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'''Eddy Offord''' is an English retired record producer and audio engineer who gained prominence in the 1970s for his work on albums by the [[progressive rock]] bands [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] and [[Yes (band)|Yes]].<ref name=musicradar/>
'''Edward Offord'''{{efn|Nicknamed '''Eddy''' or '''Eddie'''}} is a retired English record producer and audio engineer who gained prominence in the 1970s for his work on albums by the [[progressive rock]] bands [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] and [[Yes (band)|Yes]].<ref name=musicradar/>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Offord studied physics at university, and landed a job as a trainee engineer at [[Advision Studios]] in London to fill in spare time. Not long into his time at the studio, he started work as an engineer.<ref name=MM1972>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/ready-eddie-an-interview-with-eddie-offord|title=Ready, Eddie? An Interview with Eddie Offord|first=Mark|last=Plummer|newspaper=Melody Maker|date=12 February 1972|accessdate=5 December 2018|via=Rock's Backpages|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Offord would spend much of his career working at Advision Studios.<ref name=musicradar/>
Offord studied physics at university, and landed a job as a trainee engineer at [[Advision Studios]] in London to fill in spare time. Not long into his time at the studio, he started work as an engineer.<ref name=MM1972>{{cite news|url=https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/ready-eddie-an-interview-with-eddie-offord|title=Ready, Eddie? An Interview with Eddie Offord|first=Mark|last=Plummer|newspaper=Melody Maker|date=12 February 1972|access-date=5 December 2018|via=Rock's Backpages|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Offord would spend much of his career working at Advision Studios.<ref name=musicradar/> Offord's early projects at Advision included two 1969 albums by [[Brian Auger and the Trinity]], ''Definitely What!''<ref>Liner notes to the North American edition of ''Definitely What!'', Atco Records, catalog no. SD 33-273.</ref> and ''[[Streetnoise]]''.<ref>Liner notes to the North American edition of ''Streetnoise'', Atco Records, catalog no. SD 2-701.</ref>


ELP wrote a tribute to Offord with the song "Are You Ready, Eddy?", featured on their 1971 album ''[[Tarkus]]''.
Offord worked with Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their first four albums, released 1970 through 1972. ELP wrote a tribute to Offord with the song "Are You Ready, Eddy?", featured on their 1971 album ''[[Tarkus]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Couture |first=François |title=Are You Ready Eddy? by Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Track Info |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/are-you-ready-eddy--mt0045790317 |access-date=6 November 2023 |publisher=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>


In 1970, Offord began his partnership with Yes. He suggested that the band record ''[[Tales from Topographic Oceans]]'' (1973) in the countryside to try and ease tensions that had grown within the group, but the compromise was to record at [[Morgan Studios]] with trees, plants, and model cows.<ref name=NFTE>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfte.org/interviews/EO234.html|title=Conversation with Eddy Offord|first=Tim|last=Morse|date=2002|publisher=Notes from the Edge|accessdate=22 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009003541/http://www.nfte.org/interviews/EO234.html|archive-date=9 October 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 1970, Offord began his partnership with Yes. The partnership was fruitful but tumultuous; Offord remarked that producing Yes was like "trying to produce five producers."<ref name=Stump215>{{cite book |last=Stump |first=Paul |title=The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock |date=1997 |publisher=Quartet Books Limited |isbn=0 7043 8036 6 |page=215}}</ref> He suggested that the band record ''[[Tales from Topographic Oceans]]'' (1973) in the countryside to try and ease tensions that had grown within the group, but the compromise was to record at [[Morgan Studios]] with trees, plants, and model cows.<ref name=NFTE>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfte.org/interviews/EO234.html|title=Conversation with Eddy Offord|first=Tim|last=Morse|date=2002 |publisher=Notes from the Edge|access-date=22 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009003541/http://www.nfte.org/interviews/EO234.html|archive-date=9 October 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref> Following ''[[Relayer]]'' (1974), Yes and Offord parted ways, with Yes guitarist [[Steve Howe]] stating that Offord had become unreliable on tours.<ref name=Stump215/>


In the late 1970s, Offord relocated to the United States where he worked in Woodstock, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.<ref name=musicradar>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/prog-rock-production-legend-eddy-offord-looks-back-on-his-career-570643|title=Prog-rock production legend Eddy Offord looks back on his career|first=Joe|last=Bosso|date=3 February 2013|publisher=Music Radar|accessdate=22 August 2018}}</ref> In 1994, after working on ''Grassroots'' by 311, Offord announced his retirement from the music business. In 2011, he changed his mind when his son introduced him to The Midnight Moan, and went on to produce their debut album. Offord has since worked on tracks by Sophia Urista and Allie Hill.<ref name=musicradar/>
In the late 1970s, Offord relocated to the United States where he worked in Woodstock, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.<ref name=musicradar>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/prog-rock-production-legend-eddy-offord-looks-back-on-his-career-570643|title=Prog-rock production legend Eddy Offord looks back on his career|first=Joe|last=Bosso|date=3 February 2013|publisher=Music Radar|access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> In 1994, after working on ''Grassroots'' by [[311 (band)|311]], Offord announced his retirement from the music business. In 2011, he changed his mind when his son introduced him to The Midnight Moan, and went on to produce their debut album.<ref name=musicradar/>


==Some albums produced and/or engineered by Eddy Offord==
==Some albums produced and/or engineered by Eddy Offord==
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** ''[[Heads Hands and Feet]]'' (1971) (engineer)
** ''[[Heads Hands and Feet]]'' (1971) (engineer)
** ''Tracks'' (1972) (engineer)
** ''Tracks'' (1972) (engineer)
* Albums with [[Taste (band)|Taste]] and [[Rory Gallagher]]
* Albums with [[Taste (Irish band)|Taste]] and [[Rory Gallagher]]
** ''[[Taste (Taste album)|Taste]]'' (1969) (engineer)
** ''[[Taste (Taste album)|Taste]]'' (1969) (engineer)
** ''[[On the Boards]]'' (1970) (engineer)
** ''[[On the Boards (album)|On the Boards]]'' (1970) (engineer)
** ''[[Rory Gallagher (album)|Rory Gallagher]]'' (1971) (engineer)
** ''[[Rory Gallagher (album)|Rory Gallagher]]'' (1971) (engineer)
*Albums with [[Yes (band)|Yes]] (as co-producer and engineer except where noted)
*Albums with [[Yes (band)|Yes]] (as co-producer and engineer except where noted)
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** ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' (1991) (two tracks only)
** ''[[Union (Yes album)|Union]]'' (1991) (two tracks only)
*Albums with [[Baker Gurvitz Army]]
*Albums with [[Baker Gurvitz Army]]
** ''[[Baker Gurvitz Army (album)|Baker Gurvitz Army]]'' (1974)
** ''[[Elysian Encounter]]'' (1975)
** ''[[Hearts on Fire (Baker Gurvitz Army album)|Hearts on Fire]]'' (1976)
** ''[[Hearts on Fire (Baker Gurvitz Army album)|Hearts on Fire]]'' (1976)
*Album with David Sancious & Tone (as co-producer and engineer)
*Album with David Sancious & Tone (as co-producer and engineer)
** ''True Stories'' (1978)
** ''True Stories'' (1978)
** ''Just As I Thought'' (1979)
** ''Just As I Thought'' (1979)
*ALBUM with Rozetta Stone 1979 co-produced Philippe Saisse
*Album with Rozetta Stone 1979 co-produced Philippe Saisse
** [[ Where's My Hero 1980]]
** ''[[Where's My Hero 1980]]''
***Guitars courtesy Polydor Records *Bruce Kulick (Blackjack)
***Guitars courtesy Polydor Records *Bruce Kulick (Blackjack)

*Album with [[Blackjack (American band)|Blackjack]]
*Album with [[Blackjack (American band)|Blackjack]]
** ''[[Worlds Apart (Blackjack album)|Worlds Apart]]'' (1980)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddy-offord-mn0000794817/credits |title=Eddy Offord Credits |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=[[Allmusic]] |publisher= |access-date=September 9, 2018 |quote=}}</ref>
** ''[[Worlds Apart (Blackjack album)|Worlds Apart]]'' (1980)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddy-offord-mn0000794817/credits |title=Eddy Offord Credits |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=September 9, 2018 }}</ref>
*Album with [[Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter)|Andy Pratt]]
*Album with [[Andy Pratt (singer-songwriter)|Andy Pratt]]
** ''Motives'' (1979)
** ''Motives'' (1979)
*Album with [[Dixie Dregs]] (co-producer with Steve Morse)
*Album with [[Dixie Dregs]] (co-producer with Steve Morse)
** ''[[Industry Standard]]'' (under the name The Dregs) (1982)
** ''[[Industry Standard]]'' (under the name The Dregs) (1982)
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** ''[[Music (311 album)|Music]]'' (1993)
** ''[[Music (311 album)|Music]]'' (1993)
** ''[[Grassroots (album)|Grassroots]]'' (1994)
** ''[[Grassroots (album)|Grassroots]]'' (1994)
*Albums with National Head Band
*Albums with [[Opus (Austrian band)|Opus]] (as producer)
** ''[[Opus (Austrian band)|Opus]]'' (1987)
* Album with [[National Head Band]]
** ''Albert 1'' (1971)
** ''Albert 1'' (1971)
* Album with [[Tinsley Ellis]]
* Album with [[Tinsley Ellis]]
**"[[Storm Warning (Tinsley Ellis)]]" (1994)
**''Storm Warning'' (1994)
** ''[[Hell or High Water (Tinsley Ellis album)|Hell or High Water]]'' (2002)
** ''[[Hell or High Water (Tinsley Ellis album)|Hell or High Water]]'' (2002)
*Albums with [[Utopia (American band)|Utopia]] (engineer on 2 cuts)
*Albums with [[Utopia (American band)|Utopia]] (engineer on 2 cuts)
** ''[[Ra (Utopia album)|Ra]]'' (1977)
** ''[[Ra (Utopia album)|Ra]]'' (1977)

==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:23, 30 March 2024

Edward Offord[a] is a retired English record producer and audio engineer who gained prominence in the 1970s for his work on albums by the progressive rock bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Yes.[1]

Life and career[edit]

Offord studied physics at university, and landed a job as a trainee engineer at Advision Studios in London to fill in spare time. Not long into his time at the studio, he started work as an engineer.[2] Offord would spend much of his career working at Advision Studios.[1] Offord's early projects at Advision included two 1969 albums by Brian Auger and the Trinity, Definitely What![3] and Streetnoise.[4]

Offord worked with Emerson, Lake & Palmer on their first four albums, released 1970 through 1972. ELP wrote a tribute to Offord with the song "Are You Ready, Eddy?", featured on their 1971 album Tarkus.[5]

In 1970, Offord began his partnership with Yes. The partnership was fruitful but tumultuous; Offord remarked that producing Yes was like "trying to produce five producers."[6] He suggested that the band record Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973) in the countryside to try and ease tensions that had grown within the group, but the compromise was to record at Morgan Studios with trees, plants, and model cows.[7] Following Relayer (1974), Yes and Offord parted ways, with Yes guitarist Steve Howe stating that Offord had become unreliable on tours.[6]

In the late 1970s, Offord relocated to the United States where he worked in Woodstock, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.[1] In 1994, after working on Grassroots by 311, Offord announced his retirement from the music business. In 2011, he changed his mind when his son introduced him to The Midnight Moan, and went on to produce their debut album.[1]

Some albums produced and/or engineered by Eddy Offord[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Nicknamed Eddy or Eddie

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Bosso, Joe (3 February 2013). "Prog-rock production legend Eddy Offord looks back on his career". Music Radar. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ Plummer, Mark (12 February 1972). "Ready, Eddie? An Interview with Eddie Offord". Melody Maker. Retrieved 5 December 2018 – via Rock's Backpages.
  3. ^ Liner notes to the North American edition of Definitely What!, Atco Records, catalog no. SD 33-273.
  4. ^ Liner notes to the North American edition of Streetnoise, Atco Records, catalog no. SD 2-701.
  5. ^ Couture, François. "Are You Ready Eddy? by Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Track Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b Stump, Paul (1997). The Music's All that Matters: A History of Progressive Rock. Quartet Books Limited. p. 215. ISBN 0 7043 8036 6.
  7. ^ Morse, Tim (2002). "Conversation with Eddy Offord". Notes from the Edge. Archived from the original on 9 October 2006. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Eddy Offord Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
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