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R. Rubin

Real Name:
Frederick Jay Rubin
Profile:
Born 1963, Rick Rubin is one of the most infamous producers of modern music and has been responsible for the birth of 2 labels: Def Jam, with Russell Simmons in 1984 and Def American Recordings, Inc. in 1988 (later changed to American Recordings). He has produced some of the "heaviest" tunes if not sonically (Slayer, Public Enemy) then emotionally (Johnny Cash, Mars Volta).
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Discography

Production:
I Need A Beat ◄ (3 versions)   Def Jam Recordings ... 1984
It's Yours ◄ (3 versions)   Partytime Records ... 1984
I Can Give You More / I Can't Live Without My Radio (12")   Def Jam Recordings 1985
Radio (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Def Jam Recordings 1985
Rock The Bells (12")   Def Jam Recordings 1985
She's On It (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Def Jam Recordings 1985
Hold It, Now Hit It (12", Single)   Def Jam Recordings 1986
Licensed To Ill (Album) ◄ (9 versions)   Columbia ... 1986
My Adidas / Peter Piper ◄ (5 versions)   Profile Records ... 1986
Raising Hell (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Profile Records ... 1986
She's Crafty / No Sleep Till Brooklyn (12")   CBS Records Australia 1986
Solid EP (7", EP, Comp, Promo) Slow And Low, Dangerous Record Mirror 1986
Walk This Way ◄ (2 versions)   London Records ... 1986
You Be Illin' / Hit It Run (7")   London Records 1986
Christmas In Hollis ◄ (2 versions) Walk This Way, Peter P... FFRR ... 1987
Fight For Your Right (7")   Def Jam Recordings, Def Jam Recordings, CBS, CBS 1987
Hip Hop Chartbusters Volume 1 (2xLP, Comp) I Can't Live Without M... Blatant Records 1987
I'm Bad (12", Maxi) Dangerous Def Jam Recordings 1987
It's Tricky (And More) (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Profile Records ... 1987
No Sleep Till Brooklyn (7", Single, Shape, Pic, Ltd)   CBS 1987
Going Back To Cali (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   CBS ... 1988
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983 - 1991 (CD)   Profile Records 1991
It's Tricky (12", Maxi)   Mascotte Music 1998
Anthology: The Sounds Of Science (2xCD, Comp) Slow And Low, Fight Fo... Capitol Records 1999
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp)   BMG Music (Australia) 2003
Co-production:
Christmas In Hollis ◄ (2 versions) Christmas In Hollis FFRR ... 1987
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983 - 1991 (CD) Christmas In Hollis Profile Records 1991
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp)   BMG Music (Australia) 2003
Mix:
Can You Rock It Like This ◄ (2 versions) Can You Rock It Like This Profile Records 1985
King Of Rock (LP, Promo) Can You Rock It Like This Profile Records 1985
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) Can You Rock It Like T... BMG Music (Australia) 2003
Appears On:
I Need A Beat ◄ (3 versions)   Def Jam Recordings ... 1984
It's Yours ◄ (3 versions)   Partytime Records ... 1984
Can You Rock It Like This ◄ (2 versions) Can You Rock It Like This Profile Records 1985
I Can Give You More / I Can't Live Without My Radio (12")   Def Jam Recordings 1985
King Of Rock (LP, Promo) Can You Rock It Like T... Profile Records 1985
Radio (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Def Jam Recordings 1985
Rock The Bells (12")   Def Jam Recordings 1985
She's On It (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) She's On It, Slow And Low Def Jam Recordings 1985
Hold It, Now Hit It (12", Single)   Def Jam Recordings 1986
Licensed To Ill (Album) ◄ (11 versions) Paul Revere, Slow And Low Columbia ... 1986
My Adidas / Peter Piper ◄ (5 versions) My Adidas, My Adidas (... Profile Records ... 1986
Raising Hell (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Raising Hell Profile Records ... 1986
She's Crafty / No Sleep Till Brooklyn (12")   CBS Records Australia 1986
Solid EP (7", EP, Comp, Promo) Slow And Low, Dangerous Record Mirror 1986
Walk This Way ◄ (2 versions) My Adidas London Records ... 1986
You Be Illin' / Hit It Run (7") Hit It Run London Records 1986
Christmas In Hollis ◄ (2 versions) My Adidas FFRR ... 1987
Fight For Your Right (7")   Def Jam Recordings, Def Jam Recordings, CBS, CBS 1987
Hip Hop Chartbusters Volume 1 (2xLP, Comp) I Can't Live Without M... Blatant Records 1987
I'm Bad (12", Maxi) Dangerous Def Jam Recordings 1987
It's Tricky (And More) (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Profile Records ... 1987
Mixx-it 15 (12", Promo) Going Back To Cali Mixx-it 1987
No Sleep Till Brooklyn (7", Single, Shape, Pic, Ltd)   CBS 1987
Ronny's Pop Show 9 (2xLP, Comp) (You Gotta) Fight For ... CBS 1987
Going Back To Cali (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   CBS ... 1988
Magic Music (2xLP, Comp) Going Back To Cali CBS 1988
Together Forever: Greatest Hits 1983 - 1991 (CD) It's Tricky, My Adidas Profile Records 1991
Whose Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf? (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) I Need A Beat, I Can't... Columbia 1991
Fisherman's Grotto (12", Single)   Reprise Records, WEA International Inc. 1993
Eläinrääkkäystä (CD, Single) Turpa Kii Palikka Ja B... Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Finland) Oy 1994
Mackina (CD, Maxi)   EastWest 1995
Root Down EP (EP) ◄ (4 versions) Time To Get Ill (Live) Capitol Records ... 1995
1996 Le Collector (CD, Comp, Promo, Ltd) It's Tricky SNEP (Syndicat National De L'Édition Phonographique) 1996
Live (CD, Album)   EastWest, Murrayfield Music 1997
Thunderdome Live Presents Global Hardcore Nation (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Fight 4 Your Right 2 P... Arcade ... 1997
Bouge! (CD) Fight For Your Right Tycoon Records 1998
Doc's Da Name 2000 (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Beet Drop Def Jam Recordings 1998
Greatest Hits (CD) I Wanna Rock (Radio Ed... Jive 1998
It's Tricky (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Epidrome ... 1998
Anthology: The Sounds Of Science (2xCD, Comp) Slow And Low, Fight Fo... Capitol Records 1999
Hard To Hit (Album) ◄ (2 versions) One Time Rap-A-Lot Records ... 1999
Southern Discomfort (CD, Enh, Album) My Addiction (Interludes) Epic 2000
Give Space A Chance (CD, Comp, Mixed) It's Tricky Sputnik Records (3) 2003
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) It's Tricky, Can You R... BMG Music (Australia) 2003
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