Alan Hull

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Alan Hull with Lindisfarne, 1991

Alan Hull (born February 20, 1945 in Benwell , Newcastle upon Tyne , England , as James Alan Hull , † November 17, 1995 ) was a British singer-songwriter . He was best known as a founding member of the folk rock band Lindisfarne .

biography

Hull began his musical career in 1962 with the band "The Chosen Few", which became Skip Bifferty after Hull's departure . Hull left The Chsosen Few to work as a nurse in a mental hospital. He also appeared as a folk musician and became a member of the band "Brethren" - previously "The Downtown Faction" - which soon thereafter called itself "Lindisfarne". Hull wrote most of the hits for the group, which was hugely successful in the early 1970s.

In 1973, after a disappointing American tour, they split up. Part of the band started their own business as Jack the Lad . Hull released the solo album Pipedream and the volume of poetry The Mocking Horse before he recorded two more group albums with the remaining Lindisfarne colleagues. When the desired success did not materialize, Lindisfarne broke up again in 1975.

Next came the solo album Squire , and Hull formed the band "Radiator", which in 1977 brought out the album Is't it Strange .

In 1978 there was a reunification of Lindisfarne, which was able to build on the old successes. However, its popularity faded in the 1980s. The group continued to release albums, but they did not reach the top chart positions. In 1990 there was another hit at number 2 on the singles charts with a new recording of Fog on the Tyne from 1971, this time with soccer star Paul "Gazza" Gascoigne . In the meantime, Hull had released further solo albums.

In 1995 the band Lindisfarne celebrated their 25th anniversary. On November 17th of the same year, Alan Hull died of thrombosis at the age of 50 while working on the album Statues & Liberties .

Discography (solo)

Albums

  • 1973: Pipedream (1973) - UK album charts number 29
  • 1975: Squire
  • 1979: Phantoms (released as CD with bonus material in 2007)
  • 1983: On The Other Side
  • 1988: Another Little Adventure
  • 1994: Back to Basics
  • 1996: Statues & Liberties
  • 1998: When War Is Over
  • 2005: We Can Swing Together - Anthology
  • 2009: Live at Clifton Poly 1975

Singles

  • 1970: We Can Swing Together / Obadiah's Grave
  • 1973: Numbers / Drinking Song / One Off Pat
  • 1973: Justanothersadsong / Waiting
  • 1975: Dan The Plan / One More Bottle Of Wine
  • 1975: One More Bottle Of Wine / Squire
  • 1975: Crazy Woman / Golden Oldies
  • 1979: I Wish You Well / Love Is The Answer
  • 1979: A Walk In The Sea / Corporation Rock
  • 1983: Malvinas Melody / Ode To A Taxman

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Allmusic, see web links
  2. ↑ a b c d Chris Welch: Obituary for Alan Hull . The Independent, November 20, 1995 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hull, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hull, James Alan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Benwell , Newcastle upon Tyne , England
DATE OF DEATH November 17, 1995