George "Porky" Peckham (born 1942) is an English record engineer, widely recognised as among the most accomplished in the business.
[1][2] His master discs, and the records that were produced from them, often bear either the motto "A Porky Prime Cut"[3] or a cryptic or a humorous comment, etched onto the run-out grooves in his handwriting.
One of his most technically demanding achievements was the so-called "three-sided" album, The Monty Python Matching Tie and Handkerchief (1973), mastered with two concentric grooves on side two, so that different material would be played depending on where the stylus was put down on the record's surface.
After a stint playing in Germany, Peckham returned to Britain, and was asked to join Billy Kelly (stage name 'Earl Royce') and his group, the Olympics.
[7] Whilst working at Apple, Peckham began adding short messages on the run-out grooves of records he mastered.