Nilesh Patel
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Nilesh Patel
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* January 1965, ✝ 21st December 2011.
He was a highly-regarded mastering engineer at The Exchange, London.
Joined The Exchange in 1989 after completing a course at The School of Audio Engineering.
Can be often found credited as "NiLZ - THE EXCHANGE" in the runouts of vinyl records;
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nilesh Patel + ANV Nilz (ANV's should NOT be created for variations in capitalization).
He was a highly-regarded mastering engineer at The Exchange, London.
Joined The Exchange in 1989 after completing a course at The School of Audio Engineering.
Can be often found credited as "NiLZ - THE EXCHANGE" in the runouts of vinyl records;
Add a credit: Lacquer Cut By - Nilesh Patel + ANV Nilz (ANV's should NOT be created for variations in capitalization).
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PHCR-18713 |
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Mott The Hoople | Mott The Hoople - Walkin' With A Mountain: The Best Of Mott The Hoople, 1969-1972 (Comp) | Island Masters, Island Masters | PHCR-18713 | Japan | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CD 040 |
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Zdravko Čolić | Zdravko Čolić - Čarolija (Album) | RTV BK Telecom | CD 040 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Technical |
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12ENY 501 |
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Galaxy (4) | Galaxy (4) - Dancing Tight (12", Single) | Ensign | 12ENY 501 | UK | 1983 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 QUEENP 3 |
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Queen | Queen - It's A Hard Life (12", Single, Pic) | EMI | 12 QUEENP 3 | UK | 1984 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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NOW 2 |
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Various | Various - Now That's What I Call Music II (2xLP, Album, Comp) | EMI, Virgin | NOW 2 | UK | 1984 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MASS 001 |
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Massive Attack Featuring Daddy Gee* And Carlton | Massive Attack Featuring Daddy Gee* And Carlton - Any Love (12") | Massive Attack Records | MASS 001 | UK | 1988 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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GOES ON 20 |
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The Replacements | The Replacements - Stink (LP, MiniAlbum, RE, TP) | What Goes On Records | GOES ON 20 | UK | 1988 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EMU T6 |
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George Michael | George Michael - Monkey (12", Single) | Epic | EMU T6 | UK | 1988 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 BRW 97 |
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David Joseph | David Joseph - Private Love (12", Promo) | 4th & Broadway | 12 BRW 97 | UK | 1988 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CRB1219, CRB 1219 |
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Various | Various - Tear Stained Soul (LP, Comp) | Charly R&B, Charly R&B | CRB1219, CRB 1219 | UK | 1989 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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XLT 5 T |
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Looney Tunes | Looney Tunes - Just As Long As I Got You (Acetate, 12", S/Sided) | XL Recordings | XLT 5 T | UK | 1989 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PT 43182 DJ |
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Glen Goldsmith | Glen Goldsmith - One Life (Single) | RCA | PT 43182 DJ | UK | 1989 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BRW 197, 878 560-7 |
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Dream Warriors | Dream Warriors - My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style (7", Single, Pap) | 4th & Broadway, 4th & Broadway | BRW 197, 878 560-7 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ilps 9959, 846238-1, ILPS 9959, 846 238-1 |
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The B-52's | The B-52's - The Best Of The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around (LP, Comp) | Island Records, Island Records, Island Records, Island Records | ilps 9959, 846238-1, ILPS 9959, 846 238-1 | Europe | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PHCR-18713 |
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Mott The Hoople | Mott The Hoople - Walkin' With A Mountain: The Best Of Mott The Hoople, 1969-1972 (Comp) | Island Masters, Island Masters | PHCR-18713 | Japan | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MLPS 1054, 846 690-1 |
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Aswad | Aswad - Too Wicked (LP, Album) | Mango, Mango, Island Records, Island Records | MLPS 1054, 846 690-1 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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EWF 4 |
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Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring MC Hammer | Earth, Wind & Fire Featuring MC Hammer - Wanna Be The Man (7") | CBS | EWF 4 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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656364 6 |
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Mariah Carey | Mariah Carey - Love Takes Time (12", Single) | CBS | 656364 6 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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KICK 2 |
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Kicksquad | Kicksquad - Sound Clash (Champion Sound) | Kickin Records | KICK 2 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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656148 7 |
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Cheap Trick | Cheap Trick - Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love (7", Single) | Epic | 656148 7 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12RDJ 6269 |
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Pet Shop Boys | Pet Shop Boys - So Hard (12", Promo) | Parlophone | 12RDJ 6269 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22 ird rtc 1 |
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Ray Tracing | Ray Tracing - Slodato (12", Pt.) | Irdial Discs | 22 ird rtc 1 | UK | 1990 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OS-001/T |
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Reggie Hall | Reggie Hall - Music (12", Ltd) | Other Side Records | OS-001/T | UK | 1991 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BFM002 |
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Fonz | Fonz - Hate (This Is Not About...) (12", Promo) | Beatfreak Music | BFM002 | UK | 1991 | Sell This Version | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PURE 5 |
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PJ Harvey | PJ Harvey - Dress (12", W/Lbl) | Too Pure | PURE 5 | UK | 1991 | Sell This Version |
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palestina
March 14, 2023
The legacy of this man is beyond measure - he has his fingers all through the modern electronic music. What he could do with a Neumann lathe is remarkable and very few other people in the world could make a 12" sound this powerful.

m44-7
March 15, 2022
Long story short, techno, as I know it, would NOT happeen without this guy.
he was just as important in mid-late 90s' Europe, as the late Ron Murphy was in the early 90's in the US.
I'd give away my record collection for a beer and 15 minutes of chat with this guy.\\
thank you, NiLZ*.
he was just as important in mid-late 90s' Europe, as the late Ron Murphy was in the early 90's in the US.
I'd give away my record collection for a beer and 15 minutes of chat with this guy.\\
thank you, NiLZ*.

ninjatechno
March 27, 2021
Knew all about him from the "NiLZ - THE EXCHANGE" mention on all the vinyl i bought, This just meant it was a good record.

berenice
January 15, 2021
See tune that Nilesh has mastered, you know it's going to sound strong. Top mastering.

DjKidCorruption
March 17, 2020
edited over 3 years ago
Any one know the last Album/Song he mastered??? ie his grande finalé b4 he left the building to move to a better place in the skies??? Or was it an unfineshed project that some1 else at the exchange had to take over due to his passing....basically what was the last peice of music his layed his ears on to??

Mangojack1
July 27, 2017
I was fortunate enough to meet Nilz when we had a 12 cut at the Exchange - It was a mediocre track and we were a couple of naive northern lads living the dream...Even though we were nobodies in the music scene Nilz spent hours with us getting the best sound out of the recorded DAT tape we brought him...He had that same big smile all day what a top top man R.I.P. xx
samsmithers
July 17, 2017
Just now reading that he passed! RIP... brutha, I hope to meet you in Heaven... I know you are there! EVERY time I bought an EP and it read "NILZ at the exchange", I knew it would sound just perfect on audio systems. I am an audio engineer myself, but the dude worked a magic on those records I could never replicate. RIP!

mitchck
October 9, 2016
Every avenue I go down seems to involve his name somehow or other. A truly talented man. 5 years on and his mastering work still resonates louder than ever before. RIP!

DjKidCorruption
June 22, 2016
5 years on and your mastering efforts still as revered as when you was alive :( No point saying how good you are in the electronic music game, let the sounds u brightened on wax speak for themselves. (I have too many to name). Any collector of electronic music vinyl I dare u to look through your collection and see if YOU DON'T own a ----> ''NILZ'' (etched on run out groove) mastered record. This guy mastered everything and anything out there, oddly should be part of a ''music hall of fame'' if one existed for after production/mastering. His efforts will be ETCHED in time as more and more of his work becomes more sought after by new generations of vinyl lovers. R.I.P.
CrucialMove
April 24, 2023