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Andy Rourke

Manchester, United Kingdom

Andy Rourke is credited on 1,198 releases across 92 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1983–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,198

Pressings credited

92

Albums

5

Decades active

961

In collections

Biography

Andrew Michael Rourke (17 January 1964 – 19 May 2023) was an English musician best known as the bassist of the 1980s indie rock band the Smiths. Regarded as one of the greatest bassists of his generation, he was known for his melodic and funk-inspired approach to bass playing. Rourke joined the Smiths after their first gig, having known guitarist Johnny Marr since secondary school, and played on their entire discography. After the group broke up in 1987, he performed on some of lead vocalist Morrissey's early solo releases. Rourke recorded with Sinéad O'Connor and the Pretenders in the early 1990s, and was a member of the supergroup Freebass and the band D.A.R.K., and later Blitz Vega with Kav Sandhu. He organised the Versus Cancer concerts from 2006 to 2009.

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Credited work

1,198 releases · 92 albums · active 1983–2026

  • Performance · 1,612
  • Other credits · 13
  • Production · 4

Studios: Matrix Studios · Eden Studios · Strawberry Studios · Pluto Studios

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