1981 |
Killers |
Producer, Engineering (as "Martin "Headmaster" Birch") |
1981 |
Twilight Zone / Wrathchild (Single) |
Producer, Engineering (track 2) |
1981 |
Wrathchild / Genghis Khan (Single) |
Producer, Engineering |
1981 |
Purgatory (Single) |
Producer, Engineering |
1982 |
Run to the Hills (Single) |
Producer, Engineering |
1982 |
The Number of the Beast |
Producer, Engineering (as "Martin "Farmer" Birch") |
1982 |
The Number of the Beast (Single) |
Producer, Engineering (track 1) |
1983 |
Flight of Icarus (Single) |
Engineering, Producer, Mixing |
1983 |
Piece of Mind |
Mixing, Producer, Engineering (as "Martin "Marvin" Birch") |
1983 |
The Trooper (Single) |
Engineering, Producer, Mixing |
1984 |
2 Minutes to Midnight (Single) |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering (as "Martin "Jah" Birch") |
1984 |
Powerslave |
Engineering, Mixing, Producer |
1984 |
Aces High (Single) |
Mixing, Engineering, Producer |
1984 |
Behind the Iron Curtain (Video) |
Producer |
1985 |
Running Free / Sanctuary (Single) |
Mixing, Producer, Engineering (as "Martin "Plan B" Birch") |
1985 |
Live After Death (Live album) |
Mixing, Producer, Engineering (as "Martin "Live Animal" Birch") |
1985 |
Live After Death (World Slavery Tour '85) (Video) |
Mixing, Engineering |
1985 |
Run to the Hills / Phantom of the Opera (Single) |
Mixing, Producer, Engineering (as "Martin "Phantom Of The Jolly Cricketers" Birch") |
1986 |
Wasted Years (Single) |
Mixing, Engineering, Producer |
1986 |
Somewhere in Time |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering (as "Martin "Masa" Birch") |
1986 |
Stranger in a Strange Land (Single) |
Engineering, Producer, Mixing |
1988 |
Can I Play with Madness (Single) |
Mixing, Engineering, Producer |
1988 |
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son |
Engineering, Producer, Mixing (as "Martin "Disappearing Armchair" Birch") |
1988 |
The Evil That Men Do (Single) |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
1988 |
The Clairvoyant (Single) |
Mixing |
1989 |
Infinite Dreams (Single) |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering |
1989 |
Maiden England (Video) |
Mixing (VHS) |
1990 |
Women in Uniform / Twilight Zone (EP) |
Producer, Engineering (track 5) |
1990 |
Purgatory / Maiden Japan (EP) |
Producer (tracks 1 & 2) |
1990 |
Run to the Hills / The Number of the Beast (EP) |
Producer (tracks 1-3), Engineering (tracks 1 & 2) |
1990 |
Flight of Icarus / The Trooper (EP) |
Producer, Engineering |
1990 |
2 Minutes to Midnight / Aces High (EP) |
Producer, Engineering (tracks 1 & 2, 4-6), Remixing (track 6) |
1990 |
Running Free / Run to the Hills (EP) |
Producer, Engineering, Mixing (tracks 1-6) |
1990 |
Wasted Years / Stranger in a Strange Land (EP) |
Mixing (tracks 1-3), Producer, Engineering (tracks 1-6) |
1990 |
Can I Play with Madness / The Evil That Men Do (EP) |
Producer, Engineering, Mixing (tracks 1-6) |
1990 |
The Clairvoyant / Infinite Dreams (EP) |
Producer (tracks 1-6), Engineering, Mixing (tracks 4-6) |
1990 |
Holy Smoke (Single) |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering (as "Martin "The Bishop" Birch") |
1990 |
No Prayer for the Dying |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering (as "Martin "The Bishop" Birch") |
1990 |
The First Ten Years (Video) |
Producer (tracks 2-16) |
1992 |
Be Quick or Be Dead (Single) |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering (as "Martin "The Juggler" Birch") |
1992 |
Fear of the Dark |
Engineering, Producer, Mixing (as "Martin "The Juggler" Birch") |
1992 |
From Here to Eternity (Single) |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering (as "Martin "The Juggler" Birch") |
1992 |
Wasting Love (Single) |
Producer, Mixing, Engineering (track 1) (as "Martin "The Juggler" Birch") |
1996 |
Best of the Beast (Compilation) |
Producer, Mixing (B4-G2) |
1996 |
Best of the Beast (Compilation) |
Producer |
1998 |
Eddie Head (Boxed set) |
Producer |
2002 |
Run to the Hills (Single) |
Engineering (tracks 2, 3), Mixing (teacks 2, 3) |
2002 |
Edward the Great - The Greatest Hits (Compilation) |
Producer (tracks 1-12) |
2005 |
The Essential Iron Maiden (Compilation) |
Producer |
2008 |
Somewhere Back in Time - The Best Of: 1980-1989 (Compilation) |
Producer, Mixing |
2013 |
Maiden England '88 (Live album) |
Producer, Engineering |
2022 |
The Number of the Beast / Beast over Hammersmith (Compilation) |
Producer - The Number of the Beast |
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Biography
Martin Birch was a highly-regarded rock and metal record producer. In addition to the bands listed in the Archives and the solo projects of their members he was also known for working with Wishbone Ash, Whitesnake, Fleetwood Mac, Wayne County & the Electric Chairs and Blue Öyster Cult.The final album he produced was Iron Maiden's "Fear of the Dark" before he retired in 1992.
Trivia
Several nicknames were given to him along the years and written in the credits amongst his real name and surname, by the bands/crews of the single albums' productions.