Allan Blazek – Class of '68
As the force behind (and in front of) the local 60's rock band "the Heard", Al was destined for a career in the "music business".
After spending a number of years gigging throughout the area in the hey day of 45 rpm (vinyl disc) jukeboxes, Al headed west. He quickly moved up the ladder from musician to engineer to producer. Now, 30 some years later, he looks back on an incredible body of work encompassing some of the nation's most well-known record labels like Epic, ABC, Atlantic, Arista, MCA, Columbia, Warner Bros, and RCA.
His collaboration on Hotel California with Bill Szymczyk (producer) earned him high marks and the disc won Record Of The Year at the 20th Annual GRAMMY Awards in 1977.
Al currently lives in Las Vegas and is keeping busy. He has co-produced several works with Glenn Fry (Eagles) and you will occasionally see his name amongst the credits as a musician.
As a side-note Al returned to the area for a "Heard" reunion in 1997 with original band members drummer Nick Cardi and lead guitar player Ronnie Dabbs.
Al's 50-plus record resume includes:
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Artist
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Title
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Label
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Credit
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J.
Geils Band
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Ladies
Invited
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Atlantic
|
Engineer
|
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Joe
Walsh
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The
Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
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ABC
|
Engineer
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Dan
Fogelberg
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Souvenirs
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Full
Moon
|
Engineer
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J.
Geils Band
|
Nightmares
from the Vinyl Jungle
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Atlantic
|
Engineer
|
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Jo
Jo Gunn
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Bit
The Bullet
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E/A
|
Engineer
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Joe
Walsh
|
So
What
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ABC
|
Engineer
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Wishbone
Ash
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Theres
The Rub
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MCA
|
Engineer
|
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Eagles
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One
Of These Nights
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E/A
|
Engineer
|
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Elvin
Bishop Band
|
Struttin
My Stuff
|
Capricorn
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Co-Prod/Eng.
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J.
Geils Band
|
Hotline
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Atlantic
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
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James
Gang
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Newborn
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Atco
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Remix
Eng.
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Michael
Stanley Band
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You
Break It
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Epic
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Co-Prod/Eng.
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REO
Speedwagon
|
This
Time We Mean It
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Epic
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Co-Prod/Eng.
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Eagles
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Hotel
California
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E/A
|
Engineer
|
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Elvin
Bishop Band
|
Hometown
Boy Makes Good
|
Capricorn
|
Prod/Eng.
|
|
J.
Geils Band
|
Blow
Your Face Out
|
Atlantic
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
|
|
Elvin
Bishop Band
|
Raisin
Hell
|
Capricorn
|
Prod/Eng.
|
|
Michael
Stanley Band
|
Stage
Pass
|
Epic
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
|
|
Mickey
Thomas
|
A
Long As You Love Me
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MCA
|
Prod/Eng.
|
|
Outlaws
|
Bring
Em Back alive
|
Arista
|
Prod/Eng.
|
|
Fandango
|
One
Night Stand
|
RCA
|
Prod/Eng.
|
|
Snail
|
Let
It Flow
|
Cream
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
|
|
The
Who
|
Face
Dances
|
Warner
Bros.
|
Engineer
|
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Karla
Bonoff
|
Wild
Heart Of The Young
|
Columbia
|
Engineer
|
|
Martin
Briley
|
Fear
Of The Unknown
|
Polygram
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
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Mickey
Thomas
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Alive
Alone
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E/A
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
|
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Jack
Mack And The Heart Attack
|
Cardiac
Party
|
Full
Moon
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
|
|
Glenn
Frey
|
No
Fun Aloud
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E/A
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
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|
Glenn
Frey
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The
Allnighter
|
MCA
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
|
|
The
Mike Reilly Band
|
Take
All My Money
|
Crow
Magnum
|
Co-Prod/Eng
|
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Kinki
Stunt
|
Kinki
Stunt
|
Blonde
Music
|
Produced/Eng.
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The
Mike Reilly Band
|
Who's
Been Sleeping?
|
Award
Records
|
Co-Prod/Eng.
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