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US based studio technician born in San Francisco, California, full time mastering engineer for 20 years. Started in 1971 in San Francisco, sometimes working in conjunction with chief mastering engineer George Horn. Moved to Los Angeles in 1979 where worked until the mid-1990s.

Note: Do not confuse with the UK engineer/producer Phill Brown and
Los Angeles recording/mixing engineer Fil Brown
often credited as Phil Brown.

Known to have worked at;
•[l336034]
•[l210603]
•The Automatt
•[l280684]/Warner Bros. Recording Studios (1979-1984)
•[l271111]
•DigiPrep

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Edmund Sylvers = エドモンド・シルバーズ*
I Love The Street = 恋するDio
1989
Small Faces
The Autumn Stone
2025, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Mod
Owen Maercks
Teenage Sex Therapist
2021
Devo
Turn Around: B-Sides & More (1978-1984)
2019, Vinyl Red w/White & Black Marble, ,
New Wave/Electro/Synth-pop
Neil Young
Original Release Series Discs 8.5-12
2017, ,
Acoustic/Country Rock/Folk Rock
Steve Rothery
Live At Bush Hall
2014, 2xCDr, Ltd, Pap, Abbey Road Live Here Now, ,
Prog Rock
Santana
Amigos / Festival
2007, CD, Album, RE + CD, Album, RE + Box, Comp, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, ,
Jazz-Rock/Latin Jazz/Classic Rock
David Ruffin
Gentleman Ruffin
2006, ,
Soul
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Shady Grove / Solid Silver
2004, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Classic Rock
Various
Public Service
2003
Bruce Ackley • Derek Bailey • Greg Goodman • Henry Kaiser • Toshinori Kondo • Larry Ochs • Evan Parker • Jon Raskin • Andrew Voigt
The Social/Science Set
2002, CDr, Comp, The Beak Doctor, ,
Free Improvisation
Richard Pryor
... And It's Deep Too!: The Complete Warner Bros. Recordings (1968-1992)
2000, ,
Comedy
Devo
Pioneers Who Got Scalped - The Anthology
2000, 2x CD, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop
Various
Jazz... Discover An American Original ‘99
1999, CD, Comp, Enh, Smplr, NARM, NARM,
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
The Dust Blows Forward (An Anthology)
1999, 2x CD Golden CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Pauline Taylor
Come Down
1999, ,
Alternative Rock/Downtempo/Big Beat/Progressive House
Various
Jazz... Discover An American Original
1998, CD, Comp, Smplr, Hol, NARM
Henry Kaiser
Outside Aloha Pleasure
1996, CD, Comp, Dexter's Cigar, ,
Free Improvisation
Canned Heat
Gamblin’ Woman
1996
Vaughan Williams*, André Previn, Symphony Orchestra of the Curtis Institute of Music*, Thomas Tallis
Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis / Symphony No. 5; Previn: Reflections
1995, CD, Album, EMI Classics, EMI Classics, ,
Neo-Romantic/Modern
Various
Drink Me (The Echo Label Sampler '96)
1995, CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Abstract/Psychedelic Rock/Ambient/Downtempo
PP M&*
(LifeLines)
1995, CD,
The Creamers
This Stuff'll Kill Ya!
1994, CD, Comp, Triple X Records, ,
Punk
Tommy Keene
Driving Into The Sun
1994, CD, Comp, Alias, ,
Pop Rock/Indie Rock/Power Pop
Neil Sedaka
Laughter In The Rain - The Best Of Neil Sedaka 1974-1980
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Varèse Vintage, ,
Vocal/Pop Rock/Ballad
Gene Chandler
Nothing Can Stop Me: Gene Chandler's Greatest Hits
1994, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Various
Arrow 97.9 All Rock And Roll Oldies Vol. One
1994, CD, Comp, Varèse Sarabande
Dexter Wansel
Voyager
1994, ,
Jazz-Funk/Disco/Funk
Spongehead
Brainwash
1994
Jean Carn
Happy To Be With You
1994
Steve Perry
For The Love Of Strange Medicine
1994, ,
Classic Rock/Arena Rock/AOR
Throneberry
Sangria
1994, ,
Indie Rock
James Darren
The Best Of James Darren
1994, ,
Pop Rock
The Grass Roots
Where Were You When I Needed You
1994, CD, ,
Folk Rock
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
1994, ,
Country
The Loud Family
The Tape Of Only Linda
1994
Various
The Colpix-Dimension Story
1994,
Dion
Dion
1994
Lou Rawls
Live
1994
Norman Connors
You Are My Starship
1994, ,
Soul-Jazz/Soul
Al Green
Call Me
1994
Eddie Holman
I Love You
1994, CD, ,
Soul
Bobby Womack
Facts Of Life
1994
Bobby Womack
Communication
1994
Bobby Womack
Understanding
1994
Hollywood Fats
Rock This House
1993, CD, Album, RE, Black Top Records
Zzah
Natural
1993, CD, Album, Higher Feelings Music
Game Theory
Distortion Of Glory
1993, CD, ,
Power Pop
Zapp & Roger
All The Greatest Hits
1993
Arthur Alexander
The Ultimate Arthur Alexander
1993, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Tommy Keene
The Real Underground
1993, ,
Alternative Rock/Power Pop
Real G's*
4oe My Ni...az
1993
The Partridge Family Starring Shirley Jones (2) Featuring David Cassidy
The Partridge Family Shopping Bag
1993, ,
Bubblegum
Richard Thompson
Watching The Dark (The History Of Richard Thompson)
1993, 3x CD, ,
Folk Rock
John Fahey
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album / Christmas With John Fahey Vol. II
1993
The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family Sound Magazine
1993, ,
Pop Rock
D.I.
Live At A Dive
1993, ,
Hardcore/Punk
Webaworld
Welcome To Webaworld
1992, ,
Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Debbie Gibson
Losin' Myself
1992, ,
Downtempo/Deep House
Bobby Womack
The Collection - The 12-CD-Box
1990, Box Set, 12x CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Marshall Crenshaw
Good Evening
1989, ,
Pop Rock
The Lightning Seeds*
Pure
1989, ,
Indie Pop/Indie Rock
Bobby Womack
Safety Zone / B.W. Goes C&W
1989, ,
Soul
Various
The Bridge - A Tribute To Neil Young
1989
Morrissey
Viva Hate
1988, ,
Alternative Rock
The Mighty Lemon Drops
World Without End
1988
Morrissey
Suedehead
1988
Aztec Camera
Love
1987
Crazy Backwards Alphabet
Crazy Backwards Alphabet
1987, ,
Alternative Rock/Avantgarde/Free Improvisation
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Darklands
1987
Henry Kaiser
Devil In The Drain
1987
French Frith Kaiser Thompson
Live, Love, Larf & Loaf
1987
Fred Frith & Henry Kaiser
With Enemies Like These, Who Needs Friends?
1987
Erasure
The Circus
1987, ,
Synth-pop
Paul Jabara
Presents: De La Noche - This Girl's Back In Town
1986, 12", Promo, Warner Bros. Records, ,
Disco
Various
The Rock 'N' Roll Era 1963
1986, CD, ,
Surf/Rock & Roll/Pop Rock/Soul/Rhythm & Blues/Doo Wop
The B-52's
Bouncing Off The Satellites
1986
Name
164
1985, LP, Album, Spooky Pooch Records
The Duncan Trio
Baron Ochs
1985, LP, Album, Spooky Pooch Records, ,
Modern/Contemporary/Minimal
King / Survivor
The Taste Of Your Tears / Burning Heart
1985, 7", Jukebox, CBS, Scotti Bros. Records
Laid Back
Play It Straight
1985
B-Movie
Forever Running
1985, ,
Synth-pop
Narada Michael Walden
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
1985
Everything But The Girl
Love Not Money
1985
The Smiths
How Soon Is Now? / Shakespeare's Sister
1985, ,
Indie Rock
Fred Schneider & The Shake Society
Fred Schneider & The Shake Society
1984, Vinyl, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop
Aztec Camera
All I Need Is Everything
1984
The Smiths
How Soon Is Now?
1984
Rick Dees
Put It Where The Moon Don't Shine
1984, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock/Radioplay/Comedy/Novelty
Fred Schneider & The Shake Society
Monster
1984, ,
Synth-pop
Henry Kaiser / Charles K. Noyes / Sang-Won Park*
Invite The Spirit
1984
Johnny Otis
Johnny Otis! Johnny Otis!: The 1984 Johnny Otis Show
1984
Diamanda Galas*
Diamanda Galas
1984, Vinyl Yellow/Black Label, ,
Avantgarde/Experimental
The Bluebells
Sisters
1984
Everything But The Girl
Everything But The Girl
1984, ,
Acoustic/Pop Rock
Depeche Mode
Master And Servant
1984
Henry Kaiser And Fred Frith
Who Needs Enemies?
1983, LP, Album, Metalanguage
Babylon Warriors
Forward
1983, LP, American Music (8)
City of Glass
City Of Glass
1983
Rufus And Chaka Khan*
Live - Stompin' At The Savoy
1983, 2x Vinyl Allied Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Soul/Funk/Disco
U2
War
1983, ,
Alternative Rock
Zapp
Zapp III
1983, ,
Funk
Dick Smith
Initial Thrust
1983
Richard Pryor
Here And Now
1983
Charles K. Noyes
The World And The Raw People
1982, LP, Zoar Records, ,
Free Jazz
Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Jon Rose
The Construction Of Ruins - The Australian Site
1982, LP, Album, The Beak Doctor, Metalanguage, ,
Free Improvisation
Trio Improvvisazione
[Like A Breath]
1982, LP, Album, Metalanguage
The View
Mention No Names
1982, 7", Single, Lost Lunch Music, Lost Lunch Music, ,
New Wave/Power Pop
Hound Dog Taylor And The HouseRockers*
Genuine Houserocking Music
1982
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Light Reflected Off The Oceands Of The Moon
1982, Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Ice Cream For Crow
1982, Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock
Neil Young
Sample And Hold
1982
Zapp
Zapp II
1982, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing, ,
P.Funk/Soul/Funk
Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Raw Magic
1982
The Chipmunks
The Chipmunks Go Hollywood
1982
Alvin Lee
RX5
1982
Commodores
All The Great Hits
1982
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Ice Cream For Crow
1982, Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Blue Riddim Band
Restless Spirit
1981, LP, Album, Flying Fish (2)
Tony Chambers
Can't Let This Moment Go
1981, LP, Album, Mopres Records, ,
Soul/Funk
Black Slate
Rasta Festival
1981, ,
Roots Reggae
The English Beat*
Wha'ppen
1981
U2
October
1981, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Henry Kaiser, Larry Ochs, Jon Raskin, Greg Goodman, Toshinori Kondo, Andrew Voigt
Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 - Volume 2: The Science Set
1981, Vinyl, ,
Free Improvisation
Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Evan Parker, Rova Saxophone Quartet
Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 - Volume 1: The Social Set
1981, ,
Free Improvisation
The B-52's
Party Mix!
1981, ,
Alternative Rock/Synth-pop/New Wave
Rova*
As Was
1981
U2
2 Sides Live
1981, ,
Alternative Rock/New Wave
Devo
Jerkin' Back And Forth
1981, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop
Joan Armatrading
Walk Under Ladders
1981, ,
Pop Rock/Soul
KoKo Taylor
From The Heart Of A Woman
1981, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Hilly Michaels
Lumia
1981, ,
Pop Rock
Johnny Otis
The New Johnny Otis Show With Shuggie Otis
1981, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Derek Bailey & Christine Jeffrey
Views From 6 Windows
1981
Pretenders*
Pretenders II
1981
Devo
New Traditionalists
1981, Vinyl, Vinyl, All Media Allied Pressing, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop
Rova*
This, This, This, This.
1980, LP, Album, Moers Music, Moers Music, ,
Free Jazz
Oingo Boingo
Demo EP
1980, 10", EP, Ltd, Num, Promo, Little Maestro Music
The Pop Group
For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?
1980
The English Beat*
Tears Of A Clown / Hands Off...She's Mine / Twist & Crawl
1980
The English Beat*
I Just Can't Stop It
1980
Various
Wanna Buy A Bridge? (A Rough Trade Compilation Of Singles)
1980, ,
New Wave/Industrial/Punk/Experimental
Various
Blues Deluxe
1980, ,
Chicago Blues
Girls At Our Best
Politics! / It's Fashion
1980
Ramones
End Of The Century
1980, ,
Rock & Roll/Punk
Stiff Little Fingers
Inflammable Material
1980
Delta 5
Try / Colour
1980
Carlene Carter
Musical Shapes
1980, ,
Country Rock/Pop Rock
Robert Rental & The Normal
Live West Runton Pavilion 6 / 3 / 79
1980, ,
Industrial/Electro/Experimental
Rova Saxophone Quartet
The Removal Of Secrecy
1979, LP, Metalanguage, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Fred Frith, Henry Kaiser
With Friends Like These
1979, LP, Album, Metalanguage, Metalanguage
The Rova Saxophone Quartet* With Henry Kaiser
Daredevils
1979, LP, Metalanguage, Metalanguage, ,
Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Jim French With Diamánda Galás* And Henry Kaiser
If Looks Could Kill
1979, Vinyl, ,
Free Jazz/Avantgarde/Experimental
Gilda Radner
Live From New York
1979, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing, ,
Comedy/Musical
Devadip
Oneness (Silver Dreams~Golden Reality)
1979, Vinyl Gatefold, Terre Haute Pressing, ,
Jazz-Rock/Hard Rock/Psychedelic Rock
Herbie Hancock
Feets Don't Fail Me Now
1979, ,
Disco/Funk
Henry Kaiser / Andrea Centazzo / Toshinori Kondo
Protocol
1979, Vinyl, ,
Free Improvisation
Corea*, Hancock*
An Evening With Chick Corea And Herbie Hancock
1979, ,
Post Bop
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
1978, Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Neil Young
Comes A Time
1978, ,
Folk Rock
Robert Palmer
Double Fun
1978, Vinyl Santa Maria Press, ,
Pop Rock
Elvin Bishop
Hog Heaven
1978
Psycotic Pineapple
I Want Her So Bad
1978
Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea
An Evening With Herbie Hancock & Chick Corea In Concert 1978
1978, ,
Fusion
Herbie Hancock
Sunlight
1978, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Disco
Karen Young
Hot Shot
1978
Karen Young
Hot Shot
1978, ,
Soul/Ballad/Disco
Gato Barbieri
Tropico
1978, ,
Latin Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Disco
Ernestine Anderson
Hello Like Before
1977
Greg Kihn
Greg Kihn Again
1977
The Rubinoos
The Rubinoos
1977, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock
The Modern Lovers*
Rock 'N' Roll With The Modern Lovers
1977, ,
Garage Rock/Rock & Roll
Pointer Sisters
Having A Party
1977, Vinyl Santa Maria Pressing, ,
Soul/Funk
Nils Lofgren
Night After Night
1977
Earth Quake
Leveled
1977,
Lion Zion
Reggae In America
1976, LP, Album, House Of Natty Records, House Of Natty Records, ,
Roots Reggae
Santana
Amigos
1976, 7", EP, CBS/Sony
Labelle
Chameleon
1976, ,
Latin/Soul/Funk
Hoodoo Rhythm Devils
Safe In Their Homes
1976, ,
Country Rock
Inner Circle
Reggae Thing
1976, ,
Reggae/Roots Reggae/Reggae-Pop
Santana
Festivál
1976, Vinyl Terre Haute Press, ,
Jazz-Rock/Fusion
Herbie Hancock
Secrets
1976, Vinyl Pitman Pressing, ,
Jazz-Funk/Fusion/Funk
Stanley Turrentine
Everybody Come On Out
1976, ,
Jazz-Funk
Sly & The Family Stone
Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back
1976, ,
Funk
Phoebe Snow
It Looks Like Snow
1976, ,
Country
Santana
Amigos
1976, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Blues Rock/Fusion/Funk
Wah Wah Watson*
Elementary
1976, ,
Jazz-Funk
Garfield
Strange Streets
1976, ,
Prog Rock/Soft Rock
Mark-Almond
To The Heart
1976
John Shine
Song For A Rainy Day
1975, 7", Single, Mono, Promo, Columbia
Francis B. Ashby
Ashby Country
1975, LP, Album, High Sierra
John Shine
Nobody Knows Me Like You Do
1975, 7", Single, Mono, Promo, Columbia, ,
Pop Rock
The Pointer Sisters*
Steppin'
1975
Sly Stone
High On You
1975
Herbie Hancock
Man-Child
1975, ,
Jazz-Funk
Ted Neeley
Paradise / Don't Let It Mess Your Mind
1975, ,
Pop Rock
Heartsfield
Foolish Pleasures
1975, ,
Southern Rock
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Solid Silver
1975, ,
Psychedelic Rock
Terry Garthwaite
Terry
1975, Vinyl Audio Manufacturing Pressing,
Barclay James Harvest
Time Honoured Ghosts
1975, ,
Soft Rock/Prog Rock/Folk Rock
Bobby Womack
Safety Zone
1975, ,
Soul
The Pointer Sisters*
That's A Plenty
1974, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul/Ragtime
The Pointer Sisters*
The Pointer Sisters Live At The Opera House
1974, 2x Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold, ,
Soul/Funk/Country
Link Wray
The Link Wray Rumble
1974, ,
Rock & Roll
Joanne Glasscock
Joanne Glasscock
1974,
Goose Creek Symphony
Do Your Thing But Don't Touch Mine
1974, Vinyl Pitman Press, ,
Folk Rock/Pop Rock/Country Rock
The Pointer Sisters*
Love In Them There Hills / Fairytale
1974, ,
Country/Rhythm & Blues
Andy Fairweather Low*
Spider Jiving
1974
Brenda Patterson
Brenda Patterson
1973, Vinyl Santa Maria Press, ,
Blues Rock/Gospel
Sons Of Champlin*
Welcome To The Dance
1973
Copperhead
Copperhead
1973
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
The Adventures Of Panama Red
1973, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
Overland Stage
Overland Stage
1972, ,
Soft Rock/Hard Rock/Prog Rock/Religious
Shel Silverstein
Freakin' At The Freakers Ball
1972
King Biscuit Boy with Crowbar
Official Music
1970, ,
Blues Rock/Boogie Woogie/Harmonica Blues/Louisiana Blues
Clint Utterbach*
Perfect Love And Praise
LP, Album, Clintstar
Sly Stone
High On You
2021, ,
Funk
Santana
Festivál
2019, CD,
Santana
Amigos
2019,
Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
Ice Cream For Crow
2016, CD, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
U2
War
2008
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Solid Silver
2004
Barclay James Harvest
Time Honoured Ghosts / Gone To Earth
2003, CD, Comp, Unofficial, Not On Label (Barclay James Harvest)
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
1999, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band
Best Batch Yet
1981, 2xLP, P/Unofficial, God's Golfball Records, ,
Blues Rock/Avantgarde
U2
2 Sides Live
1981
Neil Young
Comes A Time
1978, ,
Folk Rock
Barclay James Harvest
Time Honoured Ghosts
1975
Magic Slim & The Teardrops
Raw Magic
Ramones
End Of The Century 1980
Devo
New Traditionalists
Cassette, ,
New Wave/Synth-pop