Producer / Engineer Dossier
Martin Rushent
A producer & engineer credit profile tracking studio work for Martin Rushent across the archive.
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1 album / credit record(s) · Synth-pop
Recorded March-September 1981 at producer Martin Rushent's Genetic Sound Studios after founding members Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh departed, songs were built up from simple Linn LM-1 drum-machine patterns, each track taking about a week to construct. Frontman Philip Oakey initially hated 'Don't You Want Me' and buried it as the last track on side two, but Virgin insisted on releasing it as a single; it became the 1981 Christmas #1 in the UK and a US #1 in 1982, credited by Rolling Stone with helping spark the 'Second British Invasion.' Dare topped the UK Albums Chart, stayed on the chart 71 weeks, and won Rushent the 1982 Brit Award for Best British Producer.
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