Paul Hanley (musician)
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Paul Hanley is an English musician, based in Manchester
. He is best known for playing drums in The Fall and The Lovers
.
and also played keyboards. He was preceded as a member of The Fall by his brother, Steve Hanley
, who remained in the band for a further 18 years before forming ARK, which again featured Paul on drums. They subsequently moved on to Tom Hingley and the Lovers
. Hingley
, himself, was the erstwhile singer with Manchester
alumni Inspiral Carpets
. The Lovers' first album, "Abba Are The Enemy
" was released in 2004. Their second, "Highlights
", was released in March 2008.
He was also briefly a member of fellow ex-Fall member Martin Bramah
's group Factory star
, as was his brother Steve Hanley. Bramah ejected them from the group in April 2010 without explanation.
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. He is best known for playing drums in The Fall and The Lovers
Tom Hingley and the Lovers
The Lovers are a British punk rock band formed by singer Tom Hingley and brothers Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley - both former members of The Fall - with guitarist Jason Brown and keyboardist Kelly Wood....
.
Career
Paul Hanley was the drummer in The Fall between 1980 and 1985. For much of that time he was part of a two-drummer line-up with Karl BurnsKarl Burns
Karl Burns is a British musician best known as drummer for The Fall, featuring in many incarnations of the band between 1977 and 1998....
and also played keyboards. He was preceded as a member of The Fall by his brother, Steve Hanley
Steve Hanley (musician)
Steve Hanley is an Irish-born English musician, based in Manchester. He is best known for playing bass guitar in The Fall from 1979 to 1998, and afterwards in The Lovers....
, who remained in the band for a further 18 years before forming ARK, which again featured Paul on drums. They subsequently moved on to Tom Hingley and the Lovers
Tom Hingley and the Lovers
The Lovers are a British punk rock band formed by singer Tom Hingley and brothers Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley - both former members of The Fall - with guitarist Jason Brown and keyboardist Kelly Wood....
. Hingley
Tom Hingley
Tom Hingley is a musician best known as the lead vocalist of the English rock band Inspiral Carpets.-Life:...
, himself, was the erstwhile singer with Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
alumni Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an alternative rock band from Oldham in Greater Manchester, England formed by Graham Lambert and Stephen Holt in 1983. The band is named after a clothing shop on their Oldham estate...
. The Lovers' first album, "Abba Are The Enemy
Abba Are The Enemy
Abba are the enemy is the debut album by Tom Hingley and the Lovers, who feature Inspiral Carpets singer Tom Hingley, Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley from Manchester punk band The Fall. It was released in 2004.- Track listing :...
" was released in 2004. Their second, "Highlights
Highlights (album)
Highlights is the second album by Tom Hingley and the Lovers, who feature Inspiral Carpets singer Tom Hingley, Steve Hanley and Paul Hanley from Manchester garage band The Fall, Jason Brown and Kelly Wood. It was released in 2008.- Track listing :...
", was released in March 2008.
He was also briefly a member of fellow ex-Fall member Martin Bramah
Martin Bramah
Martin Bramah is a British musician best known as a founder member of both The Fall, Blue Orchids and Factory Star....
's group Factory star
Factory star
Factory Star are an English post-punk group, formed in Manchester in December 2008. The group was formed by singer/songriter/guitarist Martin Bramah. Factory Star began life as Bramah, Tim Lyons and Brian Benson . In April 2009 they were replaced by Steve Hanley , Paul Hanley , and *...
, as was his brother Steve Hanley. Bramah ejected them from the group in April 2010 without explanation.
Studio albums
| Album | Date of Release | Label |
| Grotesque (After the Gramme) Grotesque (After the Gramme) Grotesque is a 1980 album by The Fall. The music is a departure from that of the previous albums, 1979's Live at the Witch Trials and Dragnet. Marc Riley played organ on several tracks on the album. This was Paul Hanley's first album with the band, having joined earlier in the year aged just 15... |
17 November 1980 | Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove... |
| Slates Slates (album) Slates is the fourth album by The Fall, first released on the 27th April 1981 on Rough Trade Records. Containing 6 tracks and pressed onto 10" vinyl, it was eligible for neither the single nor album charts, being too long for the former and too short for the latter. However, it was included in the... |
27 April 1981 | Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove... |
| Hex Enduction Hour Hex Enduction Hour Hex Enduction Hour is a 1982 album by The Fall. It was the first album to feature both Karl Burns and Paul Hanley in a two-drummer lineup and was partly recorded in Iceland during the group's 1981 visit, with the remainder being completed in a disused cinema in Hitchin, England... |
8 March 1982 | Kamera Records |
| Room To Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) Room to Live Room to Live, subtitled Undilutable Slang Truth!, is the sixth studio album by The Fall. First released September 27, 1982, it was recorded as a quick follow-up to Hex Enduction Hour which had been released in March. It was to be Marc Riley's last album with the group.The group had originally... |
27 September 1982 | Kamera Records |
| Perverted By Language Perverted by Language Perverted by Language is a 1983 album by The Fall. It was the first Fall album to feature Brix Smith, then wife of Mark E. Smith, who performs lead vocals on "Hotel Blöedel"... |
12 December 1983 | Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It was formed in 1978 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove... |
| The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall is an album by The Fall, released in October 1984. It was the band's first album with the relatively large Beggars Banquet label, and was produced by John Leckie. Paul Hanley left the band immediately after the accompanying UK tour, ending the group's... |
8 October 1984 | Beggars Banquet Records Beggars Banquet Records Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels... |
| Bend Sinister Bend Sinister (album) Bend Sinister is a 1986 album by The Fall, released on Beggars Banquet Records. It reached number 36 in the UK charts. Its title is taken from Vladimir Nabokov's novel Bend Sinister . The US version of the album was titled The "Domesday Pay-Off" Triad Plus!.It was the third and last Fall album to... |
29 September 1986 | Beggars Banquet Records Beggars Banquet Records Beggars Banquet is an English independent record label that began as a chain of record shops owned by Martin Mills and Nick Austin, and is part of the Beggars Group of labels... |
Live albums
- 1982 Live in London 1980Live in London 1980Live In London 1980 is a live album by The Fall, released in 1982 on cassette on the Chaos Tapes label. Initially a limited edition of 4000 copies, the album has since been reissued several times....
- 1983 Fall In a Hole (Live Auckland 1982)Fall In a HoleFall In A Hole is a live album by The Fall, released in 1983 on the Flying Nun label of New Zealand.The album was recorded at the last show of the group's 1982 tour of Australia and New Zealand and was originally only released in those countries...
- 1998 Live To Air In Melbourne 1982
- 2001 Austurbaejarbio (Live In Reykjavik 1983)
- 2005 Live From The Vaults – Glasgow 1981
- 2005 Live From The Vaults – Hof Alter Bahnhof 1981
Compilation albums
- 1985 Hip Priest And Kamerads
- 1986 North West Gas
- 1987 Palace Of Swords Reversed
- 1990 458489 A Sides
- 1990 458489 B Sides
- 1993 The Collection
- 1994 Backdrop
- 1998 Smile – It's The Best Of The Fall
- 1999 The Peel Sessions
- 2000 Psykick Dancehall
- 2002 Totally Wired – The Rough Trade Anthology
- 2002 The Rough Trade Singles Box
- 2002 Early Singles
- 2003 Words Of Expectation – BBC Sessions
- 2003 It's The New Thing – The Step Forward Years
- 2003 Rebellious Jukebox
- 2004 50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong – 39 Golden Greats50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong – 39 Golden Greats is a greatest hits album released by The Fall in 2004. It was the group's first career-spanning compilation, with a selection of songs from the 1978 EP Bingo-Master's Break-Out! up to the 2003 album The Real New Fall LP . The selection of...
- 2005 The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
- 2007 The Fall Box Set – 1976–2007
Singles
- 1980 How I Wrote "Elastic Man"
- 1980 Totally Wired
- 1981 Lie Dream Of A Casino Soul
- 1982 Look, Know
- 1982 Marquis Cha Cha
- 1983 The Man Whose Head Expanded
- 1983 Kicker Conspiracy/Wings
- 1984 Oh! Brother
- 1984 C.R.E.E.P.
- 1986 Living Too Late
VHS/DVD
- 1981 Perverted By Language Bis (VHS)
- 2003 Perverted By Language Bis (DVD)
- 2004 Live At The Hacienda 1983–1985 (DVD)
External links
- Factory Star on MySpace
- List of The Fall songs co-written by Paul Hanley
- Interview Paul Hanley 2002
- The Lovers' Official site
- The Lovers at Myspace
- The Lovers' German site
- The Lovers at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
- ARK Official site