Alan Winstanley

In tandem with partner Clive Langer, Alan Winstanley was among the top British producers of the new wave era, helming records for Madness, Elvis Costello, and Lloyd Cole And The Commotions. He began his music career during the mid-'70s as a recording engineer, working on a series of albums by The Stranglers as well as releases from Joe Jackson and Generation X. With Madness' 1979 debut LP, One Step Beyond..., Langer and Winstanley teamed for the first time as co-producers, inaugurating a partnership that continued for several decades. After collaborating on Madness' 1980 record Absolutely, the duo moved on to The Teardrop Explodes' Kilimanjaro; a year later, they helmed Seven for the former group and Wilder for the latter before teaming with Costello for 1983's Punch The Clock, the album that launched his first American hit, "Everyday I Write the Book."



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