Glyn Johns
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Glyn Johns (born February 15, 1942 in Epsom, Surrey, England) is a recording engineer and record producer.
He has worked with such artists as The Beatles, The Steve Miller Band, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Family, Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Clash, Midnight Oil and the Blue Öyster Cult, plus Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, New Model Army, Belly, Helen Watson and many others.
After an ill-fated singing career in the 1960s with the band The Presidents, Johns began working as a recording studio engineer at IBC Studios, Portland Place, London. In 1969, Johns was called upon to rescue the near disastrous Get Back sessions for The Beatles. Johns compiled several versions of the album, which were all rejected by the band, before the project was eventually turned over to producer Phil Spector. Spector then crafted the released album, which was retitled Let It Be.
Johns's subsequent work on the first three albums by country-rock group The Eagles, was fundamental in establishing the group's sound and style.
Glyn Johns is the father of Ethan Johns and the older brother of Andy Johns, both accomplished producers in their own right. Ethan has worked with acts such as Ryan Adams and the Kings of Leon, and Andy has worked with acts such as The Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix, either on his own or under the tutelage of Eddie Kramer. He was also the engineer for Brian Jones' soundtrack to Mord und totschlag(A degree of murder).
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He mixed a 5.1 SACD version of the classic Eric Clapton album, "Slowhand" at Sphere Studios
