Πέθανε σε ηλικία 71 χρονών ο βρετανός παραγωγός Martin Birch

Θρήνος και πένθος επικρατεί από χθες στον χώρο της Rock & Metal σκηνής για τον θρυλικό βρετανό παραγωγό Martin Birch.
Ο υποφαινόμενος παραγωγός έγινε γνωστός από συνεργασίες όπως Black Sabbath , Deep Purple , Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac κτλ. Γεννημένος το 1948 στο Surrey , μία πόλη κάπου στην δυτική και Ανατολική Αγγλία, η πρώτη του συνεργασία ξεκίνησε το 1969 με τους Fleetwood Mac και Wishbone Ash μέχρι το 1972 - 73 , ενώ η πορεία του με τους Deep Purple συνεχίστηκε μέχρι το 1977. Η θητεία του στις μουσικές παραγωγές κράτησε μέχρι το 1992 με τελευταίο του πόνημα το "Fear Of The Dark" Των Iron Maiden. 
Αναλυτικότερα για τις συνεργασίες του μπορείτε να δείτε παρακάτω και είνα οι εξής:

Fleetwood Mac
1969 - Then Play On (engineer)
1970 - Kiln House (engineer)
1972 - Bare Trees (engineer)
1973 - Penguin (producer, engineer, mixing)
1973 - Mystery to Me (producer, engineer, guitar)

Deep Purple
1969 - Concerto for Group and Orchestra (engineer)
1970 - Deep Purple in Rock (engineer)
1971 - Fireball (engineer)
1972 - Machine Head (engineer)[4]
1972 - Made in Japan (engineer)[5]
1973 - Who Do We Think We Are (engineer)
1974 - Burn (engineer, mixing)
1974 - Stormbringer (co-producer, engineer, mixing)
1975 - Come Taste the Band (co-producer, engineer, mixing)
1976 - Made in Europe (co-producer, engineer, mixing)- recorded live in April 1975
1977 - Last Concert in Japan (co-producer, engineer) - recorded live in December 1975

Jon Lord
1971 Jon Lord - Gemini Suite (engineer)
1976 Jon Lord - Sarabande (producer, engineer, remixing)
1974 Tony Ashton & Jon Lord - First of the Big Bands (engineer)
1977 Paice Ashton Lord - Malice in Wonderland (engineer)

Wishbone Ash
1970 - Wishbone Ash (engineer)
1971 - Pilgrimage (engineer)
1972 - Argus (engineer)

Rainbow
1975 - Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (co-producer, engineer, mixing)
1976 - Rising (producer, engineer, mixing)
1977 - On Stage (producer, engineer, mixing) - recorded live in 1976
1978 - Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (producer, engineer, mixing)
1986 - Finyl Vinyl (producer) - collection

Whitesnake
1978 - Snakebite (producer)
1978 - Trouble (producer)
1978 - Live at Hammersmith (producer)
1979 - Lovehunter (producer, engineer)
1980 - Ready an' Willing (producer, engineer, mixing)
1980 - Live... in the Heart of the City (producer, engineer) - recorded live in 1978 and 1980
1981 - Come an' Get It (producer, engineer, mixing)
1982 - Saints & Sinners (producer, engineer, mixing)
1984 - Slide It In (producer)

Black Sabbath
1980 - Heaven and Hell (producer, engineer)
1981 - Mob Rules (producer, engineer)

Blue Öyster Cult
1980 - Cultösaurus Erectus (producer, engineer)
1981 - Fire of Unknown Origin (producer, engineer)

Iron Maiden
1981 - Killers (producer, engineer)
1982 - The Number of the Beast (producer, engineer)
1983 - Piece of Mind (producer, engineer, mixing)
1984 - Powerslave (producer, engineer, mixing)
1985 - Live After Death (producer, engineer, mixing)[5]
1986 - Somewhere in Time (producer, engineer, mixing)
1988 - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (producer, engineer, mixing)
1990 - No Prayer for the Dying (producer, engineer, mixing)
1992 - Fear of the Dark (producer, engineer, mixing)

Άλλες συνεργασίες:
1969 Jeff Beck - Beck-Ola (engineer)
1970 Peter Green - The End of the Game (engineer)
1970 The Groundhogs - Thank Christ for the Bomb (engineer)
1971 Stackridge - Stackridge (engineer)
1971 Canned Heat and John Lee Hooker - Hooker 'N' Heat (Mixdown Engineer) - recorded in 1970
1971 Skid Row - 34 Hours (engineer)
1971 Toad - Toad (engineer)
1971 Faces - Long Player (engineer)
1971 Rock Workshop - The Very Last Time (engineer)
1971 Jodo "Guts" LP (engineer)
1972 Silverhead - Silverhead (producer)
1972 Toad - Tomorrow Blue (engineer)
1972 Flash - Flash (engineer)
1972 Flash - In the Can (engineer)
1973 Gary Moore - Grinding Stone (producer, engineer)
1978 The Electric Chairs-"The Electric Chairs"(producer)
1978 Wayne County & the Electric Chairs - Storm The Gates Of Heaven (producer)
1978 Wayne County & the Electric Chairs - Blatantly Offensive E.P. (producer)
1978 Roger Glover - Elements (producer)
1979 Cozy Powell - Over the Top (producer)
1982 Michael Schenker Group - Assault Attack (producer, engineer)