Mike Rasfeld Discography

From 1975 to 1988, Mike engineered, produced, and/or mixed at least 54 albums, most of which are still being sold today. He worked on more than 36 albums in the last five years of his life, from 1983-1988. Here are the ones I could find...

Please contact me if you know of any others.

--Jim

Albums have links to artist or label websites, many of which have song samples.

Part 1: Albums that Mike engineered, mixed, and co-produced (8+):


Claudia Schmidt Midwestern Heart Produced and arranged by Claudia Schmidt and Michael Rasfeld 1981, Flying Fish Records	Claudia Schmidt New Goodbyes, Old Hellos Produced by Claudia Schmidt and Michael Rasfeld Also: Vocals, fingersnaps 1983, Flying Fish Records


Buddy Charles Jive's Alive Produced by Erwin Helfer and Michael Rasfeld 1984, Red Beans Records	Jump 'N The Saddle Band Produced by T.C. Furlong, Barney Schwartz and Michael Rasfeld 1984, Atlantic Records


Mike Craver Fishing For Amour Produced by Mike Craver, with Michael Rasfeld Plus, Mike whistles on two songs. 1984, Flying Fish Records	Claudia Schmidt Out of the Dark Produced by Michael Rasfeld and Claudia Schmidt 1985, Flying Fish Records


Tribe Primordial Bop Produced by Tribe, Mike Rasfeld (and other engineers) 1987, Wampum Records	Joanna Connor Believe It! Produced by Joanna Connor, Jerry Del Giudice and Michael Rasfeld (Mixed by Michael Freeman) 1989, Blind Pig Records

Part 2: Albums that Mike engineered and mixed (24+):


Claudia Schmidt Plus Vocals on two songs. 1979, Flying Fish Records	Fred Koch This Lil' Cow Plus character voices 1983, Red Rover Records


Snooky Pryor Snooky 1987, Blind Pig Records	Henry Gray Lucky Man 1988, Blind Pig Records


Ellen McIlwaine with Jack Bruce Everybody Needs It 1981, Blind Pig Records	Honeyboy Edwards, Sunnyland Slim, Big Walter Horton, Kansas City Red, and Floyd Jones Old Friends 1981, Earwig Music


Yank Rachel Chicago Style (Cover shot outside Acme) 1987, Delmark Records	Big Jack Johnson Oil Man 1987, Earwig Music


Mr. B (Mark Braun) Shining The Pearls 1986, Blind Pig Records	Marshall Vente/Project Nine w/ Anna Dawson No Net! 1984, Mo Pro Records


Salamat Ali Khan Chandra Kaus Ragas 1982?, Aksa Records	Marshall Vente/Project Nine with Joyce Garro Endless Intensity 1983, Divide Records


Norman Blake Blackberry Blossom 1977, Flying Fish Records	Louie Bellson, George Duvivier, Warren Parrish, Jack Scott Loose Walk 1983, Chonto Records


Sunnyland Slim Blues Band Chicago Jump 1983, Evidence Records	Johnny "Big Moose" Walker Blue Love 1984, Red Beans Records


Mama Estelle Yancey Maybe I'll Cry (cover picture taken in Acme lobby) 1983, Evidence Records	Gamble Rogers Sorry Is As Sorry Does 1986, Flying Fish Records


Andrew Calhoun, Water Street 1983	Wadada Leo Smith Procession of the Great Ancestry 1983, Nessa Records


Fred Koch Children's Record 1986, Red Rover Records	Jackie Weissman Sniggles, Squirrels and Chicken Pox 1988


Dave Gordon and others Bagel O' Fun 1983	Alabama Jr. Pettis Chicago Blues Session 4 1988, Wolf Records

Discography, part 1 and part 2

Discography, part 3 and part 4

Interesting Things:

Claudia Schmidt's
MySpace page.

Claudia in the Acme lobby.