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'''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" />
'''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" />


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" />
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" />


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>
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>
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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 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.


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 was responsible for the commercial success of [[Killing Joke]] with more poppier albums such as [[Night Time (album)|''Night Time'']] and [[Brighter Than a Thousand Suns (album)|''Brighter Than a Thousand Suns'']].<ref>Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?, p. 94-118. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. 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 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>


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


== Selection of his work as a mix engineer ==
== Selection of his work as a mix engineer ==

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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 in Battersea, London, England) is an English record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced the Rolling Stones' Undercover[1] and Steel Wheels[1] albums. He was also an engineer on their 1971 album Sticky Fingers[1] as well as 1978's Some Girls[1] and 1980's Emotional Rescue[2] 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.[1]

He has also worked with Peter Frampton,[1] Marillion,[1] the Cult,[1] Peter Tosh,[1] the Psychedelic Furs,[1] Emerson, Lake & Palmer[1] Ten Years After,[1] Johnny Hallyday,[1] Louis Bertignac,[1] Diesel Park West,[1] JoBoxers,[1] Killing Joke,[1] New Model Army,[1] Ash,[1] the Chieftains,[1] Soul Asylum,[1] Duran Duran,[1] Yes,[1] Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe,[1] INXS,[1] Anti Nowhere League, Moral Code X, the Proclaimers[1] and Golden Earring.[1]

He was the recording engineer and mixing engineer for Frampton Comes Alive! in 1976.[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.

In the 1980s, Kimsey was responsible for the commercial success of Killing Joke with more poppier albums such as Night Time and Brighter Than a Thousand Suns.[4]

Kimsey is credited as having contributed backing vocals to "Incommunicado" from Marillion's 1987 album Clutching at Straws.[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]

Kimsey was also 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]

Selection of his work as a producer

Served as producer, co-producer or associate producer on the following records[1] (in chronological order):

Selection of his work as a mix engineer

Served as the mix engineer, or assistant-engineer on the following records[1] (in chronological order):

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Chris Kimsey | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Bruce Bartlett, Jenny Bartlett (2007), 'Recording Music on Location' p. xviii. Focal Press. ISBN 978-0-240-80891-8
  4. ^ Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?, p. 94-118. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing. 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.

Bibliography

Further reading:

  • Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1912587407.
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