Alan Winstenley ( born Alan Kenneth Winstanley , born November 2, 1952 ) is a British music producer , best known for his work in alliance with Clive Langer. Their tandem was considered the leading force on the British rock scene of the second half of the 70s and had a noticeable effect on the sound of the new wave . Among the most famous works of Winstenley are the albums The Stranglers , Madness , Elvis Costello , The Teardrop Explodes . [2]
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| Birth name | Alan Kenneth Winstanley |
| Date of Birth | November 2, 1952 (66 years old) |
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| Occupation | music producer sound engineer |
| Site | www.langerwinstanley.com |
The debut album Madness One Step Beyond ... (1979) followed Kilimanjaro (The Teardrop Explodes), Seven (Madness), Too-Rye-Ay ( Dexys Midnight Runners ), Punch the first fame for the production duo Langer-Winstenley. Clock and Goodbye Cruel World (Elvis Costello).
In the mid-1980s, Langer and Winstenley changed their style: some of their works, in particular, Easy Pieces ( Lloyd Cole and the Commotion ) and What Price Paradise ( China Crisis ), were criticized as smooth and glossy. [2]
By the end of the decade, the duo's activity had declined; in fact, he recorded only two albums by Hothouse Flowers ( People , 1988, Home , 1990). Then followed a creative take-off: Morrissey's Bona Drag album, several tracks for his own Kill Uncle , singles by Elvis Costello and Tim Finn, Bush's Sixteen Stone . In 2009, Langer and Winstenley produced The Liberty of Norton Folgate , Madness's return album. [2]
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- ↑ 1 2 3 Jason Ankeny. Alan Winstanley . www.allmusic.com. Date of treatment October 7, 2009. Archived April 9, 2012.