I've been a professional bassist for 45 years and I played on The Lion King recordings by Elton John as well as other staple ‘hits’ one can hear on the radio everyday. I have credits on over 120 hit singles. My specialisation is doing a song in one take having heard the song only 2 or 3 times. I can do a 10 track album in a day.
I've been a professional bassist for 45 years and have played on recordings by Elton john, Seal, Robbie Williams, Joe Cocker, Mick Jagger, OMD, Chris de Burgh, Alison Moyet, Terence Trent, D'Arby, Billy Preston, Ray Charles, Chaka Khan, Kylie Minogue, Mike Oldfield, Right Said Fred and many, many more. I have credits on over 120 hit singles.
"For many years Phil Spalding has been one of this country's leading bass players. A natural musician who creates a part rapidly and sympathetically and performs flawlessly.
I have worked with him on many occasions and he has always been a bonus to any session." - Chris Thomas, producer Sex Pistols, Pretenders, Shakespeare’s Sister, The `Beatles, Pink Floyd, INXS, Roxy Music, etc
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Credits
AllMusic verified credits for Phil Spalding- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Steve Howe
- Steve Howe
- Steve Howe
- Roger Taylor
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- B.E.F.
- B.E.F.
- B.E.F.
- B.E.F.
- B.E.F.
- B.E.F.
- B.E.F.
- B.E.F.
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Seal
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Mick Jagger
- Stephen Dale Petit
- Beverley Knight
- Beverley Knight
- Toyah
- Geri Halliwell
- David Charvet
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Beverley Knight
- Beverley Knight
- Mikel Erentxun
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Skin
- Nick Carter
- Melanie C
- Melanie C
- Nick Lachey
- Nick Lachey
- Max Bacon
- Max Bacon
- Nick Carter
- Mick Jagger
- Randy Crawford
- Randy Crawford
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Dirty Strangers
- Disney
- Disney
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Kylie Minogue
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Robbie Williams
- Pocket Size
- Dirty Strangers
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Bernie Tormé
- Bernie Tormé
- Bernie Tormé
- Electronic
- Nilda Fernandez
- Axel Bauer
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Joe Cocker
- Joe Cocker
- Manbreak
- Dubstar
- Jai
- GTR
- Mikel Erentxun
- Mikel Erentxun
- Ray Charles
- Ray Charles
- Ray Charles
- Ray Charles
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Bernie Tormé
- Toyah
- Jimmy Somerville
- Jimmy Somerville
- Dubstar
- Gregory Gray
- Alison Moyet
- Alison Moyet
- Elton John
- Roger Taylor
- Marcella Detroit
- Marcella Detroit
- Marcella Detroit
- Seal
- Seal
- Hans Zimmer
- Hans Zimmer
- Hans Zimmer
- Chris de Burgh
- Chris de Burgh
- Chris de Burgh
- Elton John
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Tashan
- Tashan
- Right Said Fred
- Roger Chapman
- Seal
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Nazareth
- Nazareth
- When in Rome
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- GTR
- GTR
- GTR
- GTR
- GTR
- Matthew Sweet
- Heaven 17
- Heaven 17
- Mike Oldfield
- Mike Oldfield
- Toyah
- Toyah
- Toyah
- Bernie Tormé
- Bernie Tormé
- Bernie Tormé
- Bernie Tormé
- Toyah
- Toyah
- Toyah
- Toyah
- Toyah
- Original Mirrors
- Toyah
- Toyah
- Delta Goodrem
- The Niro
- Eat This
- Eat This
- Eat This
- Eat This
- Eat This
- Eat This
- Eat This
- Eat This
- Eat This
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3 Reviews - 1 Repeat Client
Endorse Phil Spalding (The PSO)
check_circleVerifiedMr. Spalding continues to impress with his mastery of recorded bass guitar! Nothing makes a song sound as much like it belongs in the canon of fine rock 'n' roll as the solid foundation of a perfectly executed bass track. Phil does that instinctively and without fail. And what a snappy dresser!
Highly recommended!
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Same as the first review: Real Deal, Living Legend, Completely Delighted. But let me also add that this man has an unerring sense for divining the essential bass part of a song, and plays that undeniable musical truth. He gets you to what is important in the very soul of the song. Yeah, I'll be hiring him again.
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Such an honor to be submitting this first review for a living legend, so here it goes!
It's just as simple as this: if you want the Real Deal, you hire the one and only Phil Spalding. I did, and I am completely with the results. Phil brings his unique and unmistakable bass sound to the proceedings, and suddenly you feel your music elevated to a higher level. You've heard this man before, and it is soo cool to hear him in your own mix. And man, does it sound good - this guy is truly great!
I was the Bassist and backing vocalist. in this production
- Bass ElectricAverage price - $300 per song
ASAP
Two, three or four revisions for each song
- 1962 Fender Precision
- 1963 Fender Precision
- 1976 Fender Precision
Let’s see how we get on
