Nigel Gray

For the English footballer, see Nigel Gray (footballer). For the Australian author, see Nigel Gray (author).

Nigel Gray (1947 – 30 July 2016)[1] was an English record producer. His album credits include Outlandos d'Amour (1978), Reggatta de Blanc (1979), and Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) for the Police,[2] Kaleidoscope (1980) and Juju (1981) for Siouxsie and the Banshees, as well as five albums for Godley & Creme.[3]

Gray was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album for Zenyatta Mondatta (1981) and also won two Grammys for producer of Best Rock Performance ("Don't Stand So Close to Me") and Best Rock Instrumental ("Behind My Camel").[4]

Gray was revered by Radiohead's producer Nigel Godrich for his work on the Police's Reggatta de Blanc.[5] Gray's production on Siouxsie and the Banshees' records with guitarist John McGeoch was also a reference for Godrich during the recording of Radiohead's "There There".[6]

  1. ^ Richard, Craig (2 August 2016). "Doctor who Recorded The Police albums in Leatherhead died". yourlocalguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ^ Campion, Chris (28 September 2009). Walking on the moon: the untold story of the Police and the rise of new wave ... ISBN 9780470627839. Retrieved 19 February 2012 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Strawberry North". Strawberry North. 27 May 1972. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
  4. ^ Nigel Gray Discography, Discog
  5. ^ "Nigel the Nihilist". nigelgodrich.com. 25 January 2000. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Radiohead Biography capitolmusic.ca". Archived from the original on 29 June 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Excerpt. Colin Greenwood remembers: "The running joke when we were making this record was that if we recorded a track that stretched over 3mn 50 sec., we'd say "Oh fuck, we've buggered it then. It's gone on too long." Of course, the irony is that the first single we're releasing is actually the longest song on the record. ("There There"). It was all recorded live in Oxford. We all got excited at the end because Nigel was trying to get Jonny to play like John McGeoch in Siouxsie And The Banshees. All the old farts in the band were in seventh heaven."