Alan Kenneth Winstanley (born 2 November 1952) is an English record producer and songwriter, active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Clive Langer. His early career during the mid-1970s was as an

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, working on albums by

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in addition to releases by Joe Jackson and

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. He also worked with songwriter Brian Wade producing teen pop singer

Nikki Richards Nicholas Richards (born 1960) is a British singer-songwriter and record producer, best known as frontman of 1980s synthpop/ new wave band Boys Don't Cry. As a solo artist, Nikki Richards, aged 18, released the singles "If I Could Tell the Worl ...

' single "Oh Boy!" in 1978.

Notable studio albums produced or co-produced by Winstanley

* ''

'' (1978) (Winstanley engineered). * '' One Step Beyond...'' –

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(1979) * ''

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(1979) * ''4 Out of 5 Doctors'' –

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(1980) * '' Absolutely'' – Madness (1980) * ''

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The Teardrop Explodes The Teardrop Explodes were an English post-punk/neo-psychedelic band formed in Liverpool in 1978. Best known for their Top Ten UK single " Reward", the group originated as a key band in the emerging Liverpool post-punk scene of the late 1970s. ...

(1980) * '' 7'' – Madness (1981) * ''

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- Tenpole Tudor (1981) * '' Too-Rye-Ay'' –

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(1982) * '' The Rise & Fall'' – Madness (1982) * ''

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'' – Hothouse Flowers (1988) * ''

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They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a dr ...

(1990) * ''

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'' – Hothouse Flowers (1990) * ''

Kill Uncle ''Kill Uncle'' is the second solo studio album by English alternative rock singer Morrissey, released on 4 March 1991 by EMI Records and HMV Records. The title comes from the color black comedy film '' Let's Kill Uncle'' (1966). Recording ''Kil ...

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(1991) * ''

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'' – Bush (1994) * ''One Day at a Time'' –

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(1997) * '' The Science of Things'' – Bush (1999) * ''

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a-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ro ...

(2002) * '' Please Describe Yourself'' – Dogs Die in Hot Cars (2004) * '' Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best of Marilyn'' – Marilyn (2008) * ''

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(2009) * ''The Borderland'' – Hardwicke Circus (2021)

References

External links

Official website
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