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Dave Collins
real name David Collins
Dave Collins is credited on 4,212 releases across 764 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1984–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
4,212
Credits
764
Albums
5
Decades active
2,234
In collections
Biography
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American Grammy Award winning mastering engineer, formerly at, Hollywood, CA (1988-2002), then at this own studio Dave Collins Mastering since 2004. Born and raised Hollywood Hills, CA.
Husband of Christina Preston.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
4,212 releases · 764 albums · active 1984–2026
- Mastering · 4,288
- Other credits · 157
- Engineering · 17
- Performance · 3
- Production · 2
Studios: A&M Studios · Bad Animals · Abbey Road Studios · Electric Lady Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Synchronicity
1983
American Beauty
1970
Ghost In The Machine
1981
Zenyatta Mondatta
1980
Superunknown
1994
Outlandos D'Amour
1978
Reggatta De Blanc
1979
Workingman's Dead
1970
The Dream Of The Blue Turtles
1985
Europe '72
1972
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1993
If I Could Only Remember My Name
1971
Anthem Of The Sun
1968
Hardwired...To Self-Destruct
2016
...Nothing Like The Sun
1987
Down On The Upside
1996
Live/Dead
1969
Greatest Hits
2005
Black Messiah
2014
Grateful Dead
1971
Aoxomoxoa
1969
The Best Of The Grateful Dead: Skeletons From The Closet
1974
Minutes To Midnight
2007
The Grateful Dead
1967
Frequent collaborators
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