Ed Ackerson (died October 4, 2019) was a musician and producer from Minneapolis. He produced or engineered dozens of records including works by prominent artists such as The Jayhawks, The Replacements, Motion City Soundtrack, Soul Asylum, Golden Smog, Dave Davies of The Kinks, Wesley Stace, Mason Jennings, Mark Mallman, John Strohm, Brian Setzer, Lizzo, Pete Yorn, The Wallflowers, Rhett Miller of The Old 97s, Jeremy Messersmith, and Juliana Hatfield. He owned a recording studio in Minneapolis, Flowers, and co-founded the Susstones record label. Ackerson led several notable Twin Cities pop/rock bands including Polara and The 27 Various, and released several solo records under his own name. He was also a prolific producer of albums by Twin Cities bands, and was regarded as one of the linchpins of the Minnesota music scene
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released: August 24, 1990
Clean - CR 89200
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The 27 Various
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Ed Ackerson
Jed Mayer
Jerry Lefkowitz
Produced by Ackerson/ Roberts
Engineered by Tommy Roberts at The Underground, Minneapolis
released: February 21, 1992
Clean - CR 89218
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The 27 Various
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Mike Reiter - Battery, percussion
Bart Bakker - Fender bass, string bass, vocals
Ed Ackerson - Vocals, guitars, Farfisa, Moog
Produced by Ed Ackerson, Tommy Roberts
Engineered by Tommy Roberts
Recorded at The Underground, Minneapolis (Sept-Oct 1991)
released: September 29, 1992
Clean - CR 89226
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The 27 Various
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Mike Reiter - Battery, percussion
Bart Bakker - Fender bass, string bass, vocals
Ed Ackerson - Vocals, guitars, Farfisa, Moog
Produced by Ed Ackerson, Tommy Roberts
Engineered by Tommy Roberts
Recorded at Burr Holland Studios, Minneapolis
released: February 14, 1995
Clean - CR 89276
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Polara
Polara
Ed Ackerson - Guitar, bass, organ, piano, Moog, samples, programing, effect manipulation, percussion, vocals
Matt Wilson - Drums
John Strohm: Guitars, loops, samples, wah piano, vocals, drums on track 3
Jennifer Jurgens - Vocals
Jason Orris - Electronics
Christie Welch - Flute
Matt Olson - Backing vocals on track 1
Jay Hurley - Backing vocals on track 12
Lisa Klipsic - Wah piano, loop and backing vocals on track 12
Produced by Polara
Engineered by Jason Orris
Recorded and mixed at The Terrarium, Minneapolis
additional recording done by Ed at home
Ed Ackerson is a legendary Minneapolis-based musician and producer. His fingerprints are all over some of the best local music of the past 30 years.
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