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William Hames
real name William Hiroshi Hames
William Hames is credited on 636 pressings across 299 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1974–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
636
Pressings
299
Albums
6
Decades active
1,583
In collections
Biography
Music photographer based in Los Angeles, California.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
636 pressings · 299 albums · active 1974–2026
- Other credits · 640
- Mastering · 7
- Performance · 5
- Production · 1
- Engineering · 1
Studios: A&M Studios · Skip Saylor Recording · Little Mountain Sound Studios · Studio 56
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Use Your Illusion I
1991
Escape
1981
Use Your Illusion II
1991
For Those About To Rock (We Salute You)
1981
Reckoning
1984
Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
1986
Greatest Hits
1988
Countdown To Extinction
1992
1987
1987
Frontiers
1983
No More Tears
1991
Dr. Feelgood
1989
Mother's Milk
1989
Open Up And Say ...Ahh!
1988
Who Made Who
1986
Girls, Girls, Girls
1987
Youthanasia
1994
Get A Grip
1993
Flick Of The Switch
1983
No Rest For The Wicked
1988
Look What The Cat Dragged In
1986
Captured
1981
Raised On Radio
1986
Sound Of White Noise
1993
Frequent collaborators
- Mr. Big
- Poison (3)
- Loudness (5)
- Skid Row
- Mötley Crüe
- Journey
- Megadeth
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
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