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Bobby Gillespie

real name Robert Bernard Andrew Gillespie

Glasgow, United Kingdom · b. 1962-06-22

Bobby Gillespie is credited on 997 releases across 277 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1981–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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997

Credits

277

Albums

5

Decades active

486

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Vocalist, lyricist and bassist born on the 22nd of June 1962 and grew up in Springburn (Scotland, UK). In 1973 his family moved to Mt. Florida (Scotland, UK). His first instrument was the bass guitar, but later he concentrated on his voice. Besides singing and playing bass, he's also able to play guitar, drums and several other instruments.
In 1982 he joined The Wake as bassist, a rock band from Glasgow (Scotland, UK). In August 1983 he left the band.
In 1984 he joined The Jesus & Mary Chain as a drummer, a post-punk, shoegaze band from Scotland. A few years later he left the band to concentrate on his indie rock band Primal Scream which he founded in the mid 80s.

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Credited work

997 releases · 277 albums · active 1981–2025

  • Performance · 1,296
  • Other credits · 70
  • Production · 10

Studios: Southern Studios · Ardent Studios · Ocean Way Recording · Orinoco Studios

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