Eddy Offord

Eddy Offord is a noted record producer and recording engineer, who worked on some of the most famous progressive rock albums of the 1970s, often at London's Advision Studios. He is especially well known for his work with the groups Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Yes. ELP wrote a tribute to Offord with the song "Are You Ready, Eddy?", featured on their 1971 album "Tarkus". Chris Squire of Yes described Offord's influence on their album "Fragile" with the following words: "Eddy Offord's maturity as a producer and engineer gives "Fragile" the sonic depth and sophistication it deserves and this made the album in fact 'fragile'".

In 1999 Eddy Offord retired from the music business. In an interview for Yes fan site "Notes From The Edge" Offord says that music isn't a big part of his life anymore, but that he had a wonderful time working with people like David Sancious, ELP, and Yes. He currently lives in Southern California.

ome albums produced and/or engineered by Eddy Offord

*Albums with Emerson, Lake and Palmer (as engineer)
** "Emerson, Lake & Palmer" (1970)
** "Tarkus" (1971)
** "Pictures at an Exhibition" (1971)
** "Trilogy" (1972)

*Albums with Yes (as co-producer and engineer except where noted)
** "Time and a Word" (1970) (engineer only)
** "The Yes Album" (1971)
** "Fragile" (1971)
** "Close to the Edge" (1972)
** "Yessongs" (1973)
** "Tales from Topographic Oceans" (1973)
** "Relayer" (1974)
** "Drama" (1980) (co-producer only)
** "Union" (1991)

*Album with David Sancious & Tone (as co-producer and engineer)
** "True Stories" (1978)

*Album with The Dregs (co-producer with Steve Morse)
** "Industry Standard" (1982)

*Albums with Pallas
** "The Sentinel" (1984)

*Albums with 311
** "Music" (1993)
** "Grassroots" (1994)

*Albums with National Head Band
** "Albert 1" (1971)

[http://www.nfte.org/interviews/EO234.html Tim Morse interview with Eddy Offord]