Peter Bown (19261997) was a British engineer of sound, who has worked extensively as a sound technician, engineer, mixing manager, etc., in a long list of musical productions, from

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; of his collaborations some stand out with

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, or even the

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. Among the numerous studios where he has worked, the Abbey Road stand out and the EMI Studios in

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Biography and musical production

Bown was born in 1926 in

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. He began working as a sound engineer within the world of the music industry in the mid-1960s. He was hired by Pink Floyd as a sound engineer at EMI Studios (now known as Abbey Road Studios) in the late 1960s. During his long career with Pink Floyd, Bown was a key collaborator on many of the group's albums. He worked on albums such as The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Meddle,

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, " The Dark Side of the Moon" (1973),"

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" (1975), " Animals" (1977), and " The Wall".

Productions

* 1967: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn,

* 1970: Barrett,

* 1970:

, Pink Floyd * 1970:

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* 1974: The Madcap Laughs/Barrett, Syd Barrett * 1988:

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, The Beatles * 1995: Diva: Montserrat Caballe,

* 1997: Best of Plácido Domingo,

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bown, Peter 1926 births 1997 deaths English audio engineers Pink Floyd The Beatles People from London