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Kees Grijpink

real name Cornelis A.M. Grijpink

Kees Grijpink is credited on 6,295 releases across 3,034 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

6,295

Credits

3,034

Albums

7

Decades active

4,966

In collections

Biography

Dutch sound engineer.
Mastering and lacquer cutting engineer at Dureco Studio from September 1972 up to 1990.
Mastering and CD pre-mastering engineer at AJW Media from 1990 to 1995.
Head of the studio and audio digitization department at the Meertens Instituut (Amsterdam) from 1996 until his retirement in April 2018.
Records cut at Dureco used a three or four character code/signature [w]wA[A]n, where [w]w is one or two digits, marking the week of the year the record was cut, A[A] a single or double initial of the engineer who did the cut and n the number of the cut. In these cases Dureco Studio can be credited with Lacquer Cut At and the engineer with Lacquer Cut By, using the appropriate ANV for the initial(s). Grijpink signed his work with C, the initial of his Christian name.
Additionally, an etched KG or K.G. can sometimes be found, indicating that during the transfer to the lacquer, the sound of the recording was modified (in Grijpinks own words). In these cases an extra Mastered By credit can be added with the appropriate ANV. When only K.G. is present in the runout, both roles (Lacquer Cut By and Mastered By) can be used. With KG or K.G. an additional LCCN role Mastered At Dureco Studio can be added.
Only ##C# =
Lacquer Cut By Kees Grijpink ANV C
Lacquer Cut At Dureco Studio
##C# and K.G./KG =
Mastered By Kees Grijpink ANV K.G./KG
Lacquer Cut By Kees Grijpink ANV C
Mastered At Dureco Studio
Lacquer Cut At Dureco Studio
Only K.G./KG
Mastered By AND Lacquer Cut By Kees Grijpink ANV K.G./KG
Mastered At Dureco Studio
Lacquer Cut At Dureco Studio

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Credited work

6,295 releases · 3,034 albums · active 1966–2026

  • Mastering · 7,563
  • Other credits · 1

Studios: Dureco Studio · MC Studio · Wisseloord Studios · Soundpush Studios

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