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Alan Spenner

Dalston, United Kingdom

Alan Spenner is credited on 1,146 releases across 124 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,146

Pressings credited

124

Albums

7

Decades active

469

In collections

Biography

Alan Henry Spenner (7 May 1948 – 11 August 1991) was an English bassist who performed with Wynder K. Frog, the Grease Band, Spooky Tooth, ABC, David Coverdale, David Soul, Joe Cocker, Kenny Loggins, Lynda Carter, Peter Frampton, Ted Nugent, Mick Taylor, China Crisis, Murray Head, Kokomo, Roxy Music, and played on the original 1970 concept album Jesus Christ Superstar. Spenner played bass guitar live at Woodstock in 1969 with Joe Cocker and the Grease Band and can be seen on The Woodstock Directors Cut DVD. In 1975, he played on Bryn Haworth's second studio album Sunny Side of the Street. In August 1982, he played on Roxy Music's VHS/DVD The High Road, filmed live in Fréjus, France. Spenner died on 11 August 1991 of a heart attack at the age of 43. He was married to Dyan Birch, former lead vocalist with Arrival and then Kokomo. His son Henry is the former drummer for the band Fields.

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1,146 releases · 124 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Performance · 1,602
  • Other credits · 57

Studios: Island Studios · Olympic Studios · Advision Studios · Spot Productions Studios

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