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Era stato l'ingegnere del suono di 'Made In Japan' dei Deep Purple. (foto di Ross Halfin)
È morto, a 71 anni, Martin Birch, storico produttore ed ingenere del suono.
Aveva lavorato (tra gli altri) con Black Sabbath e Iron Maiden ed era stato un personaggio fondamentale per la scena heavy metal.
Agli inizi della propria carriera aveva lavorato come tecnico del suono per i Fleetwood Mac.
Il suo sapiente lavoro è apprezzabile nei dischi più importanti dei Deep Purple: 'Deep Purple in Rock', 'Machine Head' e 'Made in Japan'.La notizia del suo decesso è stata confermata anche da David Coverdale, ex Deep Purple e Whitesnake, su Twitter:
"Con grande dolore ho potuto appurare che il mio caro amico e produttore Martin Birch è deceduto… Martin è stato una grande parte della mia vita… Mi ha aiutato fin dal primo momento in cui ci siamo incontrati fino a Slide It In… Il mio pensiero e le mie preghiere vanno alla sua famiglia, i suoi amici e ai fan…".
Si dedicò negli anni '80 alla collaborazione con gli Iron Maiden, producendo tutti i loro album da 'Killers' a 'Fear of the Dark', di fatto costruendo insieme a loro quella ricetta diventata un marchio di fabbrica per il gruppo di Steve Harris e Bruce Dickinson. Nel 1992 si era però ritirato.
Discografia parziale (Fonte Wikipedia)
Fleetwood Mac1969 - Then Play On (engineer)
1970 - Kiln House (engineer)
1973 - Mystery to Me (producer, engineer, guitar)Deep Purple
1969 - Concerto for Group and Orchestra (engineer)
1970 - Deep Purple in Rock (engineer)
1971 - Fireball (engineer)
1972 - Machine Head (engineer)
1972 - Made in Japan (engineer)
1973 - Who Do We Think We Are (engineer)
1974 - Burn (engineer, mixing)
1974 - Stormbringer (co-producer, engineer, mixing)
1975 - Come Taste the Band (co-producer, engineer, mixing)
1976 - Made in Europe (co-producer, engineer, mixing)- recorded live in April 1975
1977 - Last Concert in Japan (co-producer, engineer) - recorded live in December 1975
Wishbone Ash
1970 - Wishbone Ash (engineer)
1972 - Argus (engineer)
Rainbow
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (co-producer, engineer, mixing)
1976 - Rising (producer, engineer, mixing)
1977 - On Stage (producer, engineer, mixing) - recorded live in 1976
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (producer, engineer, mixing)
Whitesnake
1978 - Snakebite (producer)
1978 - Trouble (producer)
1978 - Live at Hammersmith (producer)
1979 - Lovehunter (producer, engineer)
1980 - Ready an' Willing (producer, engineer, mixing)
1980 - Live... in the Heart of the City (producer, engineer) - recorded live in 1978 and 1980
1981 - Come an' Get It (producer, engineer, mixing)
1982 - Saints & Sinners (producer, engineer, mixing)
1984 - Slide It In (producer)
Black Sabbath
1980 - Heaven and Hell (producer, engineer)
1981 - Mob Rules (producer, engineer)
Iron Maiden
1981 - Killers (producer, engineer)
1982 - The Number of the Beast (producer, engineer)
1983 - Piece of Mind (producer, engineer, mixing)
1984 - Powerslave (producer, engineer, mixing)
1985 - Live After Death (producer, engineer, mixing)[6]
1986 - Somewhere in Time (producer, engineer, mixing)
1988 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (producer, engineer, mixing)
1989 - Maiden England (producer, engineer, mixing)
1990 - No Prayer for the Dying (producer, engineer, mixing)
1992 - Fear of the Dark (producer, engineer, mixing)
Altri artisti
1969 Jeff Beck - Beck-Ola (engineer)1970 The Groundhogs - Thank Christ for the Bomb (engineer)
1971 Canned Heat and John Lee Hooker - Hooker 'N' Heat (Mixdown Engineer) - recorded in 1970
1971 Skid Row - 34 Hours (engineer)
1971 Toad - Toad (engineer)
1971 Faces - Long Player (engineer)
1973 Gary Moore - Grinding Stone (producer, engineer)1978 The Electric Chairs-"The Electric Chairs"(producer)
1978 Roger Glover - Elements (producer)1979 Cozy Powell - Over the Top (producer)
1980 Blue Öyster Cult Cultösaurus Erectus (producer, engineer)
1982 Michael Schenker Group - Assault Attack (producer, engineer)
