Summary
Jon Astley (born 1951) is a British record producer and mastering engineer who has also recorded and released two studio albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s. His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television commercial starring a pre-Friends Matt LeBlanc.
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73)[1] |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Labels | Atlantic |
Record producer edit
As a record producer, he is best known for his co-production work with Glyn Johns on the Who's eighth studio album Who Are You (1978), and later remastering supervision for all of the group's back catalogue reissues.
He also has produced albums for Eric Clapton, Barclay James Harvest, Corey Hart, and Deborah Harry[2] and has mastered records for the Who, ABBA, George Harrison, Tori Amos, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things, Jools Holland, Tom Jones, Judas Priest, Cloven Hoof, Emmylou Harris, Ella Guru, Damien Dempsey, Tears for Fears, Led Zeppelin, Hothouse Flowers, Level 42, the Boomtown Rats, John Mayall, Marilyn Martin, Toto, Norah Jones, Stereophonics, KT Tunstall, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Slade, Sting, Bono, Starlite Campbell Band[3] and Anathema.
Family edit
Astley is the son of composer Edwin "Ted" Astley. His sister Virginia Astley is a recording artist, and his other sister Karen was formerly married to Who guitarist Pete Townshend. He is married to novelist Judy Astley.[4]
He is not related to singer Rick Astley.
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- Everyone Loves the Pilot (Except the Crew) (1987)
- The Compleat Angler (1988)
Singles edit
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | ||
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| 1987 | "Jane's Getting Serious" | 77 | – | 7 | Everyone Loves the Pilot (Except the Crew) |
| 1988 | "Put This Love to the Test" | 74 | 3 | – | The Compleat Angler |
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