David Richards (record producer)

English record producer, engineer and musician

David Richards

Born| 1956
Origin| England
Died| 20 December 2013 (aged 57)
Occupations|

* Record producer
* engineer

Years active| 1973–2013
Spouse(s)| Collette McCready
Vivian Wang
Partner| Nathalie Manser

Musical artist

David Richards (1956 – 20 December 2013)[1] was an English record producer, engineer and musician. He was based in Switzerland in the Mountain Studios in Montreux, owned by the rock band Queen, and in Attalens, where he engineered and co-produced many albums by Queen, David Bowie and other artists. Richards also played keyboards on some records and dealt with live music recording in such events as Montreux Jazz Festival.[2]

Richards died on 20 December 2013 after a long battle with an undisclosed illness.[3]

## Selected discography

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Albums co-produced by David Richards:

* Roger Taylor \- Fun in Space (1981)
* Roger Taylor - Strange Frontier (1984)
* Chris Rea – Shamrock Diaries (1985)
* Jimmy Nail \- Take It or Leave It (1985; single: "Love Don't Live Here Anymore")
* Feargal Sharkey – Feargal Sharkey (1985; single: "Loving You")
* Chris Rea – On the Beach (1986)
* Queen – A Kind of Magic (1986)
* Iggy Pop – Blah-Blah-Blah (1986)
* Magnum – Vigilante (1986)
* Virginia Wolf – Virginia Wolf (1986)
* David Bowie – Never Let Me Down (1987)
* The Cross – Shove It (1988)
* Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – Barcelona (1988)
* Queen – The Miracle (1989)
* Queen – Innuendo (1991)
* David Bowie – The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
* David Bowie – Outside (1995)
* Queen – Made in Heaven (1995)
* William Fierro - UNO (2013; Enregisterment, mixing and mastering, arrangements)

Others:

* Yes – Going for the One (1977; assistant engineer)
* Queen – Live Killers (1979; assistant engineer)
* Roger Taylor – Fun in Space (1981)
* Queen – Live Magic (1986; recorded by Mack and Richards)
* Brian May – Back to the Light (1992; engineer, recording, mixing: "Driven by You", "Last Horizon", "Just One Life")
* Duran Duran \- Duran Duran (1993; mixing)
* Duran Duran - Thank You (1995; mixing: "Perfect Day")
* Brian May – Another World (1998; additional recording: "Why Don't We Try Again"; mixing: "Another World")
* Samael – Eternal (1999; recording, mixing)
* David Bowie - Welcome to the Blackout (Live London ’78) (Mixed in 1979, released in 2018)

## References

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1. ^ David Richards RIP, Queenonline.com
2. ^ "TubeChop - Placebo 20 years live @ Montereux Jazz fest (00:04)". Archived from the original on 20 June 2015.
3. ^ "Queen and David Bowie producer David Richards dies aged 57". NME. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.

## External links

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* Mountainstudios.com
* David Richards' full discography

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Queen

* Brian May
* Roger Taylor

* Freddie Mercury
* John Deacon

Studio albums|

* Queen
* Queen II
* Sheer Heart Attack
* A Night at the Opera
* A Day at the Races
* News of the World
* Jazz
* The Game
* Flash Gordon
* Hot Space
* The Works
* A Kind of Magic
* The Miracle
* Innuendo
* Made in Heaven

Live albums|

* Live Killers
* Live Magic
* At the Beeb
* Live at Wembley '86
* Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl
* Queen Rock Montreal
* Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest
* Live at the Rainbow '74
* A Night at the Odeon
* On Air

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits
* Greatest Hits II
* Classic Queen
* The 12″ Collection
* Queen Rocks
* Greatest Hits III
* Stone Cold Classics
* The A–Z of Queen, Volume 1
* Absolute Greatest
* Deep Cuts, Volume 1 (1973–1976)
* Deep Cuts, Volume 2 (1977–1982)
* Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)
* Icon
* Queen Forever
* Greatest Hits in Japan

Box sets|

* The Complete Works
* Queen CD Single Box
* The Crown Jewels
* The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III
* The Singles Collection Volume 1
* The Singles Collection Volume 2
* The Singles Collection Volume 3
* The Singles Collection Volume 4
* On Air

Extended plays|

* Queen's First E.P.
* Five Live (with George Michael)

Soundtracks|

* Flash Gordon
* Bohemian Rhapsody

Videography|

* We Will Rock You
* Live in Rio
* Queen at Wembley
* We Are the Champions: Final Live in Japan
* The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
* Greatest Video Hits 1
* Queen Rocks
* Greatest Video Hits 2
* Queen on Fire – Live at the Bowl
* Queen Rock Montreal
* Hungarian Rhapsody: Queen Live in Budapest
* Live at the Rainbow '74
* A Night at the Odeon

Tours|

* A Day at the Races Tour
* News of the World Tour
* Jazz Tour
* Crazy Tour
* The Game Tour
* Hot Space Tour
* The Works Tour
* The Magic Tour

Tributes|

* One Night of Queen
* Queen at the Ballet
* Queen Extravaganza Tour
* Dragon Attack: A Tribute to Queen
* Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute
* Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen
* A Night at the Hip Hopera
* God Save the Queen
* Tie Your Mix Down: A Queen Tribute

Related|

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* Concert tours
* The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody
* Queen + Paul Rodgers (The Cosmos Rocks)
* Queen + Adam Lambert
* Smile
* The Cross
* The Brian May Band
* Queen: The Eye
* We Will Rock You (musical)
* We Will Rock You: 10th Anniversary Tour
* Deacy Amp
* Mercury Phoenix Trust
* Mountain Studios
* Red Special
* Spike Edney
* Jim Beach
* John Reid
* List of "Bohemian Rhapsody" cover versions
* SingStar Queen
* Bohemian Rhapsody (film)
* accolades
* The Queen Family Singalong

* Category

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* Spain

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

Other|

* SNAC

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