* En anglais uniquement
In addition to a short-lived singing career with Atlantic Records, British-born
Jon Astley has made a name for himself as a masterful producer of re-issues, particularly surrounding
the Who's back catalogue. A student of the great
Glyn Johns during the '70s,
Astley developed a working relationship with
Pete Townshend that began when he co-produced (along with
Johns) the Who Are You project. It was
Astley who took a 25 minute demo of the classic title track and edited it down to a (still) epic 6 minute track.
Astley then teamed with
Eric Clapton for his
Just One Night album before re-inventing himself with the rise of the digital age. When
the Who's back catalogue was to be re-mastered for CD release it was
Astley who got
Townshend's nod as the producer and his tightly sequenced, sparkling sounding productions have endeared
Astley to the often cantankerous guitarist. ~ Steve Kurutz