Engineering · Production
Martin Birch
Martin Birch is credited on 7,066 releases across 359 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
7,066
Pressings credited
359
Albums
7
Decades active
1,680
In collections
Biography
Martin Peter Birch (27 December 1948 – 9 August 2020) was a British music producer and sound engineer. He became renowned for engineering and producing albums recorded predominantly by British rock and metal bands, including Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fleetwood Mac, Whitesnake, Black Sabbath, and Iron Maiden.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
7,066 releases · 359 albums · active 1969–2026
- Engineering · 6,931
- Production · 4,938
- Performance · 142
- Other credits · 90
Studios: De Lane Lea Studios · Musicland Studios · Battery Studios, London · Rolling Stones Mobile
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Number Of The Beast
1982
Powerslave
1984
Machine Head
1972
Piece Of Mind
1983
Somewhere In Time
1986
Killers
1981
Heaven And Hell
1980
Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
1988
Made In Japan
1972
Mob Rules
1981
Live After Death
1985
Deep Purple In Rock
1970
Rainbow Rising
1976
Burn
1974
No Prayer For The Dying
1990
Argus
1972
Fear Of The Dark
1992
Bare Trees
1972
Stormbringer
1974
Fire Of Unknown Origin
1981
Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
1978
Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
1975
Slide It In
1984
Slip Of The Tongue
1989
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