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David Leaf

David Leaf is credited on 348 releases across 42 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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348

Pressings credited

42

Albums

6

Decades active

424

In collections

Biography

David Leaf (born April 20, 1952) is an American writer, director, and producer who is best known for his associations with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys since the late 1970s. Leaf's 1978 biography, The Beach Boys and the California Myth, examined the behind-the-scenes tensions and family history that had never been previously covered publicly. According to music critic Richie Unterberger, Leaf was "the first author to write extensively, and honestly, about the Beach Boys." Leaf also wrote the first authorized biography of the Bee Gees. His latest book, SMiLE: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Brian Wilson, was released on April 15, 2025. His honors include a Peabody and WGAW award. Since 2010, Leaf has been a professor at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music.

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Credited work

348 releases · 42 albums · active 1977–2025

  • Other credits · 322
  • Production · 45
  • Performance · 11

Studios: Your Place Or Mine Recording · Western Recorders · Gold Star Studios · Capitol Studios

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