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John McManus

John McManus is credited on 150 releases across 21 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1982–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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150

Pressings credited

21

Albums

5

Decades active

11

In collections

Biography

John McManus is an American novelist and short story writer. He is the author of a novel, Bitter Milk, and the short story collections Born on a Train, Stop Breakin Down, and Fox Tooth Heart. In recognition of Stop Breakin Down, McManus became the youngest ever recipient of the Whiting Award. In 2019 he received a Literature Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. McManus is a contributing editor for literary publisher Fiddleblack. He teaches creative writing at Old Dominion University and Goddard College. In 2013, McManus contributed an essay to a limited edition of Clive Barker's novella, Cabal.

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Credited work

150 releases · 21 albums · active 1982–2025

  • Performance · 286
  • Other credits · 110
  • Engineering · 5
  • Production · 2

Studios: Battery Studios, London · The Electric Castle · Ninth Street Studios · Excess Studios

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