Bob Barratt
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| birth_name = Denis Mervyn Barratt
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| birth_date = 22 March 1938England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
| birth_place = Croydon, Greater London, EnglandEngland & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
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| death_date = {{death date|df=yes|2004|01|30}} (aged 65)
| death_place = Southwark, London, England
| years_active = 1960–2002
| label = EMI
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Denis Mervyn "Bob" Barratt (22 March 1938 – 30 January 2004) was an English record producer for EMI and founder of record-label Grasmere Records.
Barratt died of liver cancer on 30 January 2004, leaving his wife and three daughters.{{cite web|url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/producer-bob-barratt-dies-aged-65/026228 |title=Producer Bob Barratt dies, aged 65 |work=Music Week |date=30 January 2004 |accessdate=18 September 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.songlink.com/songlink-music-industry-news-2004-04.html |title=Music Industry News for March/April 2004 |publisher=Songlink |date=30 January 2004 |accessdate=18 September 2012}}
Career
Barratt started working at Abbey Road studios in 1960 for Norman Newell as an "office boy" at the age of 22, as Newell found Barratt to be particularly polite during their previous interactions.{{cite book|title=Abbey Road: The Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studios |first1=Brian |last1=Southall |authorlink2=Peter Vince |first2=Peter |last2=Vince |first3=Allan |last3=Rouse |work=Patrick Stephens |year=1982 |page=49|id={{ASIN|0711991111|country=uk}} }} During the following years, he worked with a number of the studio's most famous personnel, including Norrie Paramor and Tim Rice, and worked with a number of well-known artists, including Vince Hill,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S-RAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GKcMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4106,2000486 |first=John |last=Quinn |work=Evening Times |title=Vince – Our Man in Rio |date=14 March 1970 |accessdate=18 September 2012}} producing his cover version of the song "Edelweiss";{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2ycEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Edelweiss&pg=PA58 |magazine=Billboard |date=10 June 1967 |accessdate=1 October 2012 |title=Billboard Hits of the World - Britain, position 47 |page=38}} Max Boyce and The Wurzels, including their 1976 UK number one single "Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)".
In 1985, Barratt started Grasmere Records, a label specialising in brass band and organ music.
Award honour
After chairing the Gold Badge award committee for the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for some years, he was himself awarded one in 2002.
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Category:English record producers