Mastering · Engineering

Richard Simpson

Richard Simpson is credited on 1,343 releases across 411 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,343

Credits

411

Albums

7

Decades active

954

In collections

Biography

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American sound engineer based in Los Angeles, California, USA. He started cutting records in the late 1960's at RCA's New York plant. In 1972 he moved to RCA Hollywood to run a new mastering room. He operated his own studios The Reference Point in the early 1980s and Richard Simpson Mastering between 1993 and ~2014. Still later cut for Erika Records, Inc.

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Credited work

1,343 releases · 411 albums · active 1967–2026

  • Mastering · 1,336
  • Engineering · 21
  • Other credits · 9
  • Production · 1

Studios: RCA Studios, Hollywood · RCA's Music Center Of The World · Soundstage, Toronto · Tri-Art Productions

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