Move to London
Moves to London after working with producer Denny Cordell, entering the British rock recording scene.
Role range: 1967-
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tony Visconti Biography and Timeline
Follow Tony Visconti through 36 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Tony Visconti, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1967
1968
My People Were Fair
Produces the debut Tyrannosaurus Rex album, beginning his long collaboration with Marc Bolan.
Role range: 1967-
Prophets Seers and Sages
Produces Prophets Seers and Sages, continuing the acoustic psychedelic sound of early Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Role range: 1967-
1969
David Bowie
Works on David Bowie's second album, beginning a collaboration that lasts intermittently for decades.
Role range: 1968-2016
Maybe Tomorrow
Produces material for the Iveys, the Apple Records group later known as Badfinger.
Role range: 1967-
Unicorn
Produces Unicorn, the third Tyrannosaurus Rex album with Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took.
Role range: 1967-
1970
The Man Who Sold the World
Produces The Man Who Sold the World and plays bass during Bowie's heavy rock period.
Role range: 1968-2016
The Hype
Plays bass in Bowie's short-lived band The Hype alongside Mick Ronson and John Cambridge.
Role range: 1970-1970
Gentle Giant
Produces Gentle Giant's debut album, adding progressive rock to his expanding production work.
Role range: 1967-
Ride a White Swan
Produces Ride a White Swan, the single that launches T. Rex into mainstream British success.
Role range: 1967-
T. Rex
Produces the self-titled T. Rex album as Marc Bolan shifts from folk duo to electric pop rock.
Role range: 1967-
A Beard of Stars
Produces A Beard of Stars, the final album issued under the Tyrannosaurus Rex name.
Role range: 1967-
1971
Acquiring the Taste
Produces Acquiring the Taste, the second Gentle Giant album.
Role range: 1967-
Electric Warrior
Produces Electric Warrior, the album that makes T. Rex central to the glam rock movement.
Role range: 1967-
Hot Love
Produces Hot Love, one of T. Rex's biggest early glam rock singles.
Role range: 1967-
1972
Earth Song Ocean Song
Produces Earth Song Ocean Song for Mary Hopkin, combining folk arrangements with studio detail.
Role range: 1971-1981
Metal Guru
Produces Metal Guru, another number one single from the peak T. Rex period.
Role range: 1967-
Telegram Sam
Produces Telegram Sam, a T. Rex single that reaches number one in Britain.
Role range: 1967-
The Slider
Produces The Slider, one of Marc Bolan's best-known T. Rex albums.
Role range: 1967-
1973
20th Century Boy
Produces 20th Century Boy, one of Marc Bolan's most enduring singles.
Role range: 1967-
Tanx
Produces Tanx as T. Rex moves beyond its early glam formula.
Role range: 1967-
1974
Diamond Dogs
Works with David Bowie on Diamond Dogs during Bowie's transition beyond glam rock.
Role range: 1968-2016
Zinc Alloy
Produces Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow during T. Rex's later glam period.
Role range: 1967-
1975
Indiscreet
Produces Indiscreet for Sparks, applying theatrical and orchestral touches to the band's art pop.
Role range: 1967-
1976
Marriage
Is married to singer Mary Hopkin during a period of family and production work.
Role range: 1971-1981
1977
Low
Co-produces Low with David Bowie, helping shape the first album of the Berlin trilogy.
Role range: 1968-2016
Bad Reputation
Produces Bad Reputation for Thin Lizzy, strengthening his work with hard rock bands.
Role range: 1967-
1978
Live and Dangerous
Produces Live and Dangerous, Thin Lizzy's celebrated live album.
Role range: 1967-
1979
Black Rose
Produces Black Rose for Thin Lizzy during Gary Moore's return to the band.
Role range: 1967-
Lodger
Co-produces Lodger, completing Bowie's Berlin trilogy with Brian Eno.
Role range: 1968-2016
1980
Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
Co-produces Scary Monsters and Super Creeps, Bowie's last studio album before the 1980s pop breakthrough.
Role range: 1968-2016
1982
The Present
Produces The Present for the Moody Blues, extending his work with established British rock acts.
Role range: 1967-
1984
The Other Side of Life
Produces The Other Side of Life, including the hit Your Wildest Dreams.
Role range: 1967-
1988
Sur la Mer
Produces Sur la Mer for the Moody Blues, continuing their late-1980s studio period.
Role range: 1967-
2015
Holy Holy
Performs Bowie material with Holy Holy, revisiting The Man Who Sold the World era with Woody Woodmansey.
Role range: 2015-
2016
Visconti Studio
Helps launch Visconti Studio at Kingston University, focused on analogue and tape-based recording techniques.
Role range: 2016-
Records, sources and methodology
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