Engineering · Production

Phil Mcdonald

Phil Mcdonald is credited on 2,100 releases across 148 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

2,100

Credits

148

Albums

7

Decades active

3,620

In collections

Biography

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English recording studio audio engineer and producer, best known as the engineer for EMI and later for Apple Records during The Beatles studio years.
For the film editor and writer, see Phil McDonald.
He joined Apple Studios as a senior balance engineer, at the age of 25. Aside from his work on Beatles albums, he was responsible for engineering on recordings by John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Shadows, Roy Harper, Badfinger, Roger Daltrey, Rhead Brothers, and Squeeze.

Bio from Discogs

Credited work

2,100 releases · 148 albums · active 1969–2026

  • Engineering · 2,296
  • Production · 234
  • Performance · 24
  • Other credits · 14

Studios: Abbey Road Studios · De Lane Lea Studios · I.B.C. Studios · Apple Studios

Discography

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