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John Berg

real name John Hendrickson Berg

John Berg is credited on 4,898 releases across 690 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,898

Credits

690

Albums

7

Decades active

2,233

In collections

Biography

Grammy award winning American graphic designer and art director. Born 12 January 1932 in Brooklyn, New York - Died 11 October 2015 in Southampton, New York.
He was appointed as Bob Cato's assistant at Columbia in 1961. He took over as art director in 1965 when Cato was promoted to vice president of the creative department. He then became art director (and later creative director and vice president) of Columbia/CBS Records until 1985. He left behind a legacy that includes some of music history's most famous album covers, spanning more than 5,000 in total.

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Credited work

4,898 releases · 690 albums · active 1962–2026

  • Other credits · 5,372
  • Performance · 1

Studios: Caribou Ranch · 914 Sound Studios · Air Studios · Columbia Recording Studios

Discography

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