Alan Murphy
Biography
Alan Murphy (18 November 1953 – 19 October 1989) was an English rock session guitarist who worked with Kate Bush and Go West. In 1988, he joined the jazz-funk band Level 42 as a full-time band member, and played with them until his death from pneumonia, resulting from AIDS, in 1989. He also played lead guitar on select recordings by Mike and the Mechanics, including the hit single "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)".
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Hounds Of Love
1985
Never For Ever
1980
The Dreaming
1982
The Sensual World
1989
Mike + The Mechanics
1985
Cupid & Psyche 85
1985
Living Years
1988
Director's Cut
2011
Perfect Way
1985
Go West
1985
Staring At The Sun
1988
Count Three & Pray
1986
Chris Rea
1981
Level Best (A Collection Of Their Greatest Hits)
1989
Donny Osmond
1989
Secret Secrets
1985
Two Rooms - Celebrating The Songs Of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1991
Dancing On The Couch
1987
Experiment IV
1986
Total Contrast
1985
Bangs & Crashes
1985
Paradise Bird
1979
Knock On Wood
1979
Luxury Of Life
1985
Credited work
1,335 releases · 96 albums · active 1976–2026
- Performance · 2,464
- Other credits · 95
- Production · 4
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Air Studios · Abbey Road Studios · The Farm · Windmill Lane Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Kate Bush
- Go West
- Mike + The Mechanics
- Akira Inoue
- Level 42
- Amii Stewart
- Long John Baldry
- Miquel Brown