Alan Hawkshaw (born March 23, 1937) is an English pianist and composer from Leeds who released 25 albums of library music between 1968 and 1978, mostly on KPM Music and Music de Wolfe, followed by another round of titles on Bruton Music and Music House during the 1980s and early ’90s. In 1970, he partook in the psych-rock studio projects Hungry Wolf and Rumplestiltskin. He later assembled another studio band, Bullet, to record the soundtrack to the 1975 ITV series The Hanged Man, released that year on Polydor-subsidiary Contour.
Discography:
- Soul Organ Showcase (1968 • Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield)
- Beat Incidental (1969 • Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield)
- The Big Beat (1969 • Alan Hawkshaw / Keith Mansfield)
- Speed and Excitement (1970 • Johnny Pearson / Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw)
- Alternatives (1971 • Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker)
- Beat Industrial (1971 • Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker / Johnny Hawksworth)
- Flute for Moderns (1971 • Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker / Joe Haider)
- Music for a Young Generation (1971 • Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker)
- 27 Top TV Themes and Commercials (1972)
- Organ Sounds in Super Stereo: Alan Hawkshaw Plays the Philicorda (1972)
- Black Pearl (1973 • Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker)
- Friendly Faces (1973 • Alan Hawkshaw / James Clarke)
- Happy Rainbows (1973 • Alan Hawkshaw / James Clarke / David Gold / Steve Gray)
- Move With the Times (1973 • Alan Hawkshaw / Dave Gold)
- New Blood (1973 • Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker)
- The Rock Machine (1973 • Alan Hawkshaw / Alan Parker)
- Non-Stop Hammond Hits (1974)
- Synthesis (1974 • Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett)
- Synthesizer and Percussion (1974 • Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett)
- Arp Odyssey (1975)
- Hot Wax (1976 • Brian Bennett / John Fiddy / Alan Hawkshaw)
- Classical Synthesizer / Stained Glass Windows (1977 • Alan Hawkshaw & John Leach)
- Contemporary Contrasts (1977 • Alan Parker / Alan Hawkshaw / Mike Moran)
- The Road Forward (1977)
- Things to Come (1977 • Alan Parker / Mike Moran / Alan Hawkshaw)
- Terrestrial Journey (1978 • Alan Hawkshaw / Steve Gray / Les Hurdle / Frank Ricotti)
- Frontiers Of Science (1979)
- Cocktail Time (1980 • Johnny Patrick / Alan Hawkshaw)
- Kinetics / Vision (1980 • Trevor Bastow / Alan Hawkshaw)
- New Horizon / The Seven Wonders of the World (1980)
- Great Mysteries of the World (1981)
- Music Machine (1981 • Alan Hawkshaw / Brian Bennett & Dave Lawson)
- Audio Visual Energy (1982)
- Alan Hawkshaw’s Universal Bulletin (1984)
- Hit Pack (1984 • Brian Wade / Dave Cooke / Alan Hawkshaw)
- Brave New World (1985 • Brian Bennett / Alan Hawkshaw / Ray Russell)
- Cover Girl (1985 • Ron Aspery / Steve Gray / Duncan Lamont / Alan Hawkshaw)
- Odyssey (1985 • Alan Hawkshaw / John Cameron)
- Top of the Range (1985 • Alan Hawkshaw / Hank Marvin / Johnny Pearson)
- Christmas Feelings (1986)
- Power (1986)
- Atmosphere 1 – Impressions (1987 • Alan Hawkshaw / Ray Russell)
- Entertainment 3 – Candid Cam (1987 • Alan Hawkshaw / James Clarke / Johnny Pearson)
- Gold Silver Bronze (1987)
- Megabyte – Industry 1 (1987 • Alan Hawkshaw / Brian Bennett)
- Industry 14 – Rainbow Warrior (1990 • Geoff Bastow / Trevor Bastow / Alan Hawkshaw)
Artist/Album Pages:
The System
The System was an American synth-funk duo that released the 1983–85 Mirage albums Sweat, X-Perimen...
The System was an American synth-funk duo that released the 1983–85 Mirage albums Sweat, X-Perimen...
Blossom Toes
Blossom Toes were an English psych-rock band that released the 1967–69 albums We Are Ever So Clean a...
Blossom Toes were an English psych-rock band that released the 1967–69 albums We Are Ever So Clean a...
C.K. Strong
C.K. Strong was an American soul-rock band from Los Angeles that released a self-titled album on Epi...
C.K. Strong was an American soul-rock band from Los Angeles that released a self-titled album on Epi...
Crucis
Crucis was an Argentine symphonic/hard-rock band that released back-to-back albums in 1976 on RCA ...
Crucis was an Argentine symphonic/hard-rock band that released back-to-back albums in 1976 on RCA ...
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer are an American vocal group from N.Y.C., formed in 1969 by swing enthusiast...
The Manhattan Transfer are an American vocal group from N.Y.C., formed in 1969 by swing enthusiast...
Chaz Jankel
Chaz Jankel (born April 16, 1952) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, and vocalist from Stanmor...
Chaz Jankel (born April 16, 1952) is an English keyboardist, songwriter, and vocalist from Stanmor...
Yellow Sunshine
Yellow Sunshine was an American soul-funk band from Philadelphia that released a self-titled album...
Yellow Sunshine was an American soul-funk band from Philadelphia that released a self-titled album...
Kabasa
Kabasa were a South African funk band from Soweto that released two albums on Atlantic in 1980/81,...
Kabasa were a South African funk band from Soweto that released two albums on Atlantic in 1980/81,...
Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull are an English rock band that released twenty studio albums between 1968 and 1999. They ...
Jethro Tull are an English rock band that released twenty studio albums between 1968 and 1999. They ...
Jacques Tom Rivest
Jacques Tom Rivest is a Québécois guitarist and songwriter who recorded an album with Pollen in 19...
Jacques Tom Rivest is a Québécois guitarist and songwriter who recorded an album with Pollen in 19...
Love Live Life + One
Love Live Life + One were a Japanese hard-rock/psych band that released the 1971 album Love Will M...
Love Live Life + One were a Japanese hard-rock/psych band that released the 1971 album Love Will M...
Wally Gonzalez
Wally Gonzalez is a Filipino guitarist and singer who fronted Manila hard-rockers Juan de la Cruz...
Wally Gonzalez is a Filipino guitarist and singer who fronted Manila hard-rockers Juan de la Cruz...
