Alan Rankine
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| Alan Rankine | |
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| Born | 17 May 1958 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupations | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Keyboards, guitar |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Associated acts | Associates |
Alan Rankine (born 17 May 1958, Edinburgh, Scotland)[1] played keyboards, and guitars, for the rock band, Associates, which he co-founded with Billy Mackenzie in the late 1970s.[2]
Together they recorded three albums: The Affectionate Punch (1980), Fourth Drawer Down (1981) and Sulk (1982). Rankine left the band in 1982 on the eve of what would have been the Sulk tour.
While Mackenzie continued with other associates, Rankine started a solo career as a recording artist. He recorded four solo albums: The World Begins to Look Her Age and Pink Pound (1986), She Loves Me Not (1987) and the fully instrumental The Big Picture Sucks (1989).
He became a record producer, producing such artists as The Pale Fountains, Cocteau Twins and Paul Haig, before joining the Belgian independent record label, Les Disques du Crepuscule, as a permanent producer and relocating to Brussels.
Rankine eventually came back to Scotland, and he now works in Stow College in Glasgow.
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