Mastering · Engineering
Joseph M. Palmaccio
real name Joseph Michael Palmaccio
Joseph M. Palmaccio is credited on 3,172 pressings across 498 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1970–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
3,172
Pressings
498
Albums
6
Decades active
2,694
In collections
Biography
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American mastering engineer and drummer born in South Carolina. Worked audio production at The Place...For Mastering in Nashville. Also known as PapaJo.
Born 1965. Died on October 16, 2021.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
3,172 pressings · 498 albums · active 1970–2026
- Mastering · 3,183
- Engineering · 32
- Other credits · 13
- Production · 4
- Performance · 4
Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Electric Lady Studios · Atlantic Studios · Sony Music Studios, New York City
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

A Love Supreme
1965

Grace
1994

Illmatic
1994

Bad
1987

Saturday Night Fever (The Original Movie Sound Track)
1977

Out Of The Blue
1977

Disraeli Gears
1967

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
1970

Slowhand
1977

A New World Record
1976

Destroyer
1976

Discovery
1979

The Best Of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. I
1978

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
1959

Rock 'N Soul Part 1
1983

Tarkus
1971

Hi Infidelity
1980

Little Queen
1977

Trilogy
1972

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
1970

Red Headed Stranger
1975

Brain Salad Surgery
1973

Wheels Of Fire
1968

461 Ocean Boulevard
1974
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