Mel Collins
Biography
Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, most notably being a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from 1970 to 1972 and the second from 2013 to 2021) and Camel (from 1976 to 1979). He has also worked with the Rolling Stones, Alan Parsons Project, Dire Straits, Roger Waters and Chris Squire. He has played in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz and progressive rock.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson)
1969
Songs From The Big Chair
1985
Some Girls
1978
Slowhand
1977
Bad Co
1974
Eye In The Sky
1982
Private Dancer
1984
The Hurting
1983
Red
1974
Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby
1987
Alchemy - Dire Straits Live
1984
The Turn Of A Friendly Card
1980
In The Wake Of Poseidon
1970
Lizard
1970
Ammonia Avenue
1984
Islands
1971
Forty Licks
2002
Rant N' Rave With The Stray Cats
1983
Money For Nothing
1988
Gone To Earth
1986
Points On The Curve
1983
Radio K.A.O.S.
1987
Show Some Emotion
1977
Jump Back (The Best Of The Rolling Stones '71 - '93)
1993
Credited work
6,997 releases · 478 albums · active 1967–2026
- Performance · 11,309
- Other credits · 841
- Production · 69
- Engineering · 15
- Mastering · 5
Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Olympic Studios · Air Studios · Wessex Sound Studios