At the age of 79, the father of the CD album, Phil Rimon, died of illness

Karen Carpenter was the only famous music producer Phil Ramone who produced the only album of the same name, Karen Carpenter, in the 1980s. He died in Manhattan on the 30th, at the age of 79. His son Matthew confirmed the death of Raymond, and foreign media reports have confirmed that Raymond began treating cerebral arterial tumors in a hospital in Manhattan in February this year. The musician, known as the Pope and the father of the CD album, also So long words with music.

Phil Raymond made the album "52nd Street" in 1982. This album is the world's first CD player for the production of CD player SONY CDP-101, so "52nd Street" is also considered global. The first "released album", Phil Raymond was later called the father of the CD album.

The highly successful music producer has won 13 Grammy and 33 Grammy nominations. In addition to such outstanding figures as Karen, Phil Raymond has also collaborated with the four major members of the Beatles, Paul McCartney, pop queen Madonna, and piano old man Billy Joel. His total sales of music works totaled more than $100 million worldwide. .

Born in South Africa, Phil Rimon grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He studied violin at the age of 3 and performed for Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 10. In the 1950s, Raymond, who was under 20, co-founded A&R Recording in New York, where the studio grew and became a music production company.

In the 2007 memoirs of Raymond, “The music composers and recording producers behind the scenes are roughly equivalent to a film producer. Creating a good environment for performers is their best job. But unlike the director, recording The producer is a nameless generation, we always work hard until late at night. Except for a few cases, the fruits of our labor are rarely dazzling in Hollywood premiere.” At least he has left a brilliant legacy in the entire industry. .