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'''Paul Walter Quinn''' (born 1959, [[Dundee]]<ref>General Register Office for Scotland data. Year: 1959 Surname: QUINN Forename: PAUL WALTER Sex: M District: DUNDEE EAST City/County/MR: DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS GROS data: 282/01 1364</ref>) is a Scottish musician who was the lead singer of cult 1980s band [[Bourgie Bourgie]], and also released records with [[Jazzateers]], [[Vince Clarke]] and [[Edwyn Collins]] and sang on an early track by the French Impressionists.
'''Paul Walter Quinn''' (born 1959) is a Scottish musician who was the lead singer of cult 1980s band Bourgie Bourgie, and also released records with [[Jazzateers]], [[Vince Clarke]] and [[Edwyn Collins]] and sang on an early track by the French Impressionists.


==Biography==
== Biography ==
Quinn was a classmate of [[Edwyn Collins]] between the ages of 11 and 15, and sang backing vocals on "Rip It Up" by Collins' band [[Orange Juice (band)|Orange Juice]].<ref name="Williams">Williams, Lee (1984) "Bourgie Bourgie Explained", ''Debut'', Issue 03, p. 24</ref> After singing with [[Postcard Records]] band Jazzateers (contemporaries of [[Josef K (band)|Josef K]], The French Impressionists and [[Aztec Camera]]) he formed Bourgie Bourgie in May 1983 along with former members of his previous band.<ref name="Williams" /> Bourgie Bourgie were signed by [[MCA Records]] and released two singles in 1984, both of which charted in the UK, "Breaking Point" peaking at number 48 and "Careless" at number 96.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 471</ref><ref name="CS">"[http://archive.is/20130119034436/http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4050 Bourgie Bourgie]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref> The group began recording an album with producer [[Mike Hedges]] but it remained unreleased when they split up. Quinn then collaborated with [[Edwyn Collins]] on a version of [[The Velvet Underground]]'s "[[Pale Blue Eyes]]", released on Postcard Records boss Alan Horne's new Swamplands label, which reached number 72 in the UK in August 1984.<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="CS2">"[http://archive.is/20130119122915/http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4162 Paul Quinn And Edwyn Collins]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref> In early 1985, Quinn released his first solo single, "Ain't That Always the Way", which again featured Collins but was credited solely to Quinn for contractual reasons, which was also a minor hit, reaching number 98 in the UK.<ref name="CS3">"[http://archive.is/20130119051041/http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4301 Paul Quinn]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref> He then collaborated with [[Vince Clarke]] on the "One Day" single, which fared similarly.<ref name="CS4">"[http://archive.is/20120630152052/http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4378 Vince Clark And Paul Quinn]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref>
Quinn was a classmate of [[Edwyn Collins]] between the ages of 11 and 15, and sang backing vocals on "Rip It Up" by Collins' band [[Orange Juice (band)|Orange Juice]].<ref name="Williams">Williams, Lee (1984) "Bourgie Bourgie Explained", ''Debut'', Issue 03, p. 24</ref> After singing with [[Postcard Records]] band Jazzateers (contemporaries of [[Josef K (band)|Josef K]], The French Impressionists and [[Aztec Camera]]) he formed Bourgie Bourgie in May 1983 along with former members of his previous band.<ref name="Williams" /> Bourgie Bourgie were signed by [[MCA Records]] and released two singles in 1984, both of which charted in the UK, "Breaking Point" peaking at number 48 and "Careless" at number 96.<ref name="Strong">Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, p. 471</ref><ref name="CS">"[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Bourgie Bourgie]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref> The group began recording an album with producer [[Mike Hedges]] but it remained unreleased when they split up. Quinn then collaborated with [[Edwyn Collins]] on a version of [[The Velvet Underground]]'s "[[Pale Blue Eyes]]", released on Postcard Records boss Alan Horne's new Swamplands label, which reached number 72 in the UK in August 1984.<ref name="Strong" /><ref name="CS2">"[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Paul Quinn And Edwyn Collins]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref> In early 1985, Quinn released his first solo single, "Ain't That Always the Way", which again featured Collins but was credited solely to Quinn for contractual reasons, which was also a minor hit, reaching number 98 in the UK.<ref name="CS3">"[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Paul Quinn]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref> He then collaborated with [[Vince Clarke]] on the "[[One Day (Vince Clarke and Paul Quinn song)|One Day]]" single, which fared similarly.<ref name="CS4">"[https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ Vince Clark And Paul Quinn]", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref>


Quinn returned in 1992 with a new band, The Independent Group, a supergroup containing former members of [[Orange Juice (band)|Orange Juice]], [[Aztec Camera]], [[Lloyd Cole & the Commotions]], and [[The Bluebells]].<ref name="Strong" /> Signed to a revived Postcard Records, they released two albums in 1992 and 1994.<ref name="Strong" />
Quinn returned in 1992 with a new band, The Independent Group, a supergroup containing former members of [[Orange Juice (band)|Orange Juice]], [[Aztec Camera]], [[Lloyd Cole & the Commotions]], and [[The Bluebells]].<ref name="Strong" /> Signed to a revived Postcard Records, they released two albums in 1992 and 1994.<ref name="Strong" />
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In 1995, Quinn collaborated with [[Nectarine No. 9]] on the ''Pregnant with Possibilities'' EP.
In 1995, Quinn collaborated with [[Nectarine No. 9]] on the ''Pregnant with Possibilities'' EP.


Quinn has neither recorded nor made any public appearances for many years. He is reported to be in poor health, and to live in Dundee's West End.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
Quinn has neither recorded nor made any public appearances for many years. In December 2020, it was announced that a boxset anthology of Quinn's work was to be released in 2021 on a reactivated [[Postcard Records]]


==Bourgie Bourgie==
== Bourgie Bourgie ==
Bourgie Bourgie comprised Quinn and the following:
Bourgie Bourgie comprised Quinn and the following:


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All were former members of [[Jazzateers]]. They released two singles in 1984, both minor hits, and recorded a session for [[John Peel]]'s [[BBC Radio 1]] show the same year.<ref>"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1984/Jan18bourgiebourgie/ 18/01/1984 – Bourgie Bourgie]", ''Keeping It Peel'', [[BBC]], retrieved 16 October 2010</ref>
All were former members of [[Jazzateers]]. They released two singles in 1984, both minor hits, and recorded a session for [[John Peel]]'s [[BBC Radio 1]] show the same year.<ref>"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1980s/1984/Jan18bourgiebourgie/ 18/01/1984 – Bourgie Bourgie]", ''Keeping It Peel'', [[BBC]], retrieved 16 October 2010</ref>


==Paul Quinn & the Independent Group==
== Paul Quinn & the Independent Group ==
The Independent Group featured James Kirk (guitar, of Orange Juice), Blair Cowan (keyboards, from Lloyd Cole and The Commotions), Tony Soave, (drums, of The Silencers) Campbell Owens (bass, of Aztec Camera), Robert Hodgens (guitar, of The Bluebells), and Postcard Records founder Alan Horne.<ref name="Strong" /> The group's first album ''The Phantoms and the Archetypes'' was released in 1992. After a further single, "Stupid Thing", Hodgens was replaced by [[Mick Slaven]] (formerly of Jazzeaters and [[Del Amitri]]), Steve "Skip" Reid (formerly of [[Associates (band)|Associates]]), Andy Alston, and Jane Marie O'Brien.<ref name="Strong" /> A second album, ''Will I Ever Be Inside of You'', was released in 1994.<ref name="Strong" /> The band performed at the Glasgow Film Theatre, playing songs from the album while clips of films including ''[[Midnight Cowboy]]'', ''[[The Loveless]]'', ''[[Taxi Driver]]'', and [[Un Chien Andalou]]'' played behind them.<ref name="Belcher">Belcher, David (1994) "[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/fragile-egos-mighty-quinn-1.480831 Fragile egos mighty Quinn]", ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'', 14 October 1994, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref>
The Independent Group featured James Kirk (guitar, of Orange Juice), Blair Cowan (keyboards, from Lloyd Cole and The Commotions), Tony Soave, (drums, of The Silencers) Campbell Owens (bass, of Aztec Camera), Robert Hodgens (guitar, of The Bluebells), and Postcard Records founder Alan Horne.<ref name="Strong" /> The group's first album ''[[The Phantoms & the Archetypes]]'' was released in 1992. After a further single, "Stupid Thing", Hodgens was replaced by [[Mick Slaven]] (formerly of Jazzeaters and [[Del Amitri]]), Steve "Skip" Reid (formerly of [[Associates (band)|Associates]]), Andy Alston, and Jane Marie O'Brien.<ref name="Strong" /> A second album, ''[[Will I Ever Be Inside of You]]'', was released in 1994.<ref name="Strong" /> The band performed at the Glasgow Film Theatre, playing songs from the album while clips of films including ''[[Midnight Cowboy]]'', ''[[The Loveless]]'', ''[[Taxi Driver]]'', and [[Un Chien Andalou]]'' played behind them.<ref name="Belcher">Belcher, David (1994) "[http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/fragile-egos-mighty-quinn-1.480831 Fragile egos mighty Quinn]", ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'', 14 October 1994, retrieved 16 October 2010</ref>


==Discography==
== Discography ==
===with Bourgie Bourgie===
=== with Bourgie Bourgie ===
*"Breaking Point" / "Apres-Ski" (1984), MCA, Cat No: BOU1 – UK #48<ref name="Strong" />
*"Breaking Point" / "Apres-Ski" (1984), MCA, Cat No: BOU1 – UK #48<ref name="Strong" />
*"Careless" / "Change Of Attitude" (1984), MCA, Cat No: BOU2 – UK #96<ref name="CS" />
*"Careless" / "Change of Attitude" (1984), MCA, Cat No: BOU2 – UK #96<ref name="CS" />


===with Edwyn Collins===
=== with Edwyn Collins ===
* "Pale Blue Eyes" / "Burro" (1984), Swamplands – UK #72<ref name="CS2" />
* "Pale Blue Eyes" / "Burro" (1984), Swamplands – UK #72<ref name="CS2" />
* "Ain't That Always The Way" / "Corrina Corrina" / "Punk Rock Hotel" (1985), Swamplands – UK #98, credited to Paul Quinn
* "Ain't That Always the Way" / "Corrina Corrina" / "Punk Rock Hotel" (1985), Swamplands – UK #98, credited to Paul Quinn


===with Vince Clarke===
=== with Vince Clarke ===
*"One Day" / "Song For" (1985), [[Mute Records|Mute]], Cat No: TAG1 – UK #99,<ref name="CS4" /> UK Indie #7<ref name="Lazell">Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980–1989'', Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 45</ref>
*"[[One Day (Vince Clarke and Paul Quinn song)|One Day]]" / "Song For" (1985), [[Mute Records|Mute]], Cat No: TAG1 – UK #99,<ref name="CS4" /> UK Indie #7<ref name="Lazell">Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980–1989'', Cherry Red Books, {{ISBN|0-9517206-9-4}}, p. 45</ref>


===as Paul Quinn & The Independent Group===
=== as Paul Quinn & The Independent Group ===
====Albums====
==== Albums ====
* ''The Phantoms and the Archetypes'' (1992), [[Postcard Records|Postcard]] – produced by [[Edwyn Collins]], Cat No: DUBH 921
* ''[[The Phantoms & the Archetypes]]'' (1992), [[Postcard Records|Postcard]] – produced by [[Edwyn Collins]], Cat No: DUBH 921
* ''Will I Ever Be Inside of You'' (1994), Postcard – Cat No: DUBH 945
* ''[[Will I Ever Be Inside of You]]'' (1994), Postcard – Cat No: DUBH 945


====Singles====
==== Singles ====
* "Stupid Thing" / "A Passing Thought" / "Superstar" (1993), Postcard, Cat No: DUBH 933
* "Stupid Thing" / "A Passing Thought" / "Superstar" (1993), Postcard, Cat No: DUBH 933


===as Paul Quinn & The Nectarine No. 9===
=== as Paul Quinn & The Nectarine No. 9 ===
*''Pregnant with Possibilities'' EP (1995), Postcard, Cat No: DUBH 952: "Tiger Tiger", "Will I Ever Be Inside of You"
*''Pregnant with Possibilities'' EP (1995), Postcard, Cat No: DUBH 952: "Tiger Tiger", "Will I Ever Be Inside of You"


==In popular culture==
== In popular culture ==
In the satirical 2010 novel ''Gabriel's Angel'' by Mark A. Radcliffe, Quinn's "Will I Ever Be Inside Of You" is the song that is playing when one of the characters wakes from a coma.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}}
In the satirical 2010 novel ''Gabriel's Angel'' by Mark A. Radcliffe, Quinn's "Will I Ever Be Inside Of You" is the song that is playing when one of the characters wakes from a coma.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}}


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://paulquinn.duckworthsquare.com Paul Quinn Unofficial Home Page] offline April 2016
*[http://paulquinn.duckworthsquare.com/ Paul Quinn Unofficial Home Page]


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Not to be confused with Paul Quinn, Scottish drummer, formerly of the Soup Dragons and Teenage Fanclub, or Paul Quinn, English guitarist in Saxon.

Paul Quinn
Born1959 (age 65–66)
Dundee, Scotland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1980–present
Labels
Formerly ofJazzateers

Paul Walter Quinn (born 1959) is a Scottish musician who was the lead singer of cult 1980s band Bourgie Bourgie, and also released records with Jazzateers, Vince Clarke and Edwyn Collins and sang on an early track by the French Impressionists.

Biography

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Quinn was a classmate of Edwyn Collins between the ages of 11 and 15, and sang backing vocals on "Rip It Up" by Collins' band Orange Juice.[1] After singing with Postcard Records band Jazzateers (contemporaries of Josef K, The French Impressionists and Aztec Camera) he formed Bourgie Bourgie in May 1983 along with former members of his previous band.[1] Bourgie Bourgie were signed by MCA Records and released two singles in 1984, both of which charted in the UK, "Breaking Point" peaking at number 48 and "Careless" at number 96.[2][3] The group began recording an album with producer Mike Hedges but it remained unreleased when they split up. Quinn then collaborated with Edwyn Collins on a version of The Velvet Underground's "Pale Blue Eyes", released on Postcard Records boss Alan Horne's new Swamplands label, which reached number 72 in the UK in August 1984.[2][4] In early 1985, Quinn released his first solo single, "Ain't That Always the Way", which again featured Collins but was credited solely to Quinn for contractual reasons, which was also a minor hit, reaching number 98 in the UK.[5] He then collaborated with Vince Clarke on the "One Day" single, which fared similarly.[6]

Quinn returned in 1992 with a new band, The Independent Group, a supergroup containing former members of Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, and The Bluebells.[2] Signed to a revived Postcard Records, they released two albums in 1992 and 1994.[2]

In 1995, Quinn collaborated with Nectarine No. 9 on the Pregnant with Possibilities EP.

Quinn has neither recorded nor made any public appearances for many years. In December 2020, it was announced that a boxset anthology of Quinn's work was to be released in 2021 on a reactivated Postcard Records

Bourgie Bourgie

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Bourgie Bourgie comprised Quinn and the following:

  • Mick Slaven – guitar
  • Keith Band – bass
  • Ian Burgoyne – guitar
  • Ken McDonald – drums

All were former members of Jazzateers. They released two singles in 1984, both minor hits, and recorded a session for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show the same year.[7]

Paul Quinn & the Independent Group

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The Independent Group featured James Kirk (guitar, of Orange Juice), Blair Cowan (keyboards, from Lloyd Cole and The Commotions), Tony Soave, (drums, of The Silencers) Campbell Owens (bass, of Aztec Camera), Robert Hodgens (guitar, of The Bluebells), and Postcard Records founder Alan Horne.[2] The group's first album The Phantoms & the Archetypes was released in 1992. After a further single, "Stupid Thing", Hodgens was replaced by Mick Slaven (formerly of Jazzeaters and Del Amitri), Steve "Skip" Reid (formerly of Associates), Andy Alston, and Jane Marie O'Brien.[2] A second album, Will I Ever Be Inside of You, was released in 1994.[2] The band performed at the Glasgow Film Theatre, playing songs from the album while clips of films including Midnight Cowboy, The Loveless, Taxi Driver, and Un Chien Andalou played behind them.[8]

Discography

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with Bourgie Bourgie

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  • "Breaking Point" / "Apres-Ski" (1984), MCA, Cat No: BOU1 – UK #48[2]
  • "Careless" / "Change of Attitude" (1984), MCA, Cat No: BOU2 – UK #96[3]

with Edwyn Collins

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  • "Pale Blue Eyes" / "Burro" (1984), Swamplands – UK #72[4]
  • "Ain't That Always the Way" / "Corrina Corrina" / "Punk Rock Hotel" (1985), Swamplands – UK #98, credited to Paul Quinn

with Vince Clarke

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as Paul Quinn & The Independent Group

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Albums

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Singles

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  • "Stupid Thing" / "A Passing Thought" / "Superstar" (1993), Postcard, Cat No: DUBH 933

as Paul Quinn & The Nectarine No. 9

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  • Pregnant with Possibilities EP (1995), Postcard, Cat No: DUBH 952: "Tiger Tiger", "Will I Ever Be Inside of You"
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In the satirical 2010 novel Gabriel's Angel by Mark A. Radcliffe, Quinn's "Will I Ever Be Inside Of You" is the song that is playing when one of the characters wakes from a coma.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, Lee (1984) "Bourgie Bourgie Explained", Debut, Issue 03, p. 24
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 471
  3. ^ a b "Bourgie Bourgie", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010
  4. ^ a b "Paul Quinn And Edwyn Collins", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010
  5. ^ "Paul Quinn", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010
  6. ^ a b "Vince Clark And Paul Quinn", Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010
  7. ^ "18/01/1984 – Bourgie Bourgie", Keeping It Peel, BBC, retrieved 16 October 2010
  8. ^ Belcher, David (1994) "Fragile egos mighty Quinn", The Herald, 14 October 1994, retrieved 16 October 2010
  9. ^ Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980–1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4, p. 45
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