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Alan Winstanley

Alan Kenneth Winstanley (win-STAN-lee; born 2 November 1952)^[1] is an English record producer and songwriter, active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Clive Langer.^[2][3]

Early life[edit]

He was in the 23rd Fulham scout group, and wolf cubs,^[4] at Melcombe primary school.^[5] He took part in swimming competitions and visited the Black Mountains in June 1965^[6] and walked across the Cotswolds into Wales, then back to Hereford in April 1966,^[7] and Dartmoor in May 1967.^[8] His brother David was in the associated cub group,^[9] and later Alan in the associated Venture scout unit.^[10]

Career[edit]

His early career during the mid-1970s was as an audio engineer, working on albums by The Stranglers in addition to releases by Joe Jackson and Generation X.^[2] He also worked with songwriter Brian Wade, producing teen pop singer Nikki Richards' single "Oh Boy!" in 1978.

Notable studio albums produced or co-produced by Winstanley[edit]

• Generation X (1978) (Winstanley engineered).
• One Step Beyond... – Madness (1979)^[2]
• The Raven – The Stranglers (1979)^[11]
• 4 Out of 5 Doctors – 4 Out of 5 Doctors (1980)^[12]
• Absolutely – Madness (1980)^[13]
• Kilimanjaro – The Teardrop Explodes (1980)^[2]
• 7 – Madness (1981)^[2]
• Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary - Tenpole Tudor (1981)
• Too-Rye-Ay – Dexys Midnight Runners (1982)^[14]
• The Rise & Fall – Madness (1982)^[15]
• Punch the Clock – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1983)^[2]
• Goodbye Cruel World – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1984)^[2]
• Despite Straight Lines – Marilyn (1985)^[16]
• People – Hothouse Flowers (1988)^[2]
• Flood – They Might Be Giants (1990)^[17]
• Home – Hothouse Flowers (1990)^[2]
• Kill Uncle – Morrissey (1991)^[18]
• Sixteen Stone – Bush (1994)^[2]
• One Day at a Time – Symposium (1997)^[19]
• The Science of Things – Bush (1999)^[20]
• Lifelines – a-ha (2002)^[21]
• Please Describe Yourself – Dogs Die in Hot Cars (2004)^[22]
• Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best of Marilyn – Marilyn (2008)^[16]
• The Liberty of Norton Folgate – Madness (2009)^[23]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website