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Steve Albini is a legendary musician, audio engineer and studio technician who has had a significant role in the developing sound of modern music since the early 1980s. He has performed in three bands, Big Black, Rapeman and Shellac, but is most famous for recording many bands, especially at his own studio in Chicago, Electrical Audio which he founded in 1997. He is well known for his unique recording style, often being able to capture an organic sound more akin to a band's live performance. He is often known to experiment with microphone placements when recording but generally aims to get good results without costing lots of money and using few takes. As you can see from this list, even with his solid reputation he still mostly works with obscure, independent artists regardless of them having a strong reputation in the music scene or being newcomers, though he has still worked with some big names such as Page & Plant, Nirvana, Pixies, Neurosis and Jesus Lizard. Steve actually prefers not to be credited for his work, or if he does, just use the credit of "Recorded by Steve Albini" instead of being credited as a producer.

Thanks to the contributors of his wikipedia page for some of the information.

PS There is so much stuff on here with no ratings or reviews. I think it should be a new challenge that people try and track as many of these releases down and RnR them! Post in the comment box in my list or in this thread http://rateyourmusic.com/board_message/message_id_is_2064813 if you happen to do so!

NOW A PUBLIC LIST, PLEASE ADD ANY ADDITIONS I AM MISSING YOURSELVES!!

LAST UPDATED: March 1st 2012

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Steve Albini

1980s
Lungs

Big Black

Lungs (1982) [EP]
Bulldozer

Big Black

Bulldozer (1983) [EP]
Racer-X

Big Black

Racer-X (1985) [EP]
Ward

End Result

Ward (1985) [EP]
A Long Way From Brigadoon

Dark Arts

A Long Way From Brigadoon (1986) [EP]
Strange, I...

Urge Overkill

Strange, I... (1986) [EP]

Credited as Li'l Weed
The Hammer Party

Big Black

The Hammer Party (1986) [Compilation]
Atomizer

Big Black

Atomizer (1986)
Headache

Big Black

Headache (1987) [EP]
Dustbowl

Head of David

Dustbowl (1987)

Credited as Steven Albini.

Thanks Smelsch.
suggested by: Smelsch
Songs About Fucking

Big Black

Songs About Fucking (1987)
The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape

Big Black

The Rich Man's Eight Track Tape (1987) [Compilation]
Dreams

Blatant Dissent

Dreams (1987) [Single]

Credited as Robert Earl Hughes
Talk About "Fucking"

Big Black

Talk About "Fucking" (1987)
Wrede / The Cruel Peace

Gore

Wrede / The Cruel Peace (1988)

Apparently co-produced by Albini.

Thank you RYMer with the unpronouncable name, wrdlbrmpf
Surfer Rosa

Pixies

Surfer Rosa (1988)
Kiss Ass Godhead

Membranes

Kiss Ass Godhead (1988)
Star Booty

Bitch Magnet

Star Booty (1988) [EP]
Play to Win / Mel's

Tar

Play to Win / Mel's (1988) [Single]
Tweez

Slint

Tweez (1989)

Credited as Some Fuckin' Derd Niffer
Jesus Urge Superstar

Urge Overkill

Jesus Urge Superstar (1989)
Two Nuns and a Pack Mule

Rapeman

Two Nuns and a Pack Mule (1988)
Handsome

Tar

Handsome (1989) [EP]
Wreck

Wreck

Wreck (1989) [EP]
Dial 'M' for Motherfucker

Pussy Galore

Dial 'M' for Motherfucker (1989)

1990
Pod

The Breeders

Pod (1990)
Cold Hands

Boss Hog

Cold Hands (1990)
L.U.V.7.1.3.

Flour

L.U.V.7.1.3. (1990)
Headshot

Sixteen Tons

Headshot (1991)
Head

The Jesus Lizard

Head (1990)
Salt Lick / God's Balls

Tad

Salt Lick / God's Balls (1990) [Compilation]
Thank Your Lucky Stars

Whitehouse

Thank Your Lucky Stars (1990)
Soul Train

Wreck

Soul Train (1990)
Gub

Pigface

Gub (1990)
Kissing Me Is Like Kissing an Angel

Hum

Kissing Me Is Like Kissing an Angel (1990) [EP]
Flower Plower

Poster Children

Flower Plower (1989)

1991
England Made Me

Cath Carroll

England Made Me (1991)
Dumb Ask

Cheer-Accident

Dumb Ask (1991)
Full Nelson Reilly

Didjits

Full Nelson Reilly (1991)

Credited as Reggie Stiggs.
Daisy Chain Reaction

Poster Children

Daisy Chain Reaction (1991)
Sandy Duncan's Eye

Sandy Duncan's Eye

Sandy Duncan's Eye (1991)
Total Castration

Zeni Geva

Total Castration (1991)
Seamonsters

The Wedding Present

Seamonsters (1991)
Goat

The Jesus Lizard

Goat (1991)
Whiplash Boychild

Chris Connelly

Whiplash Boychild (1991)
No Pocky for Kitty

Superchunk

No Pocky for Kitty (1991)

Uncredited.
House of Boris

Wreck

House of Boris (1991)
Jackson

Tar

Jackson (1991)
Career in Rock

Volcano Suns

Career in Rock (1991)
Supersonic Storybook

Urge Overkill

Supersonic Storybook (1991)
Harshing My Mellow

Bewitched

Harshing My Mellow (1991)

1992
Pigpile

Big Black

Pigpile (1992)
Disbelief

Things That Fall Down

Disbelief (1992)
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1992)
Liar

The Jesus Lizard

Liar (1992)
In the Meantime / No Nicky No

Helmet

In the Meantime / No Nicky No (1992) [Single]
Comfort

Failure

Comfort (1992)
Murder Inc.

Murder Inc.

Murder Inc. (1992)
Speed

Crain

Speed (1992)
Swing

Union Carbide Productions

Swing (1992)
Punishment Room

Distorted Pony

Punishment Room (1992)

Credited as Guy With Glasses.
Buyer's Market

Peter Sotos

Buyer's Market (1992)

Cheers Mintrude.
suggested by: Mintrude

1993
Grafted to an Elbow

Bliss

Grafted to an Elbow (1993)
Incoming

The Mark of Cain

Incoming (1993) [EP]
Mule

Mule

Mule (1993)
Nai-Ha

Zeni Geva

Nai-Ha (1993) [EP]
In on the Kill Taker Albini Demos

Fugazi

In on the Kill Taker Albini Demos [Bootleg / Unauthorized]
My Kind of Pain

Crow

My Kind of Pain (1993)
Bear Catching Fish

Engine Kid

Bear Catching Fish (1993)

Uncredited.
Craw

Craw

Craw (1993)
Our Caballero / My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away

Don Caballero

Our Caballero / My Ten Year Old Lady Is Giving It Away (1993) [Single]

Uncredited.
And And And And And And And And And And / First Hits

Don Caballero

And And And And And And And And And And / First Hits (1993) [Single]

Uncredited.
For Respect

Don Caballero

For Respect (1993)

Uncredited.
Rid of Me

PJ Harvey

Rid of Me (1993)
In Utero

Nirvana

In Utero (1993)
Sport Fishin'

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

Sport Fishin' (1993)
The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History

Shellac

The Rude Gesture: A Pictorial History (1993) [Single]
Uranus

Shellac

Uranus (1993) [Single]
His Abscence Is a Blessing

Silkworm

His Abscence Is a Blessing (1993) [EP]
Toast

Tar

Toast (1993)
Denial

Urbn Dk

Denial (1993)

Uncredited.
Velvet Hammer

Scrawl

Velvet Hammer (1993)

Uncredited. Thanks warsaw.
Molting

Usherhouse

Molting (1993)
Desire for Agony

Zeni Geva

Desire for Agony (1993)
All Right, You Little Bastards!

Zeni Geva & Steve Albini

All Right, You Little Bastards! (1993)
In the West

Silkworm

In the West (1993)
My Kind of Pain

Crow

My Kind of Pain (1993)
Bleeding Head (You Can't Laugh All the Time)

Faucet

Bleeding Head (You Can't Laugh All the Time) (1993)

1994
24 Hour Revenge Therapy

Jawbreaker

24 Hour Revenge Therapy (1994)

Uncredited.
Wrung

Mule

Wrung (1994) [EP]
7-Toku

Space Streakings

7-Toku (1994)
Face of Collapse

Dazzling Killmen

Face of Collapse (1994)
Halogen

Whitehouse

Halogen (1994)
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