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 Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously ...

and

Edwyn Collins Edwyn Stephen Collins (born 23 August 1959) is a Scottish musician, producer and record label owner from Edinburgh, Scotland. Collins was the lead singer for the 1980s post-punk band Orange Juice, which he co-founded. After the group split in ...

and sang on an early track by the French Impressionists.

Biography

Quinn was a classmate of

between the ages of 11 and 15, and sang backing vocals on "Rip It Up" by Collins' band

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.Williams, Lee (1984) "Bourgie Bourgie Explained", ''Debut'', Issue 03, p. 24 After singing with

Postcard Records Postcard Records is a British, Glasgow-based, independent record label founded by Alan Horne in 1979, as a vehicle for releases by Orange Juice and Josef K. The label's motto was "The Sound of Young Scotland", a parody/tribute to the Motown mot ...

band Jazzateers (contemporaries of Josef K, The French Impressionists and

Aztec Camera Aztec Camera were a Scottish pop/ new wave band founded by Roddy Frame, the group's singer, songwriter, and only consistent member. Formed in 1980, Aztec Camera released a total of six studio albums: ''High Land, Hard Rain'' (1983), ''Knife'' ...

) he formed Bourgie Bourgie in May 1983 along with former members of his previous band. Bourgie Bourgie were signed by

MCA Records MCA Records was an American record label owned by MCA Inc., which later became part of Universal Music Group. Pre-history MCA Inc., a powerful talent agency and a television production company, entered the recorded music business in 1962 wit ...

and released two singles in 1984, both of which charted in the UK, "Breaking Point" peaking at number 48 and "Careless" at number 96.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 471Bourgie Bourgie
, Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010 The group began recording an album with producer Mike Hedges but it remained unreleased when they split up. Quinn then collaborated with

on a version of

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's "

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", released on Postcard Records boss Alan Horne's new Swamplands label, which reached number 72 in the UK in August 1984.Paul Quinn And Edwyn Collins
, Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010 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.Paul Quinn
, Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010 He then collaborated with

on the " One Day" single, which fared similarly.Vince Clark And Paul Quinn
, Chart Stats, retrieved 16 October 2010 Quinn returned in 1992 with a new band, The Independent Group, a supergroup containing former members of

, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, and

The Bluebells The Bluebells are a Scottish indie new wave band, active between 1981 and 1986 (later briefly reforming in 1993, 2008–2009, 2011 and 2018). Career The Bluebells performed jangly guitar-based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporar ...

. Signed to a revived Postcard Records, they released two albums in 1992 and 1994. 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

Bourgie Bourgie

Bourgie Bourgie comprised Quinn and the following: *

Mick Slaven Michael Slaven (born 4 December 1961) is a session guitarist and record producer from Glasgow, Scotland. A former gardener at the University of Glasgow, Slaven became the guitarist for Bourgie Bourgie in the 1980s, and was briefly a member of D ...

– 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 John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...

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show the same year.18/01/1984 – Bourgie Bourgie
, ''Keeping It Peel'',

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Biography

Bourgie Bourgie

Paul Quinn & the Independent Group

Discography

with Bourgie Bourgie

with Edwyn Collins

with Vince Clarke

as Paul Quinn & The Independent Group

Albums

Singles

as Paul Quinn & The Nectarine No. 9

In popular culture

References

External links