David Richards (1956 – 20 December 2013) was an English-born Swiss-based

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, engineer and musician. In the

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, owned by the rock band

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, and in

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he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen,

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and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records. He also dealt with live music recording in such events as

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. Richards died on 20 December 2013 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness.

Selected discography

Albums co-produced by David Richards: * Roger Taylor - '' Fun in Space'' (1981) * Roger Taylor - ''

Strange Frontier ''Strange Frontier'' is the second album by the English musician Roger Taylor. This album includes two covers as well as a heavier sound than the previous album. Although Taylor again played most of the instruments himself (drums, guitars, bass ...

'' (1984) *

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– '' Shamrock Diaries'' (1985) *

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- ''Take It or Leave It'' (1985; single: "

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") *

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– ''Feargal Sharkey'' (1985; single: "Loving You") *

– '' On the Beach'' (1986) *

– '' A Kind of Magic'' (1986) *

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– '' Blah-Blah-Blah'' (1986) * Magnum – ''

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'' (1986) * Virginia Wolf – ''Virginia Wolf'' (1986) *

– ''

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'' (1987) * The Cross – '' Shove It'' (1988) *

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and

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– ''

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'' (1988) *Queen – '' The Miracle'' (1989) *Queen – ''

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'' (1991) *David Bowie – '' The Buddha of Suburbia'' (1993) *David Bowie – '' Outside'' (1995) *Queen – ''

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'' (1995) *William Fierro - ''UNO'' (2013; Enregisterment, mixing and mastering, arrangements) Others: * Yes – ''

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'' (1977; assistant engineer) *Queen – ''

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'' (1979; assistant engineer) *Roger Taylor – '' Fun in Space'' (1981) *Queen – ''

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'' (1986; recorded by Mack and Richards) *

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– '' Back to the Light'' (1992; engineer, recording, mixing: "

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", " Last Horizon", "Just One Life") *

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- ''

'' (1993; mixing) *Duran Duran - '' Thank You'' (1995; mixing: " Perfect Day") *Brian May – '' Another World'' (1998; additional recording: "Why Don't We Try Again"; mixing: "Another World") *

Samael Samael ( he, סַמָּאֵל, ''Sammāʾēl'', "Venom/Poison of God"; ar, سمسمائيل, ''Samsama'il'' or ar, سمائل, label=none, ''Samail''; alternatively Smal, Smil, Samil, or Samiel) is an archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic ...

– ''

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'' (1999; recording, mixing) *David Bowie - '' Welcome to the Blackout (Live London ’78)'' (Mixed in 1979, released in 2018)

References

External links

www.mountainstudios.comDavid Richards' Full Discography
British record producers Date of birth missing Queen (band) British expatriates in Switzerland Place of birth missing 1956 births 2013 deaths 20th-century British businesspeople {{UK-record-producer-stub