Person · Male

Alan Rankine

From: Bridge of Allan, United Kingdom
Active: 1958–2023
Releases: 6

new wave
synth-pop

About

Alan Rankine (17 May 1958 – 2 January 2023) was a Scottish musician and record producer best known as keyboardist and guitarist for rock band the Associates, which he co-founded with lead vocalist Billy MacKenzie in the late 1970s.

From Alan Rankine on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

The Associates 1976–1982
39 Lyon Street now

Discography

Albums 3

The World Begins To Look Her Age 1986 Apple Music
She Loves Me Not 1987 Apple Music
The Big Picture Sucks 1989

Singles 3

The Sandman 1987 Apple Music
The World Begins to Look Her Age 1987 Apple Music
Last Bullet 1986

Also known as

Alan Peter Rankine

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 9e8a2828-33ac-4622-9041-dfef405c28f4
ISNI: 0000000058096114
IPI: 00047777244

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.