Alan's first Album: Pipedream

James Alan Hull (February 20, 1945 — November 17, 1995) was a British singer-songwriter and founding member of the Tyneside folk-rock band Lindisfarne. Image File history File links Pipedream_f. ... Image File history File links Pipedream_f. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Tyneside is a conurbation in northern England, covering part of the area of Tyne and Wear. ... Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Lindisfarne were a popular British Folk/rock group of the 1970s, fronted by singer/songwriter Alan Hull. ...

The death of Alan Hull ended the career of one of Britain’s most prolific and original songwriters.

Hull took up the guitar as a boy, and became a member of the band the Chosen Few alongside keyboard player (and future Ian Dury alumnus) Mickey Gallagher, in 1962. He supported himself one year by working as a nurse at a mental hospital, before Lindisfarne came together, Hull came to be regarded as the de facto leader of the group, which may have contributed to its splintering in 1973. He recorded solo albums periodically beginning with 1973's Pipedream on the Charisma Records, which included the services of second-generation Lindisfarne guitarist/keyboardman Ken Craddock as well as original members Ray Jackson and Ray Laidlaw. Gallagher (right) with Eric Burdon. ... Charisma Records was a record label started by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith in 1969. ...

Lindisfarne reformed in 1976 after a Christmas show at the Newcastle City Hall. For other places named Newcastle or New Castle, see Newcastle (disambiguation). ...

In 1994, he recorded Back to Basics, a live all-acoustic survey of the best of his songwriting from 1970 onward. On November 17, 1995, while working on a new album, Hull died suddenly of a heart thrombosis. 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thrombosis is the formation of a clot or thrombus inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. ...

Some of his most famous songs include: "Fog on the Tyne" and "Run for Home".

Singles

"We Can Swing Together"/"Obidiah's Grave" (1970)

"Numbers"/"Drinking Song"/"One Off Pat" (1973)

"Justanothersadsong"/"Waiting" (1973)

"Dan The Plan"/"One More Bottle Of Wine" (1975)

"One More Bottle Of Wine"/"Squire" (1975)

"Crazy Woman"/"Golden Oldies" (1975)

"I Wish You Well"/"Love Is The Answer" (1979)

"A Walk In The Sea"/"Corporation Rock" (1979)

"Malvinas Melody"/"Ode To A Taxman" (1983)

Albums

Pipedream (1973)

Squire (1975)

Phantoms (1979)

On The Other Side (1983)

Another Little Adventure (1988)

Back To Basics (1994)

Statues & Liberties (1996)

When War Is Over (1998)

We Can Swing Together - Anthology (2005)

External links

• Lindisfarne's Website