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|Led Zeppelin: ''Led Zeppelin III''
|Duran Duran: ''Ordinary World''
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'''Christopher Kenneth Kimsey''' (born 3 December 1951) is an English [[musician]], [[Audio engineer|engineer]], and [[record producer]], best known for his work with [[the Rolling Stones]].
'''Christopher Kenneth Kimsey''' (born 3 December 1951 in [[Battersea]], [[London]], England) is an English [[record producer]], [[Audio engineering|mixer]] and [[musician]] most famous for having co-produced [[The Rolling Stones]]' ''[[Undercover (The Rolling Stones album)|Undercover]]''<ref name="discography">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-kimsey-mn0000105928|title=Chris Kimsey &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Steel Wheels]]''<ref name="discography" /> albums. He was also an engineer on their 1971 album ''[[Sticky Fingers]]''<ref name="discography" /> as well as 1978's ''[[Some Girls]]''<ref name="discography" /> and 1980's ''[[Emotional Rescue]]''<ref name="Brown2014">{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Jake|title=Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R8vdAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT190|access-date=9 October 2014|year=2014|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=9781480392588|page=190}}</ref> and assisted [[Mick Jagger]] and [[Keith Richards]] closely in preparing 1981's ''[[Tattoo You]]''. He was the engineer and associate producer for both ''Emotional Rescue'' and ''Tattoo You''.<ref name="discography" />


==Career==
He has also worked with [[Peter Frampton]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Marillion]],<ref name="discography" /> [[The Cult]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Peter Tosh]],<ref name="discography" /> [[The Psychedelic Furs]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]]<ref name="discography" /> [[Ten Years After]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Johnny Hallyday]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Louis Bertignac]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Diesel Park West]],<ref name="discography" /> [[JoBoxers]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Killing Joke]],<ref name="discography" /> [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Ash (band)|Ash]],<ref name="discography" /> [[The Chieftains]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Soul Asylum]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Duran Duran]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Yes (band)|Yes]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]],<ref name="discography" /> [[INXS]],<ref name="discography" /> [[Anti Nowhere League]], [[Moral Code X]], [[The Proclaimers]]<ref name="discography" /> and [[Golden Earring]].<ref name="discography" />
Born in [[Battersea]], [[London]], England, Kimsey began his career in 1967 at [[Olympic Studios]] as a tea boy, before working his way up to assistant engineer. Kimsey engineered albums by [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Ten Years After]], [[Spooky Tooth]], [[Emerson Lake & Palmer]] and others.<ref name="SOSApril2004">{{cite web|last=Buskin|first=Richard|title=Classic Tracks: The Rolling Stones 'Start Me Up'|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/classic-tracks-rolling-stones-start-me|website=Sound On Sound|date=April 2004|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> He was the recording engineer and mixing engineer for [[Peter Frampton]]'s bestselling 1976 double live album ''[[Frampton Comes Alive!]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bartlett|first1=Bruce|last2=Bartlett|first2=Jenny|title=Recording Music on Location|publisher=Focal Press|page=xviii|date=2007|isbn=978-0-240-80891-8}}</ref>


Kimsey's role expanded from engineering to include production responsibilities with Peter Frampton, the Rolling Stones, and others. Having done engineering on the Stones' albums ''[[Sticky Fingers]]'' (1971) and ''[[Some Girls]]'' (1978), he assisted [[Mick Jagger]] and [[Keith Richards]] closely in preparing the Stones' 1981 album ''[[Tattoo You]]'', leading to engineering and associate producer credits on the album. His work with the Stones continued as he co-produced ''[[Undercover (The Rolling Stones album)|Undercover]]'' and ''[[Steel Wheels]]''.<ref name=SOSApril2004/>
He was the recording engineer and mixing engineer for ''[[Frampton Comes Alive!]]'' in 1976.<ref>Bruce Bartlett, Jenny Bartlett (2007), 'Recording Music on Location' p. xviii. Focal Press. {{ISBN|978-0-240-80891-8}}</ref>


Kinsey's engineering and production credits include [[Jimmy Cliff]], [[the Cult]], [[Peter Tosh]], [[JoBoxers]], [[Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]], [[the Psychedelic Furs]], [[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]], [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]], [[Anti Nowhere League]], [[INXS]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Golden Earring]], [[Soul Asylum]], [[Diesel Park West]], [[the Chieftains]], [[the Proclaimers]], [[Louis Bertignac]], and [[Ash (band)|Ash]].<ref name=SOSApril2004/><ref name="discography">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-kimsey-mn0000105928|title=Chris Kimsey &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>
For Bill Wyman's self-titled third album from 1982, Kimsey served as co-producer (with Wyman) and engineer. He also mastered the album with [[Ted Jensen]], mixed it, sang backing vocals and co-wrote the song "Jump Up" with Wyman.


For [[Bill Wyman]]'s [[Bill Wyman (album)|self-titled third album from 1982]], Kimsey served as co-producer (with Wyman) and engineer. He also mastered the album with [[Ted Jensen]], mixed it, sang backing vocals and co-wrote the song "Jump Up" with Wyman.{{cn|date=April 2024}}
In the 1980s Kimsey was responsible for the commercial success of [[Killing Joke]] with more poppier albums such as [[Night Time (album)]] and [[Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album)]].<ref>Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?, p. 94-118. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. ISBN 978-1912587407.</ref>


In the 1980s, Kimsey produced [[Killing Joke]] and contributed to the band's commercial success with the more melodic and mainstream albums [[Night Time (album)|''Night Time'']] and [[Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album)|''Brighter Than a Thousand Suns'']]<ref>{{cite book|last=Hämäläinen|first=Jyrki|title=Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?|publisher=Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing|date=2020|pages=94-118|isbn=978-1912587407}}</ref>
Kimsey is credited as having contributed backing vocals to [[Incommunicado (song)|Incommunicado]] from [[Marillion]]'s 1987 album ''[[Clutching at Straws]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Marillion-Clutching-At-Straws/release/6411136|title=Marillion - Clutching At Straws|website=Discogs.com|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>


Kimsey produced [[Marillion]]'s 1985 album ''[[Misplaced Childhood]]'' and its follow-up, ''[[Clutching at Straws]]'', and is credited as having contributed backing vocals to "[[Incommunicado (song)|Incommunicado]]" from that album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Marillion-Clutching-At-Straws/release/6411136|title=Marillion - Clutching At Straws|website=Discogs.com|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>
Chris Kimsey is credited for mixing the performances of [[Elton John]], [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Cliff Richard & The Shadows]] on the Knebworth double album in 1990.{{cn|date=August 2020}}


Kimsey is also credited for mixing the performances of [[Elton John]], [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Cliff Richard & the Shadows]] on the Knebworth double album in 1990.{{cn|date=August 2020}}
Kimsey was also a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2008.asp |title=7th Annual IMA Judges |publisher=Independent Music Awards |access-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306153750/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2008.asp |archive-date=6 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>


In 2008, Kimsey was a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2008.asp |title=7th Annual IMA Judges |publisher=Independent Music Awards |access-date=28 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306153750/http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/imajudges2008.asp |archive-date=6 March 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>
In 2014 Chris Kimsey returned to [[Olympic Studios]], where he began his career. He is serving as the sound consultant and engineer for its live concert series and recording facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hhb.co.uk/hhb-supplies-digico-sd11-to-olympic-cinema/|title=HHB supplies DiGiCo SD11 to Olympic Cinema|website=Hhb.co.uk|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>


In 2014, Kimsey returned to [[Olympic Studios]], where he began his career. He is serving as the sound consultant and engineer for its live concert series and recording facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hhb.co.uk/hhb-supplies-digico-sd11-to-olympic-cinema/|title=HHB supplies DiGiCo SD11 to Olympic Cinema|website=Hhb.co.uk|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref>
== Selection of his work as a producer ==


== Selected work as a producer ==
Served as producer, co-producer or associate producer on the following records<ref name="discography" /> (in chronological order):
Served as producer, co-producer or associate producer on the following records<ref name="discography" /> (in chronological order):
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*[[Bill Wyman]] - (1974) ''[[Monkey Grip (Bill Wyman album)|Monkey Grip]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1975) ''[[Frampton (album)|Frampton]]''
*Jerry Wiliams - (1975) ''Gone''
*F.B.I. - (1976) ''F.B.I.''
*[[Strapps]] - (1976) ''Secret Damage''
*[[Billy Squier|Piper]] - (1977) ''Can't Wait''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1977) ''[[I'm in You]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1978) ''[[Some Girls]]''
*[[Frank Carillo|Carillo]] - (1978) ''[[Rings Around the Moon (album)|Rings Around the Moon]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1979) ''[[Where I Should Be]]''
*[[Terry Reid]] - (1979) ''[[Rogue Waves]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1980) ''[[Emotional Rescue]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1981) ''[[Tattoo You]]''
*[[Doc Holliday (band)|Doc Holliday]] - (1981) ''Doc Holliday''
*The Dice - (1982) ''The Dice''
*[[Bill Wyman]] - (1982) ''[[Bill Wyman]]''
*[[Jimmy Cliff]] - (1982) ''Special''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1983) ''[[Undercover (The Rolling Stones album)|Undercover]]''
*[[Peter Tosh]] - (1983) ''[[Mama Africa (Peter Tosh album)|Mama Africa]]''
*[[Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]] (1984) ''[[Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth]]''
*[[The Cult]] - (1984) ''Resurrection Joe''
*[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]] - (1985) soundtrack
*[[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] - (1985) ''The Sweetest Chill (12" Remix)''
*[[Killing Joke]] - (1985) ''[[Night Time (album)|Night Time]]''
*[[Marillion]] - (1985) ''[[Misplaced Childhood]]''
*[[Marillion]] - (1986) ''[[Brief Encounter (album)|Brief Encounter]]''
*[[Killing Joke]] - (1986) ''[[Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album)|Brighter Than a Thousand Suns]]''
*[[Cactus World News]] (1986) ''Urban Beaches''
*[[Marillion]] - (1987) ''[[Clutching at Straws]]''
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - (1987) ''[[Midnight to Midnight]]''
*[[Peter Tosh]] - (1988) ''The Toughest (Capitol)''
*[[Marillion]] - (1988) ''[[B'Sides Themselves]]''
*[[The Escape Club]] - (1988) ''[[Wild Wild West (album)|Wild Wild West]]''
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - (1988) ''[[All of This and Nothing]]''
*[[Noiseworks]] - (1988) ''[[Touch (Noiseworks album)|Touch]]''
*[[Hurrah!]] - (1988) ''The Beautiful''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1989) ''[[Steel Wheels]]''
*[[Diesel Park West]] - (1989) ''Shakespeare Alabama''
*[[Peter Frampton]] (1989) ''Classics, Vol.12''
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - (1989) ''Quartet (I'm Alive)''
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - (1989) ''Order of the Universe''
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - (1989) ''Brother of Mine (#1)''
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - (1989) ''Brother of Mine (#2)''
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - (1989) ''[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]''
*[[Duran Duran]] - (1990) ''[[Liberty (Duran Duran album)|Liberty]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1991) ''[[Flashpoint (album)|Flashpoint]]''
*[https://www.maryencairns.com/ Maryen Cairns] - (1991) ''Pictures Within'' album
*[[The Cult]] - (1991) ''Resurrection Joe''
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - (1991) ''[[Internal Exile (Fish album)|Internal Exile]]''
*[[Killing Joke]] - (1992) ''[[Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!]]''
*[[Marillion]] - (1992) ''[[A Singles Collection (album)|Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other]]''
*[[Quireboys]] - (1992) ''[[Bitter Sweet and Twisted]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1992) ''Shine On: A Collection''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1993) ''Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971–1993''
*[[The Cult]] - (1993) ''[[Pure Cult: for Rockers, Ravers, Lovers, and Sinners]]''
*[[Colin James]] - (1993) ''[[Colin James and the Little Big Band]]''
*[[INXS]] - (1993) ''[[Full Moon Dirty Hearts]]''
*[[Curt Smith]] - (1993) ''[[Soul on Board]]''
*[[Wendy James]] - (1993) ''[[Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears]]''
*[[Kinky Machine]] - (1993) ''Kinky Machine''
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - (1994) ''B-Sides and Lost Grooves''
*[[London Symphony Orchestra]] - (1994) ''Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones''
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1994) ''[[Rough Town]]''
*[[Eat (band)|Eat]] - (1994) ''Epicure''
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - (1995) ''[[Yin and Yang (Fish albums)|Yin]]''
*[[Colin James]] - (1995) ''[[Bad Habits (Colin James album)|Bad Habits]]''
*[[The Chieftains]] - (1995) ''[[The Long Black Veil (album)|The Long Black Veil]]''
*[[Peter Tosh]] - (1996) ''The Best of Peter Tosh: Dread Don't Die''
*[[JoBoxers]] - (1996) ''Essential Boxerbeat''
*[[Louis Bertignac]] - (1996) '''96''
*[[Gipsy Kings]] - (1996) ''[[Compas (album)|Compas]]''
*[[The Cult]] - (1996) ''[[High Octane Cult]]''
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1996) ''Destination Vegas''
*[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]] - (1996) soundtrack
*[[Billy Squier]] - (1996) ''Reach for the Sky: The Anthology''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1996) ''Greatest Hits''
*[[Marillion]] - (1997) ''Real to Reel/Brief Encounter''
*[[Marillion]] - (1997) ''[[The Best of Both Worlds (Marillion album)|The Best of Both Worlds]]''
*[[Jimmy Cliff]] - (1997) ''Super Hits''
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - (1997) ''[[Should God Forget: A Retrospective]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1998) ''The Very Best of Peter Frampton''
*[[Soul Asylum]] - (1998) ''Close''
*[[Soul Asylum]] - (1998) ''[[Candy From a Stranger]]''
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - (1998) ''[[Kettle of Fish]]''
*[[Soul Asylum]] - (1998) ''[[I Will Still Be Laughing]]''
*[[Duran Duran]] - (1998) ''[[Greatest (Duran Duran album)|Greatest]]''
*[[Duran Duran]] - (1999) ''[[Strange Behaviour]]''
*Billionaire - (1999) ''Ascension'' album
*[[Deacon Blue]] - (2000) ''[[Our Town: The Greatest Hits]]''
*[[The Cult]] - (2000) ''Rare Cult''
*[[The Cult]] - (2000) ''[[Pure Cult: The Singles 1984–1995]]''
*[[Ash (band)|Ash]] - (2000) ''[[Wildsurf|Wild Surf, Pt. 1]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] (2001) ''Anthology: The History of Peter Frampton''
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - (2001) ''Greatest Hits''
*[[The Proclaimers]] - (2001) ''[[Persevere]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (2002) ''[[Forty Licks]]''
*The Law - (2002) ''The Law''
*[[Yes (band)|Yes]] - (2002) ''[[In a Word: Yes (1969–)]]''
*[[David Knopfler]] - (2002) ''Wishbones''
*[[Ash (band)|Ash]] - (2002) ''[[Intergalactic Sonic 7"s]]''
*[[The Proclaimers]] - (2002) ''[[The Best of The Proclaimers]]''
*[[Jimmy Cliff]] - (2002) ''We All Are One: The Best of Jimmy Cliff''
*[[Jimmy Cliff]] - (2003) ''Sunshine in the Music''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2003) ''20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Peter Frampton''
*[[Marillion]] - (2003) ''[[The Best of Marillion]]''
*[[Marillion]] - (2003) ''The Singles Boxset, Vol. 2''
*[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] - (2003) ''The Definitive Tom Jones 1964–2002 Box Set''
*[[The Bandits]] - (2003) ''And They Walked Away''
*[[Killing Joke]] - (2004) For Beginners
*[[Duran Duran]] - (2004) ''[[The Singles 1986–1995]]''
*[[David Knopfler]] - (2004) ''Ship of Dreams''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2005) ''Gold''
*[[Tony Moore (singer)|Tony Moore]] - (2005) ''Perfect and Beautiful''
*[[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] - (2007) ''[[High (New Model Army album)|High]]''
*Reemer - (2007) ''Snakes and Ladders''
*[[Kiki Dee]] - (2009) ''The Best of Kiki Dee'' album
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2008) ''Wind of Change/Frampton's Camel''
*[[Peter Tosh]] - (2008) ''The Best of Peter Tosh (VCT)''
*[[Soul Asylum]] - (2008) ''Super Hits''
*[[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] - (2008) ''[[Today Is a Good Day]]''
*[[Marillion]] - (2009) ''The Singles '82–'88''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2010) ''[[Thank You Mr. Churchill]]''
*[[MP4 (band)|MP4]] - (2010) ''Cross Party'' album
*Very Emergency - (2010) ''The Getaway'' album
*[[Saint Jude (band)|Saint Jude]] - (2010) ''Diary of a Soul Fiend'' album
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2011) ''Icon''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (2011) ''[[Singles 1971–2006]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (2011) ''[[GRRR!]]''
*[[Ash (band)|Ash]] - (2011) ''[[The Best of Ash]]''
*[[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] - (2011) ''Anthology''
*[[Colin James]] - (2011) ''Take it from the Top: The Best of Colin James''
*[[The Proclaimers]] - (2012) ''The Very Best of 25 Years 1987–2012''
*[[Peter Tosh]] - (2012) ''1978–1987''
*[[Deacon Blue]] - (2012) ''[[The Rest]]''
*Thirsty - (2014) ''Thirsty''
*[[Short Stack]] - (2015) ''[[Homecoming (Short Stack album)|Homecoming]]''
*Maryen Cairns - (2016) ''Femina Australis''
*[[Peter Perrett|Peter Perret]] - (2017) ''[[How the West Was Won (Peter Perrett album)|How the West Was Won]]''
*Lil & Ollie - (2018) ''[https://music.apple.com/gb/album/confessional/1385747672 Confession]''
*Maryen Cairns - (2019) ''Come to Me''
*S.O.L Collective - (2019) ''[https://open.spotify.com/album/66stYiV8ONrJMyz6xx3war?si=rbta-Y2aQ_-5zLcHHF3fUA Reveries]''
*Everett Watson - (2021) ''[https://open.spotify.com/album/7LxMDRsjXKGnAyP1zsvbM0?si=tg6XaPsgRoKa5Fgi-lwUmQ Politico]''
*GHK - (2021) ''[https://open.spotify.com/album/2bInHnqONyLrKrD7AkuvZ1?si=lgWvHrfsTfqHvypB3ib97Q Songs On The Hoof]''
*Everett Watson - (2021) ''[https://open.spotify.com/album/3jO24hw7Dsrni17LiF7Xcz?si=6CGK0eURRqqt37dkCrVDQA Equator]''
*Kristi Kimsey - (2021) ''[https://open.spotify.com/album/2CHrjVfiU7C1yTSL58PMcX?si=faDbFNkCTXWbmE0nHtwn4A As I Look Back]''
*Maryen Cairns - (2022) ''Anew''
*[[Boris Grebenshchikov]] - (2022) ''House of All Saints''
*[[Boris Grebenshchikov]] - (2023) ''The Bardic Songs''
*[[Boris Grebenshchikov]] - (2023) ''BOGRUKINOG''


*[[Bill Wyman]] - ''[[Monkey Grip (Bill Wyman album)|Monkey Grip]]'' (1974)
== Selection of his work as a mix engineer ==
*[[Peter Frampton]] - ''[[Frampton (album)|Frampton]]'' (1975)
*Jerry Wiliams - ''Gone'' (1975)
*F.B.I. - ''F.B.I.'' (1976)
*[[Strapps]] - ''Secret Damage'' (1976)
*[[Billy Squier|Piper]] - ''Can't Wait'' (1977)
*Peter Frampton - ''[[I'm in You]]'' (1977)
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - ''[[Some Girls]]'' (1978)
*[[Frank Carillo|Carillo]] - ''[[Rings Around the Moon (album)|Rings Around the Moon]]'' (1978)
*Peter Frampton - ''[[Where I Should Be]]'' (1979)
*[[Terry Reid]] - ''[[Rogue Waves]]'' (1979)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Emotional Rescue]]'' (1980)<ref name="Brown2014">{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Jake|title=Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R8vdAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT190|access-date=9 October 2014|year=2014|publisher=Hal Leonard|isbn=9781480392588|page=190}}</ref>
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Tattoo You]]'' (1981)
*[[Doc Holliday (band)|Doc Holliday]] - ''Doc Holliday'' (1981)
*The Dice - ''The Dice'' (1982)
*[[Bill Wyman]] - ''[[Bill Wyman (album)|Bill Wyman]]'' (1982)
*[[Jimmy Cliff]] - ''Special'' (1982)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Undercover (The Rolling Stones album)|Undercover]]'' (1983)
*[[Peter Tosh]] - ''[[Mama Africa (Peter Tosh album)|Mama Africa]]'' (1983)
*[[Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]] - ''[[Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth]]'' (1984)
*[[The Cult]] - ''Resurrection Joe'' (1984)
*Various - [[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science soundtrack]] (1985)
*[[Killing Joke]] - ''[[Night Time (album)|Night Time]]'' (1985)
*[[Marillion]] - ''[[Misplaced Childhood]]'' (1985)
*Killing Joke - ''[[Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album)|Brighter Than a Thousand Suns]]'' (1986)
*[[Cactus World News]] - ''Urban Beaches'' (1986)
*Marillion - ''[[Clutching at Straws]]'' (1987)
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - ''[[Midnight to Midnight]]'' (1987)
*[[The Escape Club]] - ''[[Wild Wild West (album)|Wild Wild West]]'' (1988)
*[[Noiseworks]] - ''[[Touch (Noiseworks album)|Touch]]'' (1988)
*[[Hurrah!]] - ''The Beautiful'' (1988)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Steel Wheels]]'' (1989)
*[[Diesel Park West]] - ''Shakespeare Alabama'' (1989)
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - ''[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album)|Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]]'' (1989)
*Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - "Brother of Mine (#1)" (1989)
*Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - "Brother of Mine (#2)" (1989)
*Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - "Order of the Universe" (1989)
*Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe - "Quartet (I'm Alive)" (1989)
*[[Duran Duran]] - ''[[Liberty (Duran Duran album)|Liberty]]'' (1990)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Flashpoint (album)|Flashpoint]]'' (1991)
*Maryen Cairns - ''Pictures Within'' (1991)
*The Cult - "[[Resurrection Joe]]" (1991)
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - ''[[Internal Exile (Fish album)|Internal Exile]]'' (1991)
*Killing Joke - ''[[Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!]]'' (1992)
*[[Quireboys]] - ''[[Bitter Sweet and Twisted]]'' (1992)
*[[Colin James]] - ''[[Colin James and the Little Big Band]]'' (1993)
*[[INXS]] - ''[[Full Moon Dirty Hearts]]'' (1993)
*[[Curt Smith]] - ''[[Soul on Board]]'' (1993)
*[[Wendy James]] - ''[[Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears]]'' (1993)
*[[Kinky Machine]] - ''Kinky Machine'' (1993)
*[[London Symphony Orchestra]] - ''Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones'' (1994)
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - ''[[Rough Town]]'' (1994)
*[[Eat (band)|Eat]] - ''Epicure'' (1994)
*Fish - ''[[Yin and Yang (Fish albums)|Yin]]'' (1995)
*Colin James - ''[[Bad Habits (Colin James album)|Bad Habits]]'' (1995)
*[[The Chieftains]] - ''[[The Long Black Veil (album)|The Long Black Veil]]'' (1995)
*[[JoBoxers]] - ''Essential Boxerbeat'' (1996)
*[[Louis Bertignac]] - '''96'' (1996)
*[[Gipsy Kings]] - ''[[Compas (album)|Compas]]'' (1996)
*Johnny Hallyday - ''Destination Vegas'' (1996)
*Various - ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin soundtrack]] (1996)
*Soul Asylum - ''[[Candy From a Stranger]]'' (1998)
*Fish - ''[[Kettle of Fish]]'' (1998)
*Duran Duran - ''[[Greatest (Duran Duran album)|Greatest]]'' (1998)
*Billionaire - ''Ascension'' (1999)
*[[Ash (band)|Ash]] - ''[[Wildsurf|Wild Surf, Pt. 1]]'' (2000)
*[[The Proclaimers]] - ''[[Persevere]]'' (2001)
*The Law - ''The Law'' (2002)
*[[David Knopfler]] - ''Wishbones'' (2002)
*[[The Bandits]] - ''And They Walked Away'' (2003)
*Killing Joke - ''For Beginners'' (2004)
*David Knopfler - (2004) ''Ship of Dreams''
*[[Tony Moore (singer)|Tony Moore]] - ''Perfect and Beautiful'' (2005)
*[[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] - ''[[High (New Model Army album)|High]]'' (2007)
*Reemer - ''Snakes and Ladders'' (2007)
*Peter Frampton - ''Wind of Change/Frampton's Camel'' (2008)
*New Model Army - ''[[Today Is a Good Day]]'' (2008)
*Peter Frampton - ''[[Thank You Mr. Churchill]]'' (2010)
*[[MP4 (band)|MP4]] - ''Cross Party'' (2010)
*Very Emergency - ''The Getaway''(2010)
*[[Saint Jude (band)|Saint Jude]] - ''Diary of a Soul Fiend''(2010)
*Peter Frampton - ''Icon'' (2011)
*[[Golden Earring]] - ''[[Tits 'n Ass]]'' (2012)
*Thirsty - ''Thirsty'' (2014)
*[[Short Stack]] - ''[[Homecoming (Short Stack album)|Homecoming]]'' (2015)
*Maryen Cairns - ''Femina Australis'' (2016)
*[[Peter Perrett|Peter Perret]] - ''[[How the West Was Won (Peter Perrett album)|How the West Was Won]]'' (2017)
*Lil & Ollie - ''Confession'' (2018)
*Maryen Cairns - ''Come to Me'' (2019)
*S.O.L Collective - ''Reveries'' (2019)
*Everett Watson - ''Politico'' (2021)
*GHK - ''Songs On The Hoof]'' (2021)
*Everett Watson - ''Equator'' (2021)
*Kristi Kimsey - ''As I Look Back'' (2021)
*Maryen Cairns - ''Anew'' (2022)
*[[Boris Grebenshchikov]] - ''House of All Saints'' (2022)
*Boris Grebenshchikov - ''The Bardic Songs'' (2023)
*Boris Grebenshchikov - ''BOGRUKINOG'' (2023)
{{div col end}}

== Selected work as a mix engineer ==
Served as the mix engineer, or assistant-engineer on the following records<ref name="discography" /> (in chronological order):
Served as the mix engineer, or assistant-engineer on the following records<ref name="discography" /> (in chronological order):
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*[[Led Zeppelin]] - (1970) ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1971) ''[[Sticky Fingers]]''
*[[Led Zeppelin]] - ''[[Led Zeppelin III]]'' (1970)
*[[Ten Years After]] - (1970) ''Watt''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - ''[[Sticky Fingers]]'' (1971)
*[[Ten Years After]] - ''Watt'' (1970)
*B.B. Blunder - (1971) ''Workers' Playtime''
*B.B. Blunder - ''Workers' Playtime'' (1971)
*[[Ten Years After]] - (1971) ''[[A Space in Time]]''
*[[B.B. King]] - (1971) ''[[B.B. King in London|In London]]''
*[[Ten Years After]] - ''[[A Space in Time]]'' (1971)
*[[Ten Years After]] - (1972) ''[[Rock & Roll Music to the World]]''
*[[B.B. King]] - ''[[B.B. King in London|In London]]'' (1971)
*Howl the Good - (1972) ''Howl the Good''
*Ten Years After - ''[[Rock & Roll Music to the World]]'' (1972)
*Howl the Good - ''Howl the Good'' (1972)
*[[Bobby Keys]] - (1972) ''Bobby Keys''
*[[Bobby Keys]] - ''Bobby Keys'' (1972)
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1972) ''[[Wind of Change (album)|Wind of Change]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1973) ''[[Frampton's Camel]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - ''[[Wind of Change (album)|Wind of Change]]'' (1972)
*Peter Frampton - ''[[Frampton's Camel]]'' (1973)
*[[Stray Dog (band)|Stray Dog]] - (1973) ''Stray Dog''
*[[Ten Years After]] - (1973) ''[[Recorded Live]]''
*[[Stray Dog (band)|Stray Dog]] - ''Stray Dog'' (1973)
*Ten Years After - ''[[Recorded Live]]'' (1973)
*[[Spooky Tooth]] - (1973) ''[[You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw]]''
*[[Emerson Lake & Palmer]] - (1973) ''[[Brain Salad Surgery]]''
*[[Spooky Tooth]] - ''[[You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw]]'' (1973)
*[[Bill Wyman]] - (1974) ''[[Monkey Grip (Bill Wyman album)|Monkey Grip]]''
*[[Emerson Lake & Palmer]] - ''[[Brain Salad Surgery]]'' (1973)
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1974) ''[[Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime]]''
*[[Bill Wyman]] - ''[[Monkey Grip (Bill Wyman album)|Monkey Grip]]'' (1974)
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1974) ''[[Somethin's Happening]]''
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - ''[[Je t'aime, je t'aime, je t'aime]]'' (1974)
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1974) ''[[Frampton (album)|Frampton]]''
*Peter Frampton - ''[[Somethin's Happening]]'' (1974)
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1976) ''[[Frampton Comes Alive]]''
*Peter Frampton - ''[[Frampton (album)|Frampton]]'' (1974)
*Peter Frampton - ''[[Frampton Comes Alive]]'' (1976)
*F.B.I. - (1976) ''F.B.I.''
*F.B.I. - ''F.B.I.'' (1976)
*[[Automatic Man]] - (1976) ''Automatic Man''
*[[Billy Squier|Piper]] - (1977) ''Can't Wait''
*[[Automatic Man]] - ''Automatic Man'' (1976)
*[[Bad Company]] - (1977) ''[[Burnin' Sky]]''
*[[Billy Squier|Piper]] - ''Can't Wait'' (1977)
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1977) ''[[I'm in You]]''
*[[Bad Company]] - ''[[Burnin' Sky]]'' (1977)
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1978) ''[[Some Girls]]''
*Peter Frampton - ''[[I'm in You]]'' (1977)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Some Girls]]'' (1978)
*[[Frank Carillo|Carillo]] - (1978) ''Rings Around the Moon''
*[[Frank Carillo|Carillo]] - ''Rings Around the Moon'' (1978)
*[[Terry Reid]] - (1979) ''[[Rogue Waves]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1980) ''[[Emotional Rescue]]''
*[[Terry Reid]] - ''[[Rogue Waves]]'' (1979)
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1981) ''[[Tattoo You]]''
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Emotional Rescue]]'' (1980)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Tattoo You]]'' (1981)
*[[Doc Holliday (band)|Doc Holliday]] - (1981) ''Doc Holliday''
*[[Doc Holliday (band)|Doc Holliday]] - ''Doc Holliday'' (1981)
*[[Bill Wyman]] - (1982) ''Bill Wyman''
*[[Peter Tosh]] - (1983) ''[[Mama Africa (Peter Tosh album)|Mama Africa]]''
*[[Bill Wyman]] - ''[[Bill Wyman (album)|Bill Wyman]]'' (1982)
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1983) ''[[Undercover (The Rolling Stones album)|Undercover]]''
*[[Peter Tosh]] - ''[[Mama Africa (Peter Tosh album)|Mama Africa]]'' (1983)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Undercover (The Rolling Stones album)|Undercover]]'' (1983)
*[[The Colourfield]] - (1985) ''[[Virgins and Philistines]]''
*[[Marillion]] - (1985) ''[[Misplaced Childhood]]''
*[[The Colourfield]] - ''[[Virgins and Philistines]]'' (1985)
*[[Killing Joke]] - (1985) ''[[Night Time (album)|Night Time]]''
*[[Marillion]] - ''[[Misplaced Childhood]]'' (1985)
*[[Killing Joke]] - (1986) ''[[Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album)|Brighter Than a Thousand Suns]]''
*[[Killing Joke]] - ''[[Night Time (album)|Night Time]]'' (1985)
*[[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] - "[[Tinderbox (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|The Sweetest Chill]] (extended mix)" (1986) (unreleased mix, later issued in 2009)
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - (1987) ''[[Midnight to Midnight]]''
*Killing Joke - ''[[Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album)|Brighter Than a Thousand Suns]]'' (1986)
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - (1989) ''Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe''
*[[Diesel Park West]] - (1989) ''Shakespeare Alabama''
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - ''[[Midnight to Midnight]]'' (1987)
*[[Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe]] - ''Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe'' (1989)
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1989) ''[[Steel Wheels]]''
*[[Diesel Park West]] - ''Shakespeare Alabama'' (1989)
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1991) ''[[Flashpoint (album)|Flashpoint]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1991) ''[[Stones at the Max]]''
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Steel Wheels]]'' (1989)
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - (1991) ''[[Internal Exile (Fish album)|Internal Exile]]''
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Flashpoint (album)|Flashpoint]]'' (1991)
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Stones at the Max]]'' (1991)
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (1992) ''Shine On: A Collection''
*[[Killing Joke]] - (1992) ''[[Laugh? I Nearly Bought One!]]''
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - ''[[Internal Exile (Fish album)|Internal Exile]]'' (1991)
*[[Colin James]] - (1993) ''[[Colin James and the Little Big Band]]''
*[[Colin James]] - ''[[Colin James and the Little Big Band]]'' (1993)
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1993) ''Parc des Princes 1993''
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - ''Parc des Princes 1993'' (1993)
*[[Curt Smith]] - (1993) ''[[Soul on Board]]''
*[[Curt Smith]] - ''[[Soul on Board]]'' (1993)
*[[Wendy James]] - (1993) ''[[Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears]]''
*[[Wendy James]] - ''[[Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears]]'' (1993)
*[[INXS]] - (1993) ''[[Full Moon Dirty Hearts]]''
*[[INXS]] - ''[[Full Moon Dirty Hearts]]'' (1993)
*[[London Symphony Orchestra]] (1994) ''Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones''
*[[London Symphony Orchestra]] - ''Symphonic Music of the Rolling Stones'' (1994)
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (1995) ''[[Stripped (The Rolling Stones album)|Stripped]]''
*The Rolling Stones - ''[[Stripped (The Rolling Stones album)|Stripped]]'' (1995)
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - (1995) ''[[Yin and Yang (Fish albums)|Yin]]''
*[[Fish (singer)|Fish]] - ''[[Yin and Yang (Fish albums)|Yin]]'' (1995)
*[[The Chieftains]] - (1995) ''[[The Long Black Veil (album)|The Long Black Veil]]''
*[[The Chieftains]] - ''[[The Long Black Veil (album)|The Long Black Veil]]'' (1995)
*[[Colin James]] - (1995) ''[[Bad Habits (Colin James album)|Bad Habits]]''
*[[Colin James]] - ''[[Bad Habits (Colin James album)|Bad Habits]]'' (1995)
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1995) ''[[Lorada]]''
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - ''[[Lorada]]'' (1995)
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1996) ''Destination Vegas''
*Johnny Hallyday - ''Destination Vegas'' (1996)
*Various - ''[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin (soundtrack)]]'' (1996)
*[[Peter Tosh]] - (1996) ''The Best of Peter Tosh: Dread Don't Die''
*[[Kingpin (1996 film)|Kingpin]] - (1996) soundtrack
*[[Gipsy Kings]] - ''[[Compas (album)|Compas]]'' (1996)
*Billionaire - ''Ascension'' (1999)
*[[Gipsy Kings]] - (1996) ''[[Compas (album)|Compas]]''
*[[The Proclaimers]] - ''[[Persevere]]'' (2001)
*[[Greg Lake]] - (1997) ''From the Beginning: Retrospective'' album
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1997) ''Anthologie, Vol. 2''
*[[The Chieftains]] - ''[[The Wide World Over]]'' (2002)
*[[Johnny Hallyday]] - (1998) ''Anthologie, 1970–75''
*[[David Knopfler]] - ''Wishbones'' (2002)
*[[Mott the Hoople]] - (1998) ''All the Young Dudes: Box Set''
*[[The Bandits]] - ''And They Walked Away'' (2003)
*[[Gary Wright]] - (1998) ''Best of Gary Wright: The Dream Weaver''
*[[David Knopfler]] - ''Ship of Dreams'' (2004)
*[[Tony Moore (singer)|Tony Moore]] - ''Perfect and Beautiful'' (2005)
*[[Bad Company]] - (1999) ''[[The 'Original' Bad Co. Anthology]]''
*[[The Chieftains]] - ''[[Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell]]'' (2005)
*Billionaire - (1999) ''Ascension'' album
*[[Gary Wright]] - ''Extraction/Footprint'' (2005)
*[[Deacon Blue]] - (2000) ''[[Our Town: The Greatest Hits]]''
*Canterbury Glass - ''Sacred Scenes and Characters'' (2007)
*[[INXS]] - (2001) ''[[Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979–1997)]]''
*[[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] - ''[[High (New Model Army album)|High]]'' (2007)
*[[INXS]] - (2001) ''[[The Years 1979–1997]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - ''Wind of Change/Frampton's Camel'' (2008)
*[[The Proclaimers]] - (2001) ''[[Persevere]]''
*[[The Proclaimers]] - (2002) ''[[The Best of The Proclaimers]]''
*[[Chris Jagger]] - ''The Ridge'' (2009)
*[[Peter Frampton]] - ''[[Thank You Mr. Churchill]]'' (2010)
*[[Ten Years After]] - (2002) ''The Anthology 1967–1971''
*[[The Chieftains]] - (2002) ''[[The Wide World Over]]''
*Very Emergency - ''The Getaway'' (2010)
*[[Yes (band)|Yes]] - (2002) ''[[In a Word: Yes (1969–)]]''
*[[Saint Jude (band)|Saint Jude]] - ''Diary of a Soul Fiend'' (2010)
*Thirsty - ''Thirsty'' (2014)
*[[David Knopfler]] - (2002) ''Wishbones''
*[[Short Stack]] - ''Dance with Me'' (2015)
*[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] - (2003) ''The Definitive Tom Jones 1964–2002 Box Set''
*Sweet Loretta - ''Talking To Yourself (again)'' (2022)
*[[The Bandits]] - (2003) ''And They Walked Away''
*Sweet Loretta - ''Run Run Run'' (2023)
*[[David Knopfler]] - (2004) ''Ship of Dreams''
{{div col end}}
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2005) ''Gold''
*[[Tony Moore (singer)|Tony Moore]] - (2005) ''Perfect and Beautiful''
*[[The Chieftains]] - (2005) ''[[Live from Dublin: A Tribute to Derek Bell]]''
*[[Gary Wright]] - (2005) ''Extraction/Footprint''
*Canterbury Glass - (2007) ''Sacred Scenes and Characters''
*[[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] - (2007) ''[[High (New Model Army album)|High]]''
*[[The Psychedelic Furs]] - (2008) ''Psychedelic Furs/Talk Talk Talk/Forever Now/Mirror Moves/Midnight to Midnight''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2008) ''Wind of Change/Frampton's Camel''
*[[Chris Jagger]] - (2009) ''The Ridge'' album
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (2009) ''[[The Rolling Stones Box Set]]''
*[[Peter Frampton]] - (2010) ''[[Thank You Mr. Churchill]]''
*[[Ten Years After]] - (2010) ''Think About the Times: The Chrysalis Years 1969–1972''
*Very Emergency - (2010) ''The Getaway''
*[[Saint Jude (band)|Saint Jude]] - (2010) ''Diary of a Soul Fiend''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (2011) ''[[Singles 1971–2006]]''
*[[The Rolling Stones]] - (2011) ''[[GRRR!]]''
*[[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]] - (2011) ''Anthology''
*[[Colin James]] - (2011) ''Take it From the Top: The Best of Colin James''
*[[Deacon Blue]] - (2012) ''[[The Rest]]''
*[[The Proclaimers]] - (2012) ''The Very Best of 25 Years 1987–2012''
*Thirsty - (2014) ''Thirsty''
*[[Short Stack]] - (2015) ''Dance with Me'' EP
*Sweet Loretta - (2022) ''[https://open.spotify.com/track/0NunYJnjOHWG15zl58M0PO?si=b3fee83c725c4acb Talking To Yourself (again)]''
*Sweet Loretta - (2023) ''Run Run Run''


==References==
==References==
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==Bibliography==
Further reading:
* {{cite book|first=Jyrki "Spider" |last=Hämäläinen|title=Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?|publisher=Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing Ltd |isbn=978-1912587407 |date=2020}}


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Chris Kimsey
Born
Christopher Kenneth Kimsey

(1951-12-03) 3 December 1951 (age 72)
Battersea, London, England
Occupation(s)Record producer, audio engineer, musician
Notable credits
  • The Rolling Stones: Some Girls, Sticky Fingers, Tattoo You
  • Peter Frampton: Frampton Comes Alive!, Frampton
  • Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III
  • Duran Duran: Liberty
  • Marillion: Misplaced Childhood
  • Killing Joke: Laugh? I nearly Bought One!

Christopher Kenneth Kimsey (born 3 December 1951) is an English musician, engineer, and record producer, best known for his work with the Rolling Stones.

Career

Born in Battersea, London, England, Kimsey began his career in 1967 at Olympic Studios as a tea boy, before working his way up to assistant engineer. Kimsey engineered albums by The Rolling Stones, Ten Years After, Spooky Tooth, Emerson Lake & Palmer and others.[1] He was the recording engineer and mixing engineer for Peter Frampton's bestselling 1976 double live album Frampton Comes Alive!.[2]

Kimsey's role expanded from engineering to include production responsibilities with Peter Frampton, the Rolling Stones, and others. Having done engineering on the Stones' albums Sticky Fingers (1971) and Some Girls (1978), he assisted Mick Jagger and Keith Richards closely in preparing the Stones' 1981 album Tattoo You, leading to engineering and associate producer credits on the album. His work with the Stones continued as he co-produced Undercover and Steel Wheels.[1]

Kinsey's engineering and production credits include Jimmy Cliff, the Cult, Peter Tosh, JoBoxers, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, the Psychedelic Furs, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, New Model Army, Anti Nowhere League, INXS, Duran Duran, Golden Earring, Soul Asylum, Diesel Park West, the Chieftains, the Proclaimers, Louis Bertignac, and Ash.[1][3]

For Bill Wyman's self-titled third album from 1982, Kimsey served as co-producer (with Wyman) and engineer. He also mastered the album with Ted Jensen, mixed it, sang backing vocals and co-wrote the song "Jump Up" with Wyman.[citation needed]

In the 1980s, Kimsey produced Killing Joke and contributed to the band's commercial success with the more melodic and mainstream albums Night Time and Brighter Than a Thousand Suns[4]

Kimsey produced Marillion's 1985 album Misplaced Childhood and its follow-up, Clutching at Straws, and is credited as having contributed backing vocals to "Incommunicado" from that album.[5]

Kimsey is also credited for mixing the performances of Elton John, Paul McCartney and Cliff Richard & the Shadows on the Knebworth double album in 1990.[citation needed]

In 2008, Kimsey was a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.[6]

In 2014, Kimsey returned to Olympic Studios, where he began his career. He is serving as the sound consultant and engineer for its live concert series and recording facilities.[7]

Selected work as a producer

Served as producer, co-producer or associate producer on the following records[3] (in chronological order):

Selected work as a mix engineer

Served as the mix engineer, or assistant-engineer on the following records[3] (in chronological order):

References

  1. ^ a b c Buskin, Richard (April 2004). "Classic Tracks: The Rolling Stones 'Start Me Up'". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ Bartlett, Bruce; Bartlett, Jenny (2007). Recording Music on Location. Focal Press. p. xviii. ISBN 978-0-240-80891-8.
  3. ^ a b c "Chris Kimsey | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ Hämäläinen, Jyrki (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. pp. 94–118. ISBN 978-1912587407.
  5. ^ "Marillion - Clutching At Straws". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ "7th Annual IMA Judges". Independent Music Awards. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. ^ "HHB supplies DiGiCo SD11 to Olympic Cinema". Hhb.co.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. ^ Brown, Jake (2014). Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest Records Revealed. Hal Leonard. p. 190. ISBN 9781480392588. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
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