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Steve Hanley (musician)

Steve Hanley
Steve Hanley c.1980
Background information
Birth name	Stephen Hanley
Born	May 26, 1959 (1959-05-26) (age 48) Dublin, Ireland
Genre(s)	Indie Punk
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar
Years active	1976 - present
Label(s)	among others: Beggars Banquet, Phonogram, Rough Trade, Newmemorabilia
Associated acts	The Lovers The Fall The Sirens Staff 9 ARK The Reclaimers
Website	http://www.thelovers.co.uk

Steve Hanley (born 26 May 1959) is an English musician, based in Manchester. He is best known for playing bass guitar in The Fall.

1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Discography
- 3.1 With The Fall
  - 3.1.1 Studio Albums
  - 3.1.2 Live Albums
  - 3.1.3 Part Studio/Part Live Albums
  - 3.1.4 EPs
  - 3.1.5 Compilation Albums
  - 3.1.6 Singles
  - 3.1.7 VHS/DVD
- 3.2 With Marc Riley
  - 3.2.1 Albums
  - 3.2.2 Singles
- 3.3 With ARK
  - 3.3.1 Albums
- 3.4 With Tom Hingley and The Lovers
  - 3.4.1 Albums
  - 3.4.2 Singles
- 3.5 With The Reclaimers
  - 3.5.1 Download
4 External links

Career

1976 he played in The Sirens alongside Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon. When Riley left to join The Fall, they became Staff 9, but disbanded when Hanley and Scanlon joined The Fall in 1979. During the first half of the 1980s, Hanley's brother Paul was also one of the group's two drummers. Steve Hanley remained in The Fall for 20 years, and co-wrote over 100 songs for the group. He left in April 1998 following an onstage altercation in New York, which also resulted in the departures of longtime drummer Karl Burns and guitarist Tommy Crooks. Steve Hanley is second only to Fall frontman and constant member Mark E. Smith in his length of service in The Fall.

Following his departure from The Fall, Hanley formed ARK. In 2001 he joined The Lovers, a group fronted by Tom Hingley of the Inspiral Carpets. Both these bands also feature Paul Hanley, Steve's brother. The Lovers have released one album, called "Abba Are The Enemy" and are currently working on a second, Highlights.

Personal life

Steve and his wife Heather have two children, Paul and Matthew. Steve's son Paul is a drummer and plays in Manchester based rock band Pooler.

Discography

With The Fall

Studio Albums

Cover	Album	Date of Release	Label
	Dragnet	26 October 1979	Step Forward Records
	Grotesque (After the Gramme)	17 November 1980	Rough Trade Records
	Slates	27 April 1981	Rough Trade Records
	Hex Enduction Hour	08 March 1982	Kamera Records
	Room To Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!)	27 September 1982	Kamera Records
	Perverted By Language	12 December 1983	Rough Trade Records
	The Wonderful and Frightening World of The Fall	08 October 1984	Beggars Banquet Records
	This Nation's Saving Grace	23 September 1985	Beggars Banquet Records
	Bend Sinister	29 September 1986	Beggars Banquet Records
	The Frenz Experiment	29 February 1988	Beggars Banquet Records
	I Am Kurious, Oranj	31 October 1988	Beggars Banquet Records
	Extricate	19 February 1990	Phonogram
	Shift-Work	22 April 1991	Phonogram
	Code: Selfish	23 March 1992	Phonogram
	The Infotainment Scan	26 April 1993	Permanent Records& Matador Records
	Middle Class Revolt	03 May 1994	Permanent Records
	Cerebral Caustic	27 February 1995	Permanent Records
	The Light User Syndrome	10 June 1996	Jet Records
	Levitate (album)	29 September 1997	Artful Records