Paul Hanley (musician)

Paul Hanley (born 18 February 1964) is an English musician, based in Manchester. He is best known for playing drums in The Fall and The Lovers.

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 Burns 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. After leaving The Fall, Paul and Steve formed ARK before moving on to Tom Hingley and the Lovers. Hingley, himself, was the erstwhile singer with Manchester alumni Inspiral Carpets. The Lovers have released one album, called "Abba Are The Enemy" and are currently working on a second, "Highlights", it will be released in late 2007.

Personal life

Paul Hanley is married and has three children.

Discography

With The Fall

Studio Albums

Album

Date of Release

Label

Grotesque
(After the Gramme)

17 November 1980

Rough Trade Records

Slates

27 April 1981

Rough Trade Records

Hex Enduction Hour

08 March 1982

Kamera Records

Room To Live
(Undilutable Slang Truth!)

27 September 1982

Kamera Records

Perverted By Language

12 December 1983

Rough Trade Records

The Wonderful and
Frightening World
of The Fall

08 October 1984

Beggars Banquet Records

Bend Sinister

29 September 1986

Beggars Banquet Records

Live Albums

  • 1982 Live in London 1980
  • 1983 Fall In a Hole (Live Auckland 1982)
  • 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 Greats
  • 2005 The Complete Peel Sessions 1978-2004
  • 2007 The Fall Box Set - 1976-2007

EPs

  • 1984 Call For Escape Route
  • 1993 Kimble

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)

With Marc Riley

Albums

  • 1984 Cull
  • 1984 Gross Out

Single

  • 1983 Favorite Sister/Carry Mi Card

With Shout Bamalam

EP

  • 1987 Ambition, The Groover & Greed

With ARK

Album

  • 2002 Brainsold

With Tom Hingley and The Lovers

Album

  • 2004 Abba Are The Enemy

Single

  • 2003 Yeah

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