Hugh Jones is a British

United Kingdom

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 record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 with many important post-punk

Post-punk

Post-punk is a rock music movement with its roots in the late 1970s, following on the heels of the initial punk rock explosion of the mid-1970s. The genre retains its roots in the punk movement but is more introverted, complex and experimental...

 albums to his credit.

Career

Jones made a name early in the 1980s with a jangly sound that aged better than many of his contemporaries' production styles, however he started out as lead singer in the band Mistral in the early 1970s, whilst at the same time working as an apprentice engineer in IBC Studios in Central London. Though many of his early clients were big name acts -- Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen

Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...

, The Sound

The Sound

The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. The band was fronted by Adrian Borland and evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders...

, Modern English

Modern English (band)

Modern English are an English rock band best remembered for their songs "I Melt with You", "Hands Across the Sea", and "Ink and Paper". The group disbanded for a period in 1991, but later recorded in 1995 and 2002 with new members...

, and The Damned, for example—his recent production credits have been more esoteric, though many admire his work with The Charlatans and Kitchens of Distinction

Kitchens of Distinction

Kitchens of Distinction were a three-person alternative rock/dream pop band formed in Tooting, South London, England in 1986...

.

Jones was later closely associated with Rockfield Studios

Rockfield Studios

Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Wales and just outside the village of Rockfield, Monmouthshire are where many of British rock music’s most successful recordings have been made.-History:...

 in Wales and recorded many of his most successful records there including Simple Minds

Simple Minds

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...

, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Damned, The Icicle Works, The Charlatans, Heidi Berry

Heidi Berry

Heidi Berry is an American singer-songwriter who recorded for Creation Records and 4AD in the late 1980s and 1990s.-Biography:Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1958, Berry's mother was a jazz singer with French-Canadian roots, and her father was an actor. Her mother re-married and the family moved...

, Del Amitri

Del Amitri

Del Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...

, The Bluetones

The Bluetones

The Bluetones were an English indie rock band, formed in Hounslow, Greater London, in 1993. The band's members were Mark Morriss on vocals, Adam Devlin on guitar, Scott Morriss on bass guitar, and Eds Chesters on drums. A fifth member, Richard Payne, came on board between 1998 and 2002...

, Shack

Shack (band)

Shack are an English band formed in Liverpool in 1987. Originally Shack consisted of Mick Head , his brother John Head , Justin Smith and Mick Hurst.-The Pale Fountains:...

 and Gene

Gene (band)

Gene were an English alternative rock quartet that rose to prominence in the mid 1990s. Formed in 1993, they were popularly labelled as a Britpop band and often drew comparisons to The Smiths because of their Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter. Gene's music was influenced by The Jam, The...

.

Production credits

1970s

• 1972 - Chick Corea
  Chick Corea
  Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, and composer.Many of his compositions are considered jazz standards. As a member of Miles Davis' band in the 1960s, he participated in the birth of the electric jazz fusion movement. In the 1970s he formed Return to Forever...
  
   - Light As A Feather (engineer)
• 1976 - Ralph McTell
  Ralph McTell
  Ralph McTell is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s....
  
   - Another Star Ascending (The Boxer) (engineer)
• 1977 - London
  London (band)
  London were a four piece punk band formed in London in 1976 and were best known for their wild stage act. The original line-up was Riff Regan , Steve Voice , Jon Moss and Dave Wight . They were managed by Simon Napier-Bell and recorded two singles, a 4 track EP and an album for MCA Records in 1977...
  
   - Animal Games
  Animal Games
  Animal Games was the one and only album recorded by the British punk band London. Recorded throughout 1977 at the IBC Studios in London, the album was actually released in February 1978 after the group had disbanded...
  
   (engineer)
• 1979 - Simple Minds
  Simple Minds
  Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band who achieved worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. The band produced a handful of critically acclaimed albums in the early 1980s and best known for their #1 US, Canada and Netherlands hit single "Don't You ", from the soundtrack of the...
  
   - Real to Real Cacophony
  Real to Real Cacophony
  Real to Real Cacophony is the second studio album by Simple Minds, released in 1979. The album did not chart, nor did its only single, "Changeling".-Track listing:-Re-releases:...
  
   (engineer)

1980s

• 1980 - The Teardrop Explodes
  The Teardrop Explodes
  The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single "Reward" the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s, the group also launched the career of group frontman...
  
   - Kilimanjaro (engineer)
• 1980 - Simple Minds - Empires and Dance
  Empires and Dance
  Empires and Dance is the third studio album by Simple Minds, released in 1980. It charted poorly, peaking at only #41 in the UK Albums Chart. According to the Allmusic review of the album, this is primarily because the record company Arista only released a small number of copies at a time before...
  
   (engineer)
• 1981 - Simple Minds - Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call
  Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call
  Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call is the current common title for what were once two technically separate releases by Simple Minds, both assembled from the same sessions and released at the same time and, in some instances, sold as a double-LP set...
  
   (engineer)
• 1981 - Echo & the Bunnymen
  Echo & the Bunnymen
  Echo & the Bunnymen are an English post-punk band, formed in Liverpool in 1978. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Ian McCulloch, guitarist Will Sergeant and bass player Les Pattinson, supplemented by a drum machine. By 1980, Pete de Freitas had joined as the band's drummer, and their debut...
  
   - Heaven Up Here
  Heaven Up Here
  Heaven Up Here is the second album by the British post-punk band Echo & the Bunnymen, released in 30 May 1981. In June 1981, Heaven Up Here became Echo & the Bunnymen's first Top 10 release when it reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart. It was also the band's first entry into the United States...
  
  
• 1981 - The Sound
  The Sound
  The Sound were an English post-punk band, formed in 1979 and dissolved in 1988. The band was fronted by Adrian Borland and evolved from his previous band, The Outsiders...
  
   - From the Lions Mouth
• 1981 - The Undertones
  The Undertones
  The Undertones are a punk rock/new wave band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975.The original line-up of the Undertones released thirteen singles and four studio albums — The Undertones , Hypnotised , Positive Touch and The Sin of Pride — before disbanding in July 1983.Music guide Allmusic...
  
   - Positive Touch
  Positive Touch
  * Tommy Tate and The Torpedoes was a pseudonym for Damian O' Neill.-Personnel:* Feargal Sharkey * John O'Neill * Damian O'Neill * Michael Bradley * Billy Doherty...
  
  
• 1982 - Fiat Lux
  Fiat Lux (band)
  Fiat Lux was an English synthpop band formed in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, in 1982, by Steve Wright and David P Crickmore...
  
   - several singles & one mini album (Hired History) Polydor
• 1983 - Fiat Lux
• 1983 - Monsoon
  Monsoon (band)
  Monsoon was an early to mid 1980s UK progressive rock trio that consisted of singer Sheila Chandra, record producer Steve Coe, and bass guitarist Martin Smith...
  
   - Third Eye
  Third Eye (Monsoon album)
  -Track listing:#"Wings of the Dawn " – 3:56#"Tomorrow Never Knows" – 4:01#"Third Eye and Tikka T.V." – 2:53#"Eyes" – 3:41#"Shakti " – 4:04...
  
   (co-producer and engineer)
• 1984 - Fiat Lux
• 1982 - Modern English - After the Snow
  After the Snow
  After the Snow is Modern English's second album, released in 1982 on 4AD Records in the United Kingdom, Vertigo Records in Canada and Sire Records in the United States...
  
  
• 1982 - The Damned - Strawberries
  Strawberries (album)
  Strawberries is the fifth album by The Damned, released in October 1982 on Bronze Records.Limited editions included a strawberry scented lyric insert...
  
  
• 1984 - The Icicle Works - The Icicle Works
• 1984 - Modern English - Ricochet Days
• 1984 - Rubber Rodeo
  Rubber Rodeo
  Rubber Rodeo was a Boston-based band active in the 1980s. The band fused Roxy Music-influenced new wave music with country and western influences, and dressed in 1950's-vintage country & western clothing...
  
   - Scenic Views
• 1985 - The Icicle Works - The Small Price Of A Bicycle (one track)
• 1985 - The Colourfield - Virgins And Philistines
• 1985 - Stan Ridgway
  Stan Ridgway
  Stanard 'Stan' Ridgway is an American multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter known for his distinctive voice, dramatic lyrical narratives, and eclectic solo albums and was the original lead singer of the band Wall of Voodoo...
  
   - The Big Heat
  The Big Heat (album)
  The Big Heat is the 1986 debut solo album by former Wall of Voodoo vocalist Stan Ridgway, named after the 1953 noir film of the same name. Originally released as a nine-song album, including the #4 UK hit "Camouflage", the album was re-released in 1993 with six additional tracks...
  
   (two tracks)
• 1985 - Del Amitri
  Del Amitri
  Del Amitri were a Scottish pop-rock guitar band, formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of Justin Currie's Jordanhill College School band and came together after teenager Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him...
  
   - Del Amitri
  Del Amitri (album)
  Del Amitri is the eponymous debut album by the Scottish rock band Del Amitri, released in 1985 by Chrysalis Records. A CD reissue in 2003 included 4 bonus tracks.-Track listing:...
  
  
• 1986 - Stump
  Stump (band)
  Stump were an Anglo-Irish indie/experimental/rock group featuring former Microdisney members Mick Lynch and Rob McKahey , along with Kev Hopper and Chris Salmon . They formed in London in 1983...
  
   - Quirk Out
• 1986 - That Petrol Emotion
  That Petrol Emotion
  That Petrol Emotion are a Northern Irish, London-based band with an American vocalist, Steve Mack.-Career:The band originally formed in 1984 from the ashes of the Derry Hitmakers, Bam Bam and the Calling and The Undertones. It was formed by guitarist John O'Neill and second guitarist Raymond Gorman...
  
   - Manic Pop Thrill
• 1987 - Balaam & the Angel - Greatest Story Ever Told
• 1987 - The Saints
  The Saints (band)
  The Saints are an Australian rock band, which formed in Brisbane in 1974 as punk rockers. Founders were Chris Bailey , Ivor Hay , and Ed Kuepper . Alongside mainstay Bailey, the group has had numerous line-ups...
  
   - All Fools Day
  All Fools Day (album)
  All Fools Day is the seventh album by the Australian music group The Saints in 1985. The album was The Saints' commercial breakthrough into the US, with the video for "Just Like Fire Would" receiving airplay on MTV.-Track listing:...
  
  
• 1987 - Dumptruck - For the Country
• 1988 - James
  James (band)
  James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...
  
   - Strip-mine
  Strip-mine
  Strip-mine was the second album from English band James, released in September 1988. The album was produced by Hugh Jones, except "Riders" and "Refrain" which were produced by Steve Power and Steve Lovell...
  
  
• 1988 - Stump - Fierce Pancake
• 1988 - Voice of the Beehive
  Voice of the Beehive
  Voice of the Beehive is an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986 by Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, daughters of The Four Preps singer, Bruce Belland.- Career :...
  
   - Let It Bee
  Let It Bee
  Let It Bee is the debut album from alternative rock band Voice of the Beehive. Released in 1988 on London Records, the album earned positive reviews from music crititcs and was a success on U.S. college radio stations. In the UK, the album reached #13 on the album chart in its debut week ending 2...
  
  
• 1989 - Frazier Chorus - Sue
  Sue (album)
  Sue is the debut album by Frazier Chorus and was released in 1989.The CD version of the album included an extra track "Little Chef". The album was reissued in 2008 on the Cherry Red Records label.- Virgin Records LP: V 2578 :...
  
  
• 1989 - Mary My Hope - Suicide Kings
• 1989 - Del Amitri - Waking Hours
  Waking Hours
  Waking Hours is the second studio album by Del Amitri, released in July 1989. It reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart and featured one of the band's most famous songs, "Nothing Ever Happens", which reached number 11 in the UK Singles Chart...
  
  

1990s

• 1990 - Vagabond Joy - Baby's Not a Guru
• 1990 - Kitchens of Distinction
  Kitchens of Distinction
  Kitchens of Distinction were a three-person alternative rock/dream pop band formed in Tooting, South London, England in 1986...
  
   - Strange Free World
  Strange Free World
  -Singles:*"Quick as Rainbows" ** UK single:*# "Quick as Rainbows"*# "Mainly Mornings" *# "In a Cave" *# "Shiver" ** US promo 12" single:*# "Quick as Rainbows"*# "These Drinkers"...
  
  
• 1990 - Ultra Vivid Scene
  Ultra Vivid Scene
  Ultra Vivid Scene was an American alternative rock band, started by Kurt Ralske.Former Nothing But Happiness and Crash guitarist Ralske started Ultra Vivid Scene in 1987, was signed to 4AD Records in 1988, and released his first UVS EP, She Screamed, in 1988...
  
   - Joy 1967-1990
• 1990 - The Connells
  The Connells
  The Connells are an American band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They play a guitar-oriented, melodic, power pop style of rock music with introspective lyrics that reflect the American South. Though mostly dormant, the band continues to play to this day...
  
   - One Simple Word
  One Simple Word (album)
  One Simple Word is the fourth album by the American pop/rock band The Connells, released in 1990.-Track listing:#"Stone Cold Yesterday" - 3:57#"Speak To Me" - 3:56#"All Sinks In" - 3:13...
  
  
• 1991 - Died Pretty
  Died Pretty
  Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, were an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays, Ron Peno as lead singer and Brett Myers as lead guitarist and backing vocalist, in Sydney in 1983 – briefly as Final Solution. Their music started from a base of early electric Bob Dylan with...
  
   - Doughboy Hollow
• 1991 - Vagabond Joy - We're Going Home
• 1992 - Richard Barone
  Richard Barone
  Richard Barone is a rock musician born in Tampa, Florida who gained attention as frontman for The Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created major concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl and New York's...
  
   - Clouds Over Eden
• 1992 - The Charlatans - Between 10th and 11th
  Between 10th And 11th
  Between 10th and 11th is the second album by the British band The Charlatans , released on March 23, 1992. The single, "Weirdo", was the band's biggest U.S. hit, charting at number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.-Track listing:All tracks by Blunt, Brookes, Burgess, M. Collins, R...
  
  
• 1992 - Pale Saints
  Pale Saints
  Pale Saints was formed in 1987 by Ian Masters , Graeme Naysmith , and Chris Cooper in Leeds, England. The group began as a jangly indie pop band, influenced by Primal Scream's early sound.-History:...
  
   - In Ribbons
• 1993 - Heidi Berry - Heidi Berry
• 1993 - Died Pretty
  Died Pretty
  Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, were an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays, Ron Peno as lead singer and Brett Myers as lead guitarist and backing vocalist, in Sydney in 1983 – briefly as Final Solution. Their music started from a base of early electric Bob Dylan with...
  
   - Trace
• 1994 - The Glee Club - Mine
• 1994 - Pale Saints
  Pale Saints
  Pale Saints was formed in 1987 by Ian Masters , Graeme Naysmith , and Chris Cooper in Leeds, England. The group began as a jangly indie pop band, influenced by Primal Scream's early sound.-History:...
  
   - Slow Buildings
• 1994 - Dodgy
  Dodgy
  Dodgy are an English power pop rock trio, that rose to prominence during the Britpop era of the 1990s, who are best known for their hits "Staying Out for the Summer", "If You're Thinking of Me", and "Good Enough"...
  
   - Homegrown
  Homegrown (Dodgy album)
  Homegrown is the second album by the British indie group Dodgy, released in 1994. Unusually, the title track for the album actually appeared on Free Peace Sweet, the band's next album, instead.-Track listing: # Staying Out for the Summer...
  
  
• 1994 - The Family Cat - Magic Happens
• 1996 - The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly
• 1996 - Heidi Berry - Miracle
• 1996 - Dodgy - Free Peace Sweet
  Free Peace Sweet
  Free Peace Sweet is the third studio album by Dodgy. It was released in March 1996. The vinyl version has two extra songs: "Is It Me" and "Grateful Moon". The album's title is a pun on three-piece suite...
  
  
• 1997 - The Mutton Birds
  The Mutton Birds
  The Mutton Birds was a band from New Zealand formed in 1991 by Don McGlashan, Ross Burge, and David Long.-History:All three members came into the band with experience: McGlashan came from Blam Blam Blam and The Front Lawn, guitarist Long had played in the Six Volts and Burge had played in the...
  
   - Envy of Angels
  Envy of Angels
  Envy of Angels is an album released in 1996 by New Zealand band, The Mutton Birds. The title seems to be taken from "Puer Natus", a poem by New Zealand poet ....
  
  
• 1998 - The Bluetones - Return to the Last Chance Saloon
  Return to the Last Chance Saloon
  Return to the Last Chance Saloon is the second album by The Bluetones. It was released on 9 March 1998 on Universal Records. The album is currently certified Gold by the BPI...
  
  
• 1999 - Gene
  Gene (band)
  Gene were an English alternative rock quartet that rose to prominence in the mid 1990s. Formed in 1993, they were popularly labelled as a Britpop band and often drew comparisons to The Smiths because of their Morrissey-esque lead singer, Martin Rossiter. Gene's music was influenced by The Jam, The...
  
   - Revelation
• 1999 - Shack - HMS Fable
  HMS Fable
  H.M.S. Fable is the third album by Liverpudlian band Shack, released in June 1999 via London Records. It was the band's first album following their reformation after the interest generated by their previous much-delayed album Waterpistol and the album by offshoot band The Strands. H.M.S...
  
  
• 1999 - Dream City Film Club - Stranger Blues

2000s

• 2001 - Gene - Libertine
• 2002 - The Charlatans - Songs from the Other Side
  Songs from the Other Side
  Songs from the Other Side is a compilation album featuring selected B-sides released by the British band The Charlatans during their time on the Beggars Banquet label from 1990–1997. The album was released on May 20, 2002.-Track listing:# "Imperial 109"# "Everything Changed"# "Happen to Die" #...
  
  
• 2004 - Obi
  Obi (band)
  Obi were a British indie-pop group. Their debut mini-album, The Magic Land of Radio, had only eight tracks and was released in 2002. They followed up with a full time album, Diceman Lopez, produced by Hugh Jones in 2004. It contains material ranged from Post-Britpop to folk-rock and country to...
  
   - Diceman Lopez
• 2005 - Echo & the Bunnymen - Siberia
  Siberia (album)
  Siberia is the tenth studio album by Echo & the Bunnymen. The album garnered generally positive reviews, with some commentators calling it their best work since Ocean Rain, despite it being the first to not reach the UK Top 75....
  
  
• 2006 - The Bluetones - The Bluetones
  The Bluetones (album)
  The Bluetones is the fifth album by The Bluetones. It was released on October 9, 2006 on Cooking Vinyl.The album sees the band reunite with producer Hugh Jones, who was at the controls for the band's first two albums, Expecting to Fly and Return To The Last Chance Saloon...
  
  
• 2006 - Harrisons
  Harrisons
  Harrisons were a four-piece guitar band from Hillsborough in Sheffield, England. They were one of the leading bands in the so-called New Yorkshire scene, along with fellow Sheffielders Arctic Monkeys, Milburn, The Long Blondes and Bromheads Jacket...
  
  - No Fighting In The War Room
• 2006 - My Elvis Blackout - Back In The Food Chain (EP)
• 2007 - My Elvis Blackout - Six Tracks (EP)
• 2007 - I Say Marvin - Powerdown!
• 2008 - I Say Marvin - Gloria
• 2010 - Modern English - Soundtrack