Martin Rushent

Martin Rushent was one of the top English record producers during the late '70s and early '80s, with credits involving some of the most successful punk, post-punk, and new wave acts of that era. Initially, Rushent was known more as an engineer; during the first half of the '70s, his name could be found listed as the engineer on records by T. Rex (Electric Warrior, 1971), Shirley Bassey (Never, Never, Never, 1973), and David Essex (Out on the Street, 1976), among others, though he did pick up the occasional production credit. By the end of the decade, once he established lastin...