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Andy Rourke
real name Andrew Michael Rourke
Manchester, United Kingdom
Andy Rourke is credited on 1,197 releases across 92 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1983–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,197
Credits
92
Albums
5
Decades active
1,050
In collections
Biography
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English bassist, born 17 January 1964 in Manchester, died 19 May 2023 in New York City, New York, USA. One of the most revered bass players in alternative music.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,197 releases · 92 albums · active 1983–2026
- Performance · 1,611
- Other credits · 12
- Production · 4
Studios: Matrix Studios · Eden Studios · Strawberry Studios · Pluto Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Queen Is Dead
1986
Hatful Of Hollow
1984
Meat Is Murder
1985
The Smiths
1984
Strangeways, Here We Come
1987
Louder Than Bombs
1987
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
1990
Viva Hate
1988
Rank
1988
The World Won't Listen
1987
Bona Drag
1990
Singles
1995
Best... I
1992
Panic
1986
How Soon Is Now
1984
William, It Was Really Nothing
1984
This Charming Man
1983
Last Of The Independents
1994
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
1988
Ask
1986
...Best II
1992
Interesting Drug
1989
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
1987
The Last Of The Famous International Playboys
1989
Frequent collaborators
- The Smiths
- Morrissey
- Sinéad O'Connor
- Smiths
- Sandie Shaw
- Freebass (9)
- Various
- Pretenders
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