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George Peckham

also recorded as Porky

real name George Mathew Peckham

George Peckham is credited on 3,056 pressings across 702 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,056

Credits

702

Albums

7

Decades active

3,031

In collections

Biography

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Born Blackburn, England 1942. British lacquer-cutting and mastering engineer, better known as "Porky (opens in a new tab)" (as in "a Porky prime cut") with an illustrious career, including work on The Beatles, Genesis, and Led Zeppelin catalogues.
He started his career in disc cutting as a trainee at Apple (opens in a new tab) in 1968 and his signature can be found in the dead wax/runout grooves of many a rock, punk, post-punk, and new wave record pressed in the UK. Porky would often include cryptic/humorous messages in these etchings, e.g. "you'll never work again" on the A-side of The Fall "Totale's Turns (It's Now Or Never) (UK 1985) (opens in a new tab)" (1980).
Studios of his career include: Apple Studios (late 1960s), Master Room (early 1970s), I.B.C. Studios/Portland Studios (1974 to 1984), and Porky's Mastering (since 1984).

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Credited work

3,056 releases · 702 albums · active 1966–2026

  • Mastering · 2,997
  • Engineering · 129
  • Performance · 16
  • Other credits · 10
  • Production · 4

Studios: Morgan Studios · Olympic Studios · Island Studios · Advision Studios

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