Alan Winstanley

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]

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.

• 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]

• Official website