Alan Winstanley

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.

Early life
He was in the 23rd Fulham scout group, and wolf cubs, at Melcombe primary school. He took part in swimming competitions and visited the Black Mountains in June 1965 and walked across the Cotswolds into Wales, then back to Hereford in April 1966, and Dartmoor in May 1967. His brother David was in the associated cub group, and later Alan in the associated Venture scout unit.

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 (1978) (Winstanley engineered).
 * One Step Beyond... – Madness (1979)
 * The Raven – The Stranglers (1979)
 * 4 Out of 5 Doctors – 4 Out of 5 Doctors (1980)
 * Absolutely – Madness (1980)
 * Kilimanjaro – The Teardrop Explodes (1980)
 * 7 – Madness (1981)
 * ''Eddie, Old Bob, Dick and Gary - Tenpole Tudor (1981)
 * Too-Rye-Ay – Dexys Midnight Runners (1982)
 * The Rise & Fall – Madness (1982)
 * Punch the Clock – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1983)
 * Goodbye Cruel World – Elvis Costello and the Attractions (1984)
 * Despite Straight Lines – Marilyn (1985)
 * People – Hothouse Flowers (1988)
 * Flood – They Might Be Giants (1990)
 * Home – Hothouse Flowers (1990)
 * Kill Uncle – Morrissey (1991)
 * Sixteen Stone – Bush (1994)
 * One Day at a Time – Symposium (1997)
 * The Science of Things – Bush (1999)
 * Lifelines – a-ha (2002)
 * Please Describe Yourself – Dogs Die in Hot Cars (2004)
 * Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best of Marilyn – Marilyn (2008)
 * The Liberty of Norton Folgate – Madness (2009)