In the course of a career spanning seven decades, Tony Visconti has produced seminal albums in the classic rock genre including high profile collaborations with David Bowie, T. Rex, Gentle Giant, Strawbs, and Badfinger.  But Visconti's C.V. runs much deeper, from folk (Ralph McTell, Tom Paxton) to musical theatre (Elaine Paige) and everything in between (Sparks).  On October 20, Edsel will release the first large-scale tribute to Visconti's enormous musical legacy.  Produced by Tony Visconti has been curated by its subject.  It will be available in a variety of formats including 4 CDs, 6 LPs, and 2 LPs, with the 6LP edition including a signed print by Visconti.  The CD box boasts 77 tracks from the producer's distinguished career, while the LP box offers 73 and the highlights 2LP set has 30 songs.

The Brooklyn-born producer rose to prominence when he moved to London in the late 1960s, quickly hooking up with such up-and-coming talents as Marc Bolan and Tyrannosaurus Rex, David Bowie, and Badfinger.  He produced - and married - folksinger Mary Hopkin, and shepherded the career of Gentle Giant.  With T. Rex. Visconti would oversee eleven U.K. top ten singles in a row, while with Bowie, he would ultimately helm more than a dozen albums for the artist between 1969 and 2016.  Along the way, Visconti produced acclaimed albums from The Moody Blues, the Squeeze duo of Difford and Tilbrook, Thin Lizzy, The Boomtown Rats, Elaine Paige, Sparks, and others.

"This box set covers five and a half decades of my efforts in the art of making iconic recordings," Visconti notes in the press release.  "Some of it is familiar and some will have a eureka moment, 'I didn't know Visconti produced that one!' I am honored that Demon Records took on this enormous task."  Indeed, the set presents all facets of Visconti's varied career.

From the producer's early days in various capacities comes tracks by Joe Cocker (his era-defining "With a Little Help from My Friends"), The Move ("Mist on a Monday Morning," "Something"), Procol Harum ("Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone))," and Tyrannosaurus Rex ("Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)."  The reborn T. Rex is represented with "Teenage Dream" and "Children of the Revolution," while Visconti's longest-term affiliation, with David Bowie, yields "Young Americans," "The Man Who Sold the World," "Memory of a Free Festival," and the deep cut "I Would Be Your Slave" from 2002's Heathen.  The non-chronologically-sequenced collection also takes in The Moody Blues' hit "Your Wildest Dreams" and tracks from U2 ("A Sort of Homecoming (Live)," Strawbs ("Forever," "Witchwood"), Badfinger/The Iveys ("Maybe Tomorrow," "Dear Angie"), Elaine Paige (Nine showstopper "Be on Your Own"), Mary Hopkin ("Streets of London," "Wrap Me in Your Arms"), The Dandy Warhols ("Keep Rock Bottom"), Manic Street Preachers ("Cardiff Afterlife"), Argent ("Time"), and many more.

Phil Kinrade has mastered all audio at AIR Mastering with Visconti's approval.  The 4CD version has an 80-page booklet with an introduction by Visconti, track-by-track notes by Mark Paytress, artist tributes, and previously unpublished photographs.  The 6LP vinyl edition is strictly limited to 1,000 units, with each LP pressed on 140-gram vinyl and a 60-page booklet included.  Artwork for both formats was designed by the Barnbrook studio.

All versions of Produced by Tony Visconti are due from Edsel on October 20.  You'll find the track listings and pre-order links below!

Various Artists, Produced by Tony Visconti (Edsel DEMRECBOX80 (LP) / EDSL0144 (CD), 2023)

4CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
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2LP Highlights: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

CD 1

1. Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Teenage Dream [2012 Tony Visconti Master]
2. David Bowie - Young Americans [2016 Remaster]
3. The Dandy Warhols - Hit Rock Bottom
4. Carmen - Bulerias
5. Altered Images - Bring Me Closer
6. Les Rita Mitsouko - Andy
7. Gay Dad - To Earth With Love
8. The Dwellers - New Fashion Show
9. The Tickle - Subway (Smokey Pokey World)
10. Strawbs - Forever
11. The Move - Mist On A Monday Morning
12. Procol Harum - Magdalene, My Regal Zonophone
13. Biddu - Daughter Of Love
14. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
15. The Surprise Sisters - La Booga Rooga
16. The Photos - Life In A Day
17. The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River
18. Tony Visconti And The Hype - Clorissa
19. Perry Farrell & Kind Heaven Orchestra -Pirate Punk Politician
20. Kristeen Young - Pearl Of A Girl

CD 2

1. David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World [2020 Mix]
2. The Seahorses - Blinded By The Sun
3. The Damned - Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow
4. Luscious Jackson - Fantastic Fabulous
5. Rex - Children Of The Revolution [2012 Tony Visconti Master]
6. Sparks - Under The Table With Her
7. Marc Lavoine - On N'Ira Jamais À Venise
8. Gentle Giant - Nothing At All
9. Difford & Tilbrook - The Apple Tree
10. The Boomtown Rats - Fall Down
11. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Lady Boston
12. Ralph McTell - First Song
13. Tom Paxton - The Last Thing On My Mind
14. Tucker Zimmerman - Bird Lives
15. Tyrannosaurus Rex - Debora
16. Tony Visconti And The Hype - Skinny Rose
17. Mary Hopkin - Wrap Me In Your Arms
18. The Move - Something
19. Badfinger - Dear Angie
20. Tony Visconti - I Remember Brooklyn
21. Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives

CD 3

1. Stephen Emmer [feat. Glenn Gregory] - Untouchable
2. David Bowie - I Would Be Your Slave
3. U2 - A Sort Of Homecoming [Live]
4. Kashmir - Kalifornia
5. Manic Street Preachers - Cardiff Afterlife
6. Gentle Giant - Pantagruel's Nativity
7. Mary Hopkin - Streets Of London
8. Ralph McTell - Take It Easy
9. Tyrannosaurus Rex - Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)
10. Annie Haslam's Renaissance - Blessing In Disguise
11. The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams
12. Rick Wakeman - March Of The Gladiators
13. Jon Anderson - All God's Children
14. Zaine Griff - Ashes And Diamonds
15. Elaine Paige - Be On Your Own
16. Richard Barone - Yet Another Midnight
17. Kaiser Chiefs - Little Shocks
18. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - Show Me

CD 4

1. David Bowie - Memory Of A Free Festival [2019 Mix]
2. The Iveys - Maybe Tomorrow
3. Junior's Eyes - Black Snake
4. Rex - Hot Love
5. The Polecats - Marie Celeste
6. Adam Ant - Apollo 9
7. Phillip Boa & The Voodooclub - Container Love
8. Thin Lizzy - Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)
9. Electric Angels - Rattlesnake Kisses
10. Anti-Flag - The Bright Lights Of America
11. Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy
12. Hey! Elastica - Eat Your Heart Out
13. The Radiators - Song Of The Faithful Departed
14. The Moody Blues - Deep
15. John Hiatt - My Edge Of The Razor
16. Hazel O'Connor - Will You?
17. Strawbs - Witchwood
18. Argent - Time

6LP: (*) denotes track also on 2LP highlights edition

LP 1 - Side A

1. Biddu - Daughter Of Love
2. The Tickle - Subway (Smokey Pokey World) (*)
3. The Move - Mist On A Monday Morning (*)
4. Tyrannosaurus Rex - Debora (*)
5. Junior's Eyes - Black Snake (*)
6. Procol Harum - Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) (*)
7. Joe Cocker - With A Little Help From My Friends
8. The Iveys - Maybe Tomorrow (*)

LP 1 - Side B

1. The Move - Something
2. Tyrannosaurus Rex - Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)
3. Badfinger - Dear Angie
4. Tucker Zimmerman - Bird Lives (*)
5. Tony Visconti And The Hype - Skinny Rose
6. Strawbs - Forever
7. Tony Visconti And The Hype - Clorissa

LP 2 - Side A

1. Gentle Giant - Nothing At All
2. Rex - Hot Love
3. Gentle Giant - Pantagruel's Nativity (*)
4. Strawbs - Witchwood (*)

LP 2 - Side B

1. Mary Hopkin - Streets Of London (*)
2. Rex - Children Of The Revolution (*)
3. Ralph McTell - First Song
4. Tom Paxton - The Last Thing On My Mind
5. Carmen - Bulerias
6. Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Teenage Dream

LP 3 - Side A

1. Ralph McTell - Take It Easy
2. Tony Visconti - I Remember Brooklyn
3. Argent - Time
4. Sparks - Under The Table With Her (*)
5. The Surprise Sisters - La Booga Rooga
6. Mary Hopkin - Wrap Me In Your Arms

LP 3 - Side B

1. Thin Lizzy - Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight) (*)
2. Rick Wakeman - March Of The Gladiators
3. The Radiators - Song Of The Faithful Departed
4. Hazel O'Connor - Will You? (*)
5. Zaine Griff - Ashes And Diamonds
6. The Boomtown Rats - Fall Down (*)

LP 4 - Side A

1. The Photos - Life In A Day
2. Dexys Midnight Runners & Kevin Rowland - Show Me (*)
3. The Polecats - Marie Celeste
4. John Hiatt - My Edge Of The Razor
5. Jon Anderson - All God's Children
6. Haysi Fantayzee - John Wayne Is Big Leggy
7. Modern Romance - Best Years Of Our Lives (*)

LP 4 - Side B

1. Hey! Elastica - Eat Your Heart Out
2. Altered Images - Bring Me Closer (*)
3. Elaine Paige - Be On Your Own
4. Difford & Tilbrook - The Apple Tree (*)
5. Adam Ant - Apollo 9 (*)
6. U2 - A Sort Of Homecoming [Live] (*)
7. The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams (*)

LP 5 - Side A

1. Les Rita Mitsouko - Andy
2. The Moody Blues - Deep
3. The Alarm - Sold Me Down The River
4. Phillip Boa And The Voodooclub - Container Love
5. Electric Angels - Rattlesnake Kisses

LP 5 - Side B

1. Marc Lavoine - On N'ira Jamais À Venise
2. Annie Haslam's Renaissance - Blessing In Disguise
3. The Dwellers - New Fashion Show
4. The Seahorses - Blinded By The Sun (*)
5. Gay Dad - To Earth With Love

LP 6 - Side A

1. Luscious Jackson - Fantastic Fabulous (*)
2. The Dandy Warhols - Hit Rock Bottom (*)
3. Manic Street Preachers - Cardiff Afterlife (*)
4. Kashmir - Kalifornia (*)
5. Anti-Flag - The Bright Lights Of America
6. Richard Barone - Yet Another Midnight

LP 6 - Side B

1. Kaiser Chiefs - Little Shocks
2. Kristeen Young - Pearl Of A Girl (*)
3. Stephen Emmer - Untouchable (feat. Glenn Gregory) (*)
4. The Damned - Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow
5. The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Lady Boston (*)
6. Perry Farrell & Kind Heaven Orchestra - Pirate Punk Politician