Alan Winstanley


Alan Kenneth Winstanley is an English record producer and songwriter, active from the mid-1970s onwards. He usually works with Clive Langer.

Early life

He was born in Fulham in November 1952 to parents Ken and Doreen. After playing guitar in local groups he started his career at TW Studios in Fulham.

Career

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. 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

Generation X .One Step Beyond... – Madness The Raven – The Stranglers 4 Out of 5 Doctors – 4 Out of 5 Doctors Absolutely – Madness Kilimanjaro (The [Teardrop Explodes album)|Kilimanjaro] – The Teardrop Explodes 7 – Madness Eddie, [Old Bob, Dick and Gary] – Tenpole Tudor Too-Rye-Ay – Dexys Midnight Runners The [Rise & Fall (album)|The Rise & Fall] – Madness Punch the Clock – Elvis Costello and the Attractions Goodbye [Cruel World (Elvis Costello album)|Goodbye Cruel World] – Elvis Costello and the Attractions Despite Straight Lines – Marilyn People – Hothouse Flowers Flood (They [Might Be Giants album)|Flood] – They Might Be Giants Home – Hothouse Flowers Kill Uncle – Morrissey Sixteen Stone – Bush One Day at a Time – Symposium The Science of Things – Bush Mink Car – They Might Be Giants Lifelines – a-ha Please Describe Yourself – Dogs [Die in Hot Cars] Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best of Marilyn – Marilyn The Liberty of Norton Folgate – Madness