Mike Stone
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This article is about the engineer and producer. For the musician, see Mike Stone (musician).
Mike Stone (a.k.a. Mike "Clay" Stone) (1951 – May 2002) was an English recording engineer and record producer.
Stone was best known for his work with America, Asia (multiple albums), Blue Öyster Cult, George Carlin, Daniel Amos (Horrendous Disc), Foreigner, Journey, KISS, Queen (multiple albums), REO Speedwagon, Lou Reed, Frank Zappa and others. He also ran an independent record label Clay Records in the late 70s and early 80s, and worked on the production of some of that label's releases, including Discharge's influential debut album. Stone also sang a lead vocal line in the song "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" on the Queen album A Day at the Races.
[edit] Selected discography
- 1973 Queen - Queen, Engineer
- 1974 Queen - Queen II, Engineer
- 1974 Queen - Sheer Heart Attack, Engineer
- 1975 Queen - A Night at the Opera , Engineer
- 1976 Queen - A Day at the Races, Engineer, Guest Vocalist
- 1977 Queen - News of the World, Engineer, Co-producer
- 1978 Peter Criss - Peter Criss, Engineer
- 1978 Daniel Amos - Horrendous Disc, Producer
- 1978 Paul Stanley - Paul Stanley, Mixer
- 1981 Journey - Escape, Producer
- 1982 Asia - Asia, Producer
- 1982 Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing, Producer
- 1982 Charged GBH - City Baby Attacked by Rats, Producer
- 1983 Asia - Alpha, Producer
- 1983 Journey - Frontiers, Producer
- 1984 Tommy Shaw - Girls with Guns, Producer
- 1986 Journey - Raised on Radio, Producer
- 1987 Whitesnake - Whitesnake, Producer
- 1996 Ten - Ten, Co-producer and mixer
- 1996 Ten - The Name of the Rose, Co-producer and mixer
- 1997 Ten - The Robe, Mixer