Steve Lillywhite

Steve Lillywhite spent several decades as one of the most acclaimed and successful producers in British pop music, over the years compiling an impressive resumé which included work with U2, Peter Gabriel and Morrissey. Born in 1955, Lillywhite entered the music industry in 1972, landing work as a tape operator at Polygram; after handling engineering and mixing duties on a pair of LPs for Golden Earring, he earned his big break producing the demo recordings which landed the group Ultravox a contract at Island Records. Lillywhite soon joined the label as a staff producer, and after the release of Ultravox's 1977 LP Ha Ha Ha, he moved on to helming records for new wave acts including Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Psychedelic Furs, Eddie & The Hot Rods and Xtc, for whom he produced a series of acclaimed albums including Drums & Wires and Black Sea.



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