Paul Quinn

The story

Scottish composer/musician/producer Paul Quinn has had a wide and varied career from his early years as part of the fledgling “Bellshill Movement” that is still much revered around the world, to the heady days of The Soup Dragons & Teenage Fanclub.

Quinn joined Scottish band “The Soup Dragons” in his role as drummer, just in time to make his debut on the worldwide hit “I’m Free”, a cover of The Rolling Stones b - side, that saw them acknowledged internationally. Follow up hits included Divine Thing, nominated for an MTV Video award alongside Nirvana’s “ Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Red Hot Chilli Peppers “Under The Bridge” in a year that also saw The Soup Dragons nominated for a Grammy

Moving on from The Soup Dragons in 1993 and joining fellow Glaswegians Teenage Fanclub. Playing on the bands Grand Prix, Songs From Northern Britain & Howdy albums during there most critically acclaimed and successful period. Paul was a credited songwriter on the Teenage Fanclub/Jad Fair collaboration album “Songs of Wisdom & Hope.

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Records

• The Promise (Robbyn Remix) · 2023 · Single · compilation
• Live And Want it · 2018 · Single · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• 1993 to 2000
  Teenage Fanclub
• Project
  The Primary 5
• The Soup Dragons

The bands Paul Quinn played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Paul Quinn in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Paul Quinn in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Paul Quinn

• The Charlatansvia Teenage Fanclub
• The Wedding Presentvia Teenage Fanclub
• Primal Screamvia Teenage Fanclub
• BMX Banditsvia Teenage Fanclub
• Big Starvia Teenage Fanclub
• Inspiral Carpetsvia The Soup Dragons
• Velvet Crushvia Teenage Fanclub
• Jesus Jonesvia The Soup Dragons
• The Lemonheadsvia Teenage Fanclub
• The Farmvia The Soup Dragons
• Guided by Voicesvia Teenage Fanclub
• The Pastelsvia Teenage Fanclub

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Paul Quinn’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.