Mike Stone (record producer)

This article is about Mike "Clay" Stone. For the engineer and producer for Clay Records, see Mike Stone (Clay Records).

Mike Stone (1951 – 2002) was an English recording engineer and record producer.

Stone was best known for his work with Asia (multiple albums), Blue Öyster Cult, Foreigner, Journey (multiple albums), KISS, Queen (multiple albums), Lou Reed, Whitesnake, and others. Stone also sang a lead vocal line in the song "Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy" on the Queen album A Day at the Races.

Stone began his career as an assistant recording engineer at the world famous Abbey Road Studios in England. At one point, while he was still a teenager, Stone even had the opportunity to work on some sessions for The Beatles' Beatles For Sale.

Selected discography

• 1973 Queen - Queen, Engineer
• 1974 Queen - Queen II, Engineer
• 1974 Queen - Sheer Heart Attack, Engineer
• 1975 Queen - A Night at the Opera , Engineer
• 1976 Queen - A Day at the Races, Engineer, Guest Vocalist
• 1977 Queen - News of the World, Engineer, Co-producer
• 1978 Peter Criss - Peter Criss, Engineer
• 1978 Paul Stanley - Paul Stanley, Mixer
• 1979 New England - New England, Producer, Engineer
• 1979 Shoes - Present Tense, Producer, Engineer
• 1981 Journey - Escape, Producer
• 1981 April Wine - The Nature of the Beast, Engineer, Co-producer
• 1981 April Wine - Live in London, Co-mixer
• 1982 Asia - Asia, Producer
• 1982 April Wine - Power Play, Co-producer
• 1983 Asia - Alpha, Producer
• 1983 April Wine - Animal Grace, Co-producer
• 1983 Journey - Frontiers, Producer
• 1984 Tommy Shaw - Girls with Guns, Producer
• 1985 April Wine - One for the Road, Co-producer
• 1986 Journey - Raised on Radio, Producer
• 1987 Whitesnake - Whitesnake, Producer
• 1987 Helix - Wild in the Streets, Co-producer
• 1988 Ratt - Reach for the Sky, Co-producer
• 1996 Ten - Ten, Co-producer and mixer
• 1996 Ten - The Name of the Rose, Co-producer and mixer
• 1997 Ten - The Robe, Mixer