Roy Thomas Baker Albums

With his recent passing, I've looked back at the long list of albums he participated in as either producer or engineer. The 7 albums to choose from are among my personal favorites, but I know there are many others that have popular followings, so I've also included the ever-popular "Other" option.

RTB trivia: the final album he produced (unless someone can show me otherwise) was Heaven and Earth (2014) by Yes.

Queen - AN@tO is my favorite album all round. But regardless, all of the albums listed have excellent production.

Hi,

I might want to see if Paul is willing to post a complete list, so the choices and ideas are better represented.

I think Queen's album deserves the mention, but I'm not sure it is the only one!

Other albums that we know well and appreciate!

(Not complete btw)

Nazareth - Nazareth
Black Widow - Sacrifice
Hawkwind - Hall of the Mountain Grill
Man - Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics
Be-Bop Deluxe - Futurama
Ian Hunter - Overnight Angels
The Cars - The Cars
Journey - Infinity (and then Evolution the next year)
Foreigner - Head Games
Cheap Trick - One on One
Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love
East of Eden - East of Eden

He also worked with many others not listed here like Guns N'Roses, Alice Cooper, Pilot, Ozzy Osborne, Devo, The Stranglers, Dusty Springfield and others.

Hawkwind's album is fantastic and side 1 of that LP was a massive treat and plays well all the way through.

Man's album is already the decline of the band. They could not get enough appreciation for their playing in the USA ... and it continued as a band under the radar until the end, but all of the albums prior to this one, are excellent and worth having!

Edited by moshkito - 10 hours 30 minutes ago at 01:24

Sean Trane wrote: Head Games was rather a disappointment after the first two albums.... but still much better than that horrendous (but ultra-successful) 4 coming up.

While there is some great stiff on the first two Foreigner albums, I've always thought Head Games was their all-around best. The performances and RTB's production are flawless, and there's no filler.

Fully agree that the band fell off a cliff with 4, and they've never been the same since. The 1980s strike again!