Ken Scott (born 20 April 1947) is an English

record producer A record producer or music producer is a music creating project's overall supervisor whose responsibilities can involve a range of creative and technical leadership roles. Typically the job involves hands-on oversight of recording sessions; ensu ...

and

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, build, maintain and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials. They aim to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while ...

known for being one of the five main engineers for

the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...

, as well as engineering

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experiments ...

Procol Harum Procol Harum () were an English rock music, rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967. Their best-known recording is the 1967 hit single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", one of the few singles to have sold more than List of best-selling si ...

, the

Mahavishnu Orchestra The Mahavishnu Orchestra was a jazz fusion band formed in New York City in 1971, led by English guitarist John McLaughlin (musician), John McLaughlin. The group underwent several line-up changes throughout its history across its two periods of a ...

Billy Cobham William Emanuel Cobham Jr. (born May 16, 1944) is a Panamanian–American jazz drummer who came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with trumpeter Miles Davis and then with the Mahavishnu Orchestra. He was inducted into the '' Mode ...

David Bowie David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...

Duran Duran Duran Duran () are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor (bass guitarist), John Taylor. After several early changes, the band's line-up settled ...

the Jeff Beck Group The Jeff Beck Group was a British rock band formed in London in January 1967 by former Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck. Their innovative approach to heavy-sounding blues, rhythm and blues and rock was a major influence on popular music. Histo ...

Supertramp Supertramp were a British rock band formed in London in 1970. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson (vocals, keyboards and guitars) and Rick Davies (vocals and keyboards), the group were distinguished for blending p ...

, and many more. As a producer, Scott is noted for his work with Bowie,

Devo Devo is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs ( Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 ...

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the Tubes The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band. Their self-titled 1975 debut album included the single " White Punks on Dope", while their 1983 single " She's a Beauty" was a top-10 U.S. hit and its music video was frequently played in the ear ...

Ronnie Montrose Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morri ...

, Level 42, Missing Persons, among others. Scott was also influential in the evolution of

jazz rock Jazz fusion (also known as jazz rock, jazz-rock fusion, or simply fusion) is a popular music Music genre, genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, a ...

, pioneering a harder rock sound through his work with Mahavishnu Orchestra,

Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke (born June 30, 1951) is an American bassist, composer and founding member of Return to Forever, one of the first jazz fusion bands. Clarke gave the bass guitar a prominence it lacked in jazz-related music. He is the first jazz-fus ...

Dixie Dregs Dixie Dregs is an American rock band from Augusta, Georgia. Formed in 1970, the band is known for instrumental music that fuses elements of rock, classical music, country music, country, jazz and bluegrass music, bluegrass into an eclectic sou ...

, Happy the Man, and

Jeff Beck Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English musician. He rose to prominence as the guitarist of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, ...

Career

Early years

Scott was born in London, and grew up listening to 78 rpm records of artists like

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Bill Haley William John Clifton Haley (; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-sel ...

, and

Eddie Cochran Ray Edward Cochran ( ; October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an American rock and roll musician. His songs, such as " Twenty Flight Rock", " Summertime Blues", " C'mon Everybody" and " Somethin' Else", captured teenage frustration and desire in ...

on a wind-up gramophone. In 1959 at the age of 12, he received a tape recorder which he used to record material from the

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'', but it was an episode of ''Here Come the Girls'', an

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-hosted TV show about British female pop artists in recording studios, that first focused Scott's career aspirations as a recording engineer when it featured Carol Deene singing in a recording session from the point of view of Studio Two at

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, where Malcolm Addey was behind the recording console.

The Abbey Road years

On Saturday, 18 January 1964, Scott wrote letters inquiring about recording engineer job openings and mailed them to several London recording studios. Three days later he was contacted by

and subsequently interviewed and offered a position the following day. Scott began working the following Monday at the age of just 16. He received the traditional Abbey Road studio training under engineers like Malcolm Addey and Norman Smith. His first job was in the tape library, and within six months he was promoted to 2nd engineer (known then as a "button pusher"), where his first session was on side two of

' album '' A Hard Day's Night''. Among the other artists he worked with as a button pusher were

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" was the first UK number one single he worked on),

Peter and Gordon Peter and Gordon were a British pop duo, composed of Peter Asher (b. 1944) and Gordon Waller (1945–2009), who achieved international fame in 1964 with their first single, the million-selling "A World Without Love". The duo had several subseq ...

the Hollies The Hollies are an English rock and pop band formed in Manchester in 1962. One of the leading British groups of the 1960s and into the mid-1970s, they are known for their distinctive three-part vocal harmony style. Singer Allan Clarke and ...

Judy Garland Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. Possessing a strong contralto voice, she was celebrated for her emotional depth and versatility across film, stage, and concert performance. ...

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, Cliff Richard and the Shadows, and

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. After a short time as an assistant engineer, Scott was promoted to "cutting" (known as mastering today), where he spent approximately two years cutting not only acetates for artists, but the masters for many of the hits that EMI also distributed at the time, including the American

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catalogue. In September 1967, Scott was promoted to engineer, where his first session was with the Beatles on their song " Your Mother Should Know". His first orchestral recording session came a few days later when he recorded the strings, brass and choir for the band's song "

I Am the Walrus "I Am the Walrus" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 television film ''Magical Mystery Tour (film), Magical Mystery Tour''. Written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney, it was released as the B-side to ...

". During his time with the Beatles, Scott also worked on the songs " Lady Madonna", "

Hello, Goodbye "Hello, Goodbye" (sometimes titled "Hello Goodbye") is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. Backed by John Lennon's " I Am the Walrus", it was issued as a non-album single ...

" and "

Hey Jude "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock music, rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The single was the Beatles' fir ...

", as well as ''

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'' and '' Magical Mystery Tour'' albums. Among the notable songs from those albums that he worked on are " The Fool on the Hill", "

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", " Helter Skelter", "

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", " Back in the U.S.S.R.", "

While My Guitar Gently Weeps "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album ''The Beatles (album), The Beatles'' (also known as the "White Album"). It was written by George Harrison, the band's lead guitarist, as ...

" and " Not Guilty", the last of which was recorded for the ''White Album'', but not included on it. As an engineer at Abbey Road, Scott also worked with numerous other artists including

, the Pretty Things, Scaffold and Mary Hopkin. In late 1969, shortly after completion of the

album '' A Salty Dog'', he left Abbey Road for

Trident Studios Trident Studios was a British recording facility, located at 17 St Anne's Court in London's Soho district between 1968 and 1981. It was constructed in 1967 by Norman Sheffield, drummer of the 1960s group the Hunters, and his brother Barry ...

, at the suggestion of

and producer

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The Trident years

Scott soon found himself working with the Beatles again on their various solo projects, including

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's "

Give Peace a Chance "Give Peace a Chance" is an anti-war song written by John Lennon (originally credited to Lennon–McCartney), and recorded with the participation of a small group of friends in a performance with Yoko Ono in a hotel room in Montreal, Quebec, C ...

" and " Cold Turkey",

Ringo Starr Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the group, us ...

's "

It Don't Come Easy "It Don't Come Easy" is a song by the English rock musician Ringo Starr that was released as a non-album single in April 1971. It was produced by Starr's former Beatles bandmate George Harrison, who also helped write the song, although only Starr ...

" and

George Harrison George Harrison (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001) was an English musician, singer and songwriter who achieved international fame as the lead guitarist of the Beatles. Sometimes called "the quiet Beatle", Harrison embraced Culture ...

's ''

All Things Must Pass ''All Things Must Pass'' is the third studio album by George Harrison. Released as a triple album in November 1970, it was Harrison's first solo work after Break-up of the Beatles, the break-up of the Beatles in April that year. It includes th ...

''. After a short time he took over the mixing of Elton John's ''

Madman Across the Water ''Madman Across the Water'' is the fourth studio album by English musician Elton John, released on 5 November 1971 by DJM and Uni Records. The album was his third album to be released in 1971, at which point John had been rising to prominence ...

'', after fellow Trident engineer Robin Geoffrey Cable suffered severe injuries in a traffic accident. That led him to work on John's '' Honky Château'' and ''

Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player ''Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player'' is the sixth studio album by English musician Elton John. Released on 26 January 1973 by DJM Records, it was the first of two studio albums he released in 1973 (the second was '' Goodbye Yellow Br ...

''. Also during this period he reconnected with David Bowie (he had previously worked on Bowie's 1969 self-titled album and '' The Man Who Sold the World'') on a project with Bowie protege Freddie Burretti. By this time Scott wanted to move into production, and Bowie said he was about to start a new album and didn't feel comfortable about solely producing himself, so it was agreed that they would co-produce what became '' Hunky Dory''. After the album was completed, but before it was even released, work began on his next album – ''

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars ''The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'' (often shortened to ''Ziggy Stardust'') is the fifth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 16June 1972 in the United Kingdom through RCA Records. It was ...

'' – again with Scott as co-producer. Scott went on to co-produce Bowie's '' Aladdin Sane'' and ''

Pin Ups ''Pin Ups'' (also referred to as ''Pinups'' and ''Pin-Ups'') is the seventh studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released on 19October 1973 through RCA Records. Devised as a "stop-gap" album to appease his record label, it is a ...

'' albums, as well as the little-seen ''Midnight Special'' television program episode " The 1980 Floor Show". During his time at

, Scott also teamed up with

for '' Crime of the Century'', which was a breakthrough album nearly everywhere in the world except the United States. The album featured two of the band's best-known songs, "

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" and " Bloody Well Right." The follow-up, ''

Crisis? What Crisis? ''Crisis? What Crisis?'' is the fourth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1975. It was recorded in Los Angeles and London – Supertramp's first album to have recording done in the US. A remastered CD version of the albu ...

'', attempted to reach those same sonic heights, but it was subject to the limitations of a timetable, because Supertramp had gained a measure of stardom, and a release date and tour had already been planned. The album was also recorded at other studios besides Trident, including Studio D at

A&M Records A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group and functions as a branch of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Interscope-Geffen-A&M. Established in 1962 by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss, the label initially operated independent ...

in Hollywood, the Who's Ramport Studios, and the now defunct Scorpio Studios. Other artists Scott worked with while at Trident included

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Harry Nilsson Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal overdub experi ...

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...

Rick Wakeman Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist and composer best known as a member of the progressive rock band Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004, and for his prolific solo career. AllMusic describes Wakema ...

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Al Kooper Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt; February 5, 1944) is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician. Throughout much of the 1960s and 1970s he was a prolific studio musician, including playing organ on the Bob Dylan song " Like ...

and

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. Scott was also responsible for the Clio-winning Coca-Cola advert " I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke". Interviewed for tapeop.com, in 2024, Scott said: "I only ever did one ad, and that ad was ''I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke''. ... It got a Clio

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for it and the whole thing. That was the only ad I ever had to do. ... Yeah, they took the track we did, edited it, and then re-did the vocals without Coca-Cola."

Jazz rock

Scott also helped change the sound of the cross-pollination genre known as

or progressive jazz, adding a much harder edge rock sound (especially to the drums) to albums like Mahavishnu Orchestra's '' Birds of Fire'', '' Visions of the Emerald Beyond'' and '' The Lost Trident Sessions'', Billy Cobham's ''

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'', '' Crosswinds'', ''

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'', and '' Shabazz'', Stanley Clarke's ''

'' and '' School Days'', and Jeff Beck's '' There and Back''. Although not strictly jazz nor progressive rock, he also worked with the southern fusion band

(''What If'' and ''Night of the Living Dregs'') and the symphonic progressive band Happy the Man (''Happy the Man and Crafty Hands'').

Los Angeles

After spending three months in Hollywood recording Supertramp on the A&M lot, and receiving more production work from the company as a result of the success of Supertramp, Scott decided to permanently move his family to Los Angeles in 1976, just by chance renting a house down the street from

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. Subsequent to that move he produced albums with David Batteau,

, Level 42,

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and others. At the behest of Zappa's wife Gail, Scott was asked to check out a demo featuring ex-members of Frank's band,

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and Warren Cuccurullo, along with Bozzio's wife Dale, who had formed a band eventually to be named Missing Persons. With Scott at the helm, and thanks to massive airplay from the fledgling rock radio station KROQ, the band went on to record one of the biggest selling EPs ever, which eventually led to a deal with

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, which then released their first album, entitled '' Spring Session M''. When the group was not able to find a suitable manager, Scott also assumed that role. After "artistic differences" caused a split, he went on to produce and manage other acts including Christine in the Attic and Cock Robin, although neither went on to achieve the level of success of Missing Persons. Scott's previous relationship with Warren Cuccurullo, who went on to join

, led to his mixing an ''

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'' episode, as well as doing engineering work on the ''Thank You'' and ''Pop Trash'' albums. In 2000, Scott reunited with former Beatle George Harrison to work on the reissue of his catalogue, included the huge hit ''

''. He was also responsible for the organisation of Harrison's entire tape library during that period.

Current work

Scott continues to be active in the studio and gives talks around the world. In 2012, he released a memoir entitled ''Abbey Road To Ziggy Stardust'', co-written with Bobby Owsinski and published by Alfred Music Publishing. Scott is currently a Senior Professor at

Leeds Beckett University Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It has campuses in the Leeds city centre, city centre and Hea ...

's School of Film, Music and Performing Arts.

Personal life

Originally from

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, Scott resided in Los Angeles from 1976 to 2013, then relocated to

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. In 2015, he and his wife, Cheryl, moved to

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, North Yorkshire, in the UK.

Awards and recognition

* 2010 – Fellowship Award from the Association of Professional Recording Services * 1973 –

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– Best Music and Lyrics (for " I'd Like to Buy the World a Coke" recorded at Trident Studios for Coca-Cola) * 1974 –

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nomination – Best Engineered Recording – Non Classical – '' Crime of the Century'' (album) * 1972 –

nomination – Best Engineered Recording – Non Classical – '' Honky Château'' * 1972 –

nomination – Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical – '' Son of Schmilsson''

Engineering and production credits

Selected engineering and production credits: * 1964:

– '' A Hard Day's Night'' (assistant engineer) * 1964:

– ''

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'' (assistant engineer) * 1965:

– ''

Rubber Soul ''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles. It was released on 3 December 1965 in the United Kingdom on EMI's Parlophone label, accompanied by the non-album double A-side single "We Can Work It Ou ...

'' (assistant engineer) * 1965:

– ''

Help! ''Help!'' is the fifth studio album by the English Rock music, rock band the Beatles and the soundtrack to their Help! (film), film of the same name. It was released on 6 August 1965 by Parlophone. Seven of the fourteen songs, including the sin ...

'' (assistant engineer) * 1967:

– ''

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'' (assistant engineer) * 1967:

– '' Magical Mystery Tour'' (engineer) * 1968:

– ''

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'' (engineer) * 1968:

– ''

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'' (engineer, audio engineer) * 1968:

– ''

'' (engineer, original engineering) * 1969: Principal Edwards Magic Theatre – ''Soundtrack'' (engineer) * 1969: Mary Hopkin – ''

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'' (engineer, mixing) * 1969: Jackie Lomax – '' Is This What You Want?'' (engineer) * 1969:

– ''

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'' (engineer, audio engineer) * 1969:

– '' Beck-Ola'' (engineer, audio engineer) * 1969: Third Ear Band – ''

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'' (engineer) * 1969:

– '' A Salty Dog'' (engineer) * 1970: Warhorse – '' Warhorse'' (engineer) * 1970:

– '' The Man Who Sold the World'' (engineer, audio engineer) * 1970:

– ''Dada'' (engineer) * 1970:

– ''

'' (engineer) * 1971: Radha Krsna Temple (London) – '' The Radha Krsna Temple'' (engineer, balance engineer) * 1971:

Van der Graaf Generator Van der Graaf Generator are an English progressive rock band, formed in 1967 in Manchester by singer-songwriters Peter Hammill and Judge Smith, Chris Judge Smith. They were the first act signed by Charisma Records. They did not experience much ...

– ''

Pawn Hearts ''Pawn Hearts'' is the fourth album by English progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator, released on 12 November 1971 on Charisma Records. The original album features just three tracks, including the side-long suite "A Plague of Lighthouse ...

'' (engineer) * 1971:

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– '' New Colours'' (engineer) * 1971:

– ''

'' (engineer, remixing) * 1971:

– '' Hunky Dory'' (producer, engineer, remixing, spoken word, synthesizer, vocals) * 1971: Mary Hopkin – '' Earth Song/Ocean Song'' (mixing) * 1972:

– ''

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'' (engineer, mixing) * 1972:

– ''

'' (producer, audio production, original album producer) * 1972:

– '' Son of Schmilsson'' (engineer, balance engineer) * 1972:

– '' Honky Château'' (engineer, audio engineer) * 1972:

– ''

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– ''

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– ''

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– '' Birds of Fire'' (engineer) * 1973:

– '' Aladdin Sane'' (producer, engineer, mixing) * 1974:

– '' Crosswinds'' (producer, engineer, mixing, recording) * 1974:

– ''

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– ''

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– '' Crime of the Century'' (producer, engineer, mastering) * 1975:

– '' Visions of the Emerald Beyond'' (producer, engineer) * 1975:

– '' Journey to Love'' (producer, engineer) * 1975:

– ''

'' (producer) * 1976:

– ''

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'' (engineer) * 1976:

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– '' Young and Rich'' (producer) * 1976:

– '' School Days'' (producer, engineer) * 1977: The Don Harrison Band – ''Not Far from Free'' (producer, engineer) * 1978:

– ''

What If What If may refer to: Film * ''What If'', a 2006 TV film starring Niall Buggy * What If... (2010 film), ''What If...'' (2010 film), an American film * What If... (2012 film), ''What If...'' (2012 film), a Greek film * What If (2013 film), ''What ...

'' (producer, engineer) * 1978: Happy the Man – '' Crafty Hands'' (producer, engineer) * 1978:

– '' Night of the Living Dregs'' (producer, engineer) * 1979:

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– '' Gamma 1'' (producer, engineer) * 1979:

– '' Duty Now for the Future'' (producer, engineer) * 1980:

– '' There & Back'' (producer) * 1982:

– '' Vinyl Confessions'' (producer, engineer) * 1982: Missing Persons – '' Spring Session M'' (producer, engineer) * 1984: Level 42 – '' True Colours'' (producer) * 1985:

Rubber Rodeo Rubber Rodeo was an American, Rhode Island–based band active in the 1980s. The band fused Roxy Music-influenced new wave music with country and western influences, and dressed in 1950s-vintage country and western clothing. Their 1984 release ...

– ''Heartbreak Highway'' (producer, engineer) * 1992:

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– ''

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'' (producer, engineer, mixing) * 1995:

– ''

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'' (engineer) * 1995: Whiteheart – ''

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'' (producer, engineer) * 1998: Missing Persons – '' Late Nights Early Days'' (producer, engineer) * 1999:

– '' The Lost Trident Sessions'' (engineer) * 2000:

– '' Pop Trash'' (engineer, mixing) * 2006:

– ''

Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

'' (engineer) * 2012: The Moog – '' Seasons in the Underground'' (producer, engineer, mixing)

References

External links

Ken Scott on Discogs

"Ken Scott: Abbey Road Vet Contemplates Career of Groundbreaking Gigs", by Rick Clark, MIX, 1 Oct. 2004

Ken Scott – Interview on The Marquee Club

Video Interview with Ken Scott at Alfred Publishing

The Mastery of Ken Scott: A Journey Through Music Production
{{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Ken 1947 births Living people Academics of Leeds Beckett University English audio engineers English expatriates in the United States English record producers Musicians from London