Barry Farmer


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British audio engineer and producer based in London, commonly known under the nickname Bazza. He began his career around 1974 at Pathway Studios and also worked at Eden Studios. He engineered most of the early Stiff Records catalogue.

ALBUMS


Kirsty MacColl
See That Girl
2023, 8xCD, Comp + Box, Dlx, Universal Music Recordings, Universal Music Recordings,
Chelsea
The Step-Forward Years 1977-82
2023, 4xCD, Comp, Captain Oi!, ,
Punk
Bush Tetras
Rhythm And Paranoia: The Best Of Bush Tetras
2021, ,
Post-Punk/No Wave
Brian Wilson
Here Today! (The Songs Of Brian Wilson)
2015, CD, ,
Surf/Pop Rock/Beat/Lounge/Vocal
Kirsty MacColl
A New England / The Very Best Of Kirsty MacColl
2013
Various
Born Stiff - The Stiff Records Collection
2010, 2x CD, ,
New Wave
Tenpole Tudor
Eddie, Old Bob, Dick And Gary/Let The Four Winds Blow: The Stiff Anthology
2007, CD, Album, RE, RM + CD, Album, RE, RM + Comp, Stiff Records, ,
Punk/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Kirsty MacColl
The Best Of Kirsty MacColl
2005, CD,
Tenpole Tudor
Wunderbar - The Stiff Records Singles Collection
2002, CD, Comp, Anagram Records, Stiff Records, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Punk
Various
Drivin' With Johnnie Walker
2002, 2xCD, Comp, EastWest, BBC Radio 2, BBC, ,
Pop Rock/Classic Rock/Soul
Kirsty MacColl
Galore (The Best Of)
1994, ,
Pop Rock
Elvis Costello
My Aim Is True
1993, ,
New Wave
Various
The Stiff Records Box Set
1992, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk/Pub Rock/New Wave/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Power Pop/Reggae/Rock & Roll/Ska/Soft Rock/Folk Rock/Country Rock/Blues Rock/Rockabilly
Rachel Sweet
Fool Around: The Best Of Rachel Sweet
1992, ,
New Wave/Country Rock
Hank Wangford
Stormy Horizons
1990
Various
These People Are Nuts!
1989, ,
Alternative Rock/Punk/Ska/Synth-pop
Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty MacColl
1985, LP, Comp, Polydor, Polydor, ,
Pop Rock
Matchbox
Going Down Town
1985, ,
Rockabilly/Rock & Roll
The Blades
Revelations (Of Heartbreak)
1982, 7", Single, Reekus Records
Mike Berry
What'll I Do?
1982
Mike Berry
Memories
1981, LP, Album, Polydor, ,
Rock & Roll
Various
Illegal Greatest Hits
1981, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Punk/Synth-pop/Indie Rock/Garage Rock
Various
Start Swimming
1981
Kirsty MacColl
There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
1981, ,
Alternative Rock
Stan Webb's Chicken Shack
Roadies Concerto
1981
Lene Lovich
New Toy (Ooh-ay-ooh) (Extended Version)
1981
Kirsty MacColl
You Still Believe In Me
1981, ,
Vocal
Kirsty MacColl
See That Girl
1981
Kirsty MacColl
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
1981, ,
Vocal/Ska
Various
I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols. 2 & 3
1981, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
New Wave/Art Rock/Punk
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
1981, ,
Pop Rock/Country/Country Rock
Lene Lovich
1980 Global Assault - Recorded Live In London And Boston
1980, 10", EP, Promo, Stiff-Epic
Chelsea
Look At The Outside
1980, 7", Single, Step-Forward Records
Chelsea
No Escape
1980, 7", Single, Step-Forward Records, ,
Punk
Chelsea
No-One's Coming Outside
1980, 7", Step-Forward Records, ,
Punk
Klondike Pete & The Huskies
Some Of The Fellers
1980, LP, Album, Big Beat Records, ,
Country/Folk Rock
Wreckless Eric
It'll Soon Be The Weekend
1980, 7", Single, Ltd, Stiff Records, ,
New Wave
Chelsea
No Escape
1980, ,
Punk
Any Trouble
2nd Choice
1980
Any Trouble
Where Are All The Nice Girls?
1980, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock
Wreckless Eric
Broken Doll
1980, ,
Punk/Power Pop
Wreckless Eric
A Popsong
1980, ,
New Wave
Tenpole Tudor
3 Bells In A Row
1980
Lene Lovich
What Will I Do Without You
1980
Wreckless Eric
Big Smash
1980, ,
New Wave/Power Pop
Holly And The Italians
Miles Away
1980
The Pack
Heathen / Brave New Soldiers
1979, 7", Single, SS Label, ,
Punk
Lew Lewis Reformer
Save The Wail
1979, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/Pub Rock
Sniff 'N' The Tears
Drivers Seat
1979, ,
New Wave
Sniff 'n' The Tears
Fickle Heart
1978, ,
Pop Rock
Lew Lewis
Lucky Seven
1978, Vinyl Picture Sleeve, ,
Pop Rock/Blues Rock/Pub Rock
The Police
Fall Out / Nothing Achieving
1977, ,
Punk
Gary Kurtis
The Shape I'm In
7", Street Warrior Records
Lew Lewis Reformer
Save The Wail
1979
Julian Dawson
Life And Soul - A Retrospective 1982-1995
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Blue Rose Records (2), ,
Folk Rock
Nick Lowe
Jesus Of Cool
2008, ,
New Wave/Power Pop
Albert Lee & Hogan's Heroes
Tear It Up
2002, CD, Album, Heroic Records (3)
The Count Bishops
Speedball Plus 11
1995, CD, Album, Comp, Chiswick Records
Martin Belmont
Big Guitar
1995,
The Jeff Healey Band
Angel Eyes
1989
Tracey Ullman
Sunglasses
1984, ,
Rock & Roll/Synth-pop
Tracey Ullman
Terry
1984, ,
Novelty/Synth-pop
Tracey Ullman
You Caught Me Out
1984, Vinyl, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Tracey Ullman
Me Has Descubierto
1984
Matchbox
Flying Colours
1981, ,
Rockabilly
Various
The London R & B Sessions (Live At The Hope And Anchor)
1980, ,
Electric Blues/Garage Rock/Pub Rock
Spinning Wheel
"Live And Kicking"
1979, LP, Album, Clarksville Records (2)
Various
Stiffs Live Stiffs
1978
Roy St. John
Immigration Declaration
1975, LP, Album, Caroline Records, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Acoustic
The Count Bishops
Speedball
1975, ,
Garage Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Pub Rock/Rock & Roll

APPEARANCES +


The Pink Fairies
Kill 'Em & Eat 'Em
1987
Wreckless Eric
Big Smash
1980
Wreckless Eric
The Whole Wide World
1979, ,
Punk
London Grammar
The Greatest Love
2024
The Chris White Experience
The Chris White Experience (Volume Five)
2022, CD, Album, Sunfish Records (2),
John Wilbye, I Fagiolini, Robert Hollingworth
Draw On Sweet Night
2022, CD, CORO (2), ,
Renaissance
The Chris White Experience
The Chris White Experience (Volume Two)
2020, CD, Comp, Sunfish Records (2),
The Chris White Experience
The Chris White Experience (Volume Three)
2020, CD, Comp, Sunfish Records (2),
Major Surgery
Rare Live Performances 1978
2020, CD, The Last Music Company
The Chris White Experience
The Chris White Experience (Volume One)
2020,
Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher
2018, Box, Comp, Num + 15xLP, RE, RM, UMC, ,
Blues Rock
Any Trouble
The Complete Stiff Recordings 1980-1981
2013, 3xCD, Comp, RE, Sli, Cherry Red, ,
New Wave/Punk/Power Pop
Bill Kirchen
Seeds And Stems
2013
Angèle David-Guillou
Kourouma
2013, ,
Contemporary
The 101ers* Featuring Joe Strummer
Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited
2005, ,
Pub Rock
Siouxsie And The Banshees*
The Scream
2005, ,
Post-Punk
John Wesley Harding
It Happened One Night & It Never Happened At All
2004, 2xCD, Album, Appleseed Recordings,
Pete Brown (5) & Ian Lynn
Party In The Rain
2000, ,
Art Rock/Prog Rock
Dolores Keane
Night Owl
1997, CD, ,
Celtic
Tangerine Dream
Towards The Evening Star (Remixed By The Orb)
1997
Elvis Costello
My Aim Is True
1993
Elvis Costello
2½ Years
1993, ,
Punk/Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Rock & Roll/New Wave
Julian Dawson
June Honeymoon
1992, CD, Album, Num, Rocklife, Chlodwig, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
John Wesley Harding
It Happened One Night
1991
Sniff 'n' the Tears
Fickle Heart
1990
Various
The Laughtour EP
1990, ,
Alternative Rock
John Wesley Harding
Here Comes The Groom
1990
The Jeff Healey Band
New Hi·Fi Sound
1989, CD, Mini, Promo, Arista
Rory Gallagher
Live! In Europe / Stage Struck
1989, ,
Blues Rock/Electric Blues
Any Trouble
Live At The Venue
1989, ,
New Wave/Power Pop
The Cannibals
The Rest Of ...
1985, LP, Comp, GMG, Hit Records (5)
Tracey Ullman
Me Has Descubierto = You Caught Me Out
1984
Elvis Costello And The Attractions*
Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers
1984, ,
Pop Rock
Tracey Ullman
You Broke My Heart In 17 Places
1983
The Damned
Damned Damned Damned / Music For Pleasure
1983
The Passions
Africa Mine
1982
Matchbox
Crossed Line
1982, ,
Rockabilly
Rory Gallagher
Stage Struck
1980
Lene Lovich
What Will I Do Without You
1980, ,
Leftfield/New Wave/Synth-pop
Elvis Costello
Taking Liberties
1980, ,
New Wave/Rock & Roll
The Edge
Square 1
1980
Various
Be Stiff Tour
1979, LP, Album, Stiff Records, ,
New Wave
The Sports
O.K, U.K !
1979, ,
Pop Rock
Kirsty MacColl
They Don't Know
1979, ,
Alternative Rock
The Records
Rock And Roll Love Letter
1979, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Power Pop
The Edge
Downhill
1979
Lew Lewis Reformer
Win Or Lose
1979
The Edge
Watching You
1979
Subs
Gimme Your Heart
1978
Nick Lowe
Born A Woman / Shake That Rat
1977, 7", Stiff Records
Mike Spenser And The Cannibals
Good Guys
1977, ,
Garage Rock
The Damned
Damned Damned Damned
1977, ,
Punk
Nick Lowe
Bowi
1977, ,
Power Pop/Pub Rock
Various
Live At The Vortex - Volume One
1977, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Punk
Marty Wilde
Born To Rock 'N' Roll
1976, ,
Rock & Roll/Pop Rock
Sniff 'n' the Tears
Fickle Heart
2004
The Damned
Damned Damned Damned
2002
Elvis Costello
Taking Liberties
1980
Kirsty MacColl
Desperate Character
,
Pop Rock/Country/Country Rock