Andy Johns
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Andy Johns
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The younger brother of successful producer Glyn Johns, as an engineer and later a producer, Andy Johns has a list of clients as impressive as they come. Beginning as a tape operator at Olympic Studios, Johns engineered for the cream of the late-'60s/early-'70s British scene including Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull, Humble Pie, and Rod Stewart. Johns also worked with the Stones during their classic 1968-1973 string of hit albums and traveled with the band to the south of France, documenting the personnel mayhem and manic creative spirit that resulted in the classic Exile on Main St. album. After moving to L.A in the mid-'70s Johns attempted to move into production full-time, but, with the exception of Television's 1977 album Marquee Moon, work was few and far between until the mid-'80s when he teamed with hard rock acts such as Joe Satriani, Van Halen, and Ozzy Osbourne. After 30 years in the business, Johns is still alive and kicking, most recently producing the debut from farcical rockers Honky Toast. ~ Steve Kurutz, RoviWikipedia on Answers.com:
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Andy Johns is an engineer and producer who worked on well-known rock albums such as Led Zeppelin's IV and The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street.[1][2] His sound is exemplified by Free's album Highway, which he engineered and produced.[3][4][5]
Johns, the younger brother of Olympic Studios engineer Glyn Johns, attended The King's School, Gloucester, England in the mid to late 1960s. Before his nineteenth birthday, he was working as Eddie Kramer's second engineer on recordings by Jimi Hendrix and many others. In a career spanning more than thirty years, he has engineered or produced records by artists ranging from Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones to Van Halen and Rod Stewart, whose sales total in excess of 160 millions copies.[6]
Johns is the father of Hurt's former drummer, Evan Johns, and uncle of producer Ethan Johns (son of Glyn Johns).
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Albums produced
- Ahead Rings Out - Blodwyn Pig (1969)
- As Safe As Yesterday Is - Humble Pie (1969)
- Town and Country - Humble Pie (1969)
- Highway - Free (1970)
- Free Live! - Free (1971)
- Heartbreaker - Free (1972)
- Bobby Whitlock - Bobby Whitlock (1972)
- Why Dontcha - West, Bruce and Laing (1972)
- Marquee Moon - Television (1977)
- It's a Circus World - Axis (1978)
- 1234 - Ron Wood (1981)
- Hughes/Thrall - Hughes/Thrall (1982)
- Stone fury - Burns Like a Star (1983)
- Trust - Idéal (1983)
- Sign In Please (demo) - Autograph (1984)
- Night Songs - Cinderella (1986)
- Perfect Timing - McAuley Schenker Group (1987)
- Loud and Clear - Autograph (1987)
- Long Cold Winter - Cinderella (1988)
- Four Winds - Tangier (1989)
- Sahara - House of Lords (1990)
- Dirty Weapons - Killer Dwarfs (1990)
- For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge - Van Halen (1991)
- Under the Influence - Wildside (1992)
- The Extremist - Joe Satriani (1992)
- Powers of Ten (2nd release, 2 tracks only) - Shawn Lane (1993)
- Time Machine - Joe Satriani (1993)
- Bon Jovi - Good Guys Don't Always Wear White (sound track for The Cowboy Way) (1994)
- Waking the Dead - L.A. Guns (2002)
- 22nd Century Lifestyle - pre)Thing (2004)
- Rips the Covers Off - L.A. Guns (2004)
- Stone in the Sand - Euphoraphonic (2005)
- Tales from the Strip - L.A. Guns (2005)
- The Undercover Sessions - Ill Niño (2006)
- Radio Romeo - Radio Romeo (2007)
- Chickenfoot - Chickenfoot (2009) [1]
- Bingo! - Steve Miller Band (2010)
- Up Close (album) - Eric Johnson (2010)
- Double Four Time - The Swayback (2012)
- 2nd Album - Sabyrtooth (In Production 2011)
Albums engineered
- Disposable - The Deviants (1968)
- Spooky Two - Spooky Tooth (1969)
- The Clouds Scrapbook - Clouds (1969)
- Up Above our Heads - Clouds (1969)
- Blind Faith - Blind Faith (1969)
- Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)
- Led Zeppelin III - Led Zeppelin (1970)
- Highway - Free (1970)
- Sky - Sky (1970)
- Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin (1971)
- Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones (1971)
- Brain Capers - Mott the Hoople (1971)
- Sailor's Delight - Sky (1971)
- Exile on Main St. - Rolling Stones (1972)
- Goats Head Soup - Rolling Stones (1973)
- Houses of the Holy - Led Zeppelin (1973)
- It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - The Rolling Stones (1974)
- Physical Graffiti - Led Zeppelin (1975)
- Shadows and Light - Joni Mitchell (1980)
- Coda - Led Zeppelin (1982)
- "Trouble At Home (Silver Condor) (Joe Cerisano)-1983
- Raw - Ra (2006)
- IV - Godsmack (2006)
- Radio Romeo - Radio Romeo (2007)
- Crossroads - Eric Clapton
- Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton
- Ladies and Gentleman The Rolling Stones Movie - The Rolling Stones
- Double Four Time - The Swayback (2012)
- Switchblade Glory - Switchblade Glory (2011)
Live Concert DVD Audio Producer
- The Cult 5.1- The Cult
- Changes- Godsmack (2004)
- An Evening With Godsmack (2007)
- Steve Miller Band - Live From Chicago - Steve Miller (2008)
References
- ^ Exclusive Interview: Legendary Engineer Andy Johns Talks Exile on Main Street - Guitar Player Magazine
- ^ Engineer Andy Johns discusses the making of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Exile on Main Street’ - Goldmine Magazine
- ^ Legendary Engineer Andy Johns Looks Back at His Work with Free
- ^ Andy Johns Interview - The Mixing Engineers Handbook
- ^ Led Zeppelin: the 'tight but loose' files : celebration 2 Dave Lewis - 2003 - Page 24
- ^ Andy Johns Interview: The Man Behind the Sound of Rock n Roll : Guitar International
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Night Songs
(1986 Album by Cinderella)
Free "Live"
(1971 Album by Free)
Hurt
(Rock Band, 2000s)
Free Live [UK Bonus Tracks]
(2002 Album by Free)
Waking the Dead
(2002 Album by L.A. Guns)
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