace The Rascals' Greatest Hits
1969
The Young Rascals
Groovin'
1968, ,
Pop Rock/Soul
Nazz
Nazz
,
Garage Rock/Pop Rock
Bo Grumpus
Before The War
,
Psychedelic Rock