Don Dixon
Best known among the key producers to emerge from the American underground's jangle pop movement of the early '80s, Don Dixon also enjoyed a cult following as a solo performer. A native of North Carolina, he dwelled in relative obscurity for well over a decade as a member of the little-known Arrogance before attracting his first significant notice around 1983 after co-producing with Mitch Easter R.E.M.'s landmark debut LP, Murmur. Subsequent work on Chris Stamey's It's a Wonderful Life, the Windbreakers' Terminal, and Tommy Keene's Run Now solidified his reputation among jangle pop aficionados, and in 1985 Dixon recorded his solo debut, Most of the Girls Like to Dance But Only Some of the Boys Do, a further affirmation of his love of classic pop melodies and spiky, Nick Lowe-inspired wordplay. After producing wife Marti Jones' Unsophisticated Time, he released his second solo effort, Romeo at Juilliard, in 1987 and the live Chi-Town Budget Show a year later. After 1989's EEE, Dixon's recording career went into mothballs for several years and he returned to producing, helming efforts for the Smithereens, Richard Barone, and James McMurtry before finally releasing Romantic Depressive in 1995. Another lengthy hiatus preceded the early 2000 release of The Invisible Man and its 2001 follow-up, Note Pad #38. Entire Combustible World in One Small Room followed in summer 2006.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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My Biscuit Baby: The Lost Springfest Tapes
Rock - Released by Dixonarchivalremnants (D.A.R.) on Feb 14, 2024
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High & Filthy & Borderline
Rock - Released by Dixon Archival Remnants on Jul 23, 2013
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I Lived in the Time of Organ Grinders
Rock - Released by Dixonarchivalremnants on Feb 12, 2016
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Don Dixon Sings The Jeffords Brothers
Rock - Released by arcade records on Jan 1, 2010
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The Invisible Man
Alternative & Indie - Released by Dixon Archival Remnants on Sep 1, 2000
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El Bellakeo
Latin America - Released by RNC Music on Jan 17, 2020
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Music from Robert Creep & Other Instrumentals
Alternative & Indie - Released by Dixon Archival Remnants on Feb 16, 2010
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The Nu-Look
Rock - Released by Dixon Archival Remnants on Apr 28, 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo