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Kirsty MacColl

Real Name:
Kirsty MacColl
Profile:
The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl and dancer Jean Newlove; sister of Hamish MacColl and half-sister to Kitty MacColl and Neill MacColl & Calum MacColl (of The Liberty Horses).

After a brief stint in 1978 with her first band The Drug Addix, she went solo and scored a big hit with the single "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" in 1981.

In 1984, she married producer Steve Lillywhite, and had two children Jamie MacColl and Louis MacColl. She decided to concentrate less on her music and raise her children by solely performing back-up vocals on various projects. In 1987, one of her contributions was the Christmas hit with The Pogues "Fairytale of New York". She later came back in 1989 to record the "Kite" album.

In 1991, she put out her "Electric Landlady" album which provided her with the very big hit "Walking Down Madison". A few years later in 1993, "Titanic Days" was released.

Sadly, Kirsty was killed on the 19th of December, 2000 in Mexico, after being hit by a speedboat whilst in an area restricted for swimmers only.

Five months after her death, her final recording "Tropical Brainstorm" was posthumously released on Instinct records.

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Kirsty MacColl 1959 - 2000 R.I.P.
Sites:
kirstymaccoll.com, justiceforkirsty.org, ztt.com/artists/kirsty_maccoll.html
Variations:
All | Kirsty MacColl | K. MacColl | K. McColl | K.MacColl | Kirsty McCall | Kirsty McColl | MacColl | McColl
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Discography

Releases:
They Don't Know (7")   Stiff Records 1979
Desperate Character (LP, Album)   Polydor 1981
There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Polydor 1981
I Want Out (7")   Magnet (2) 1983
Terry (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Ariola Benelux ... 1983
A New England ◄ (4 versions)   Stiff Records 1984
He's On The Beach (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Stiff Records 1985
Days (Maxi) ◄ (5 versions)   Virgin ... 1989
Free World ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin 1989
Innocence ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin 1989
Kite (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin ... 1989
Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim! (12")   Virgin 1990
Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim! (7")   Virgin 1990
Miss Otis Regrets / Do I Love You? (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Chrysalis 1990
Electric Landlady (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin ... 1991
My Affair (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Virgin 1991
Walking Down Madison (Maxi) ◄ (10 versions)   Charisma ... 1991
Angel (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   ZTT ... 1993
The Essential Collection (CD)   Stiff Records 1993
Titanic Days (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Liberation Records ... 1993
Caroline (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin 1995
Galore: The Best Of (CD, Comp)   Virgin, Virgin 1995
Perfect Day (CD, Maxi)   Virgin, Virgin 1995
What Do Pretty Girls Do? (CD)   Hux Records 1998
Mambo De La Luna (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   V2 Records ... 1999
Tropical Brainstorm (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   V2 ... 1999
In These Shoes? (Maxi) ◄ (4 versions)   V2 Records ... 2000
Treachery (CD, Single, Promo)   V2 2000
The One And Only (CD, Album)   Metro 2001
Production:
You Broke My Heart In 17 Places (Album) ◄ (6 versions) You Broke My Heart In ... MCA Records ... 1983
Terry (7")   Stiff Records 1984
You Caught Me Out (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Terry Stiff Records 1984
The Best Of Tracey Ullman, Forever (LP, Comp)   Stiff Records 1985
The Best Of Tracey Ullman: You Broke My Heart In 17 Places (CD, Album, Comp)   Rhino Records (2) 1992
Appears On:
Jane Aire And The Belvederes (LP)   Virgin 1979
Mini★Pops ◄ (2 versions) There's A Guy Works Do... K-Tel ... 1981
Mini-Pops (7", Single, Promo) There's A Guy Works Do... Edigsa 1982
Oma Tie (LP) Rautalankamalli (There... Finnlevy, Oy Finnlevy Ab 1982
Move Over Darling ◄ (3 versions) You Broke My Heart In ... Stiff Records ... 1983
Sparkle In The Rain (Album) ◄ (17 versions) Speed Your Love To Me,... Virgin ... 1983
They Don't Know (Single) ◄ (5 versions) They Don't Know Stiff Records ... 1983
You Broke My Heart In 17 Places (Album) ◄ (2 versions) They Don't Know, You B... Stiff Records ... 1983
Cotton Club (LP, Album) Vår Hemlighet (They D... Sonet Grammofon AB 1984
Shine (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Polar Music International AB ... 1984
Shine (Single, Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) That's Tough Polar Music International AB ... 1984
You Caught Me Out (Album, Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) You Caught Me Out, Terry Stiff Records ... 1984
Alisha (Album) ◄ (2 versions) One Little Lie Vanguard 1985
The Best Of Tracey Ullman, Forever (LP, Comp) They Don't Know, You B... Stiff Records 1985
Ask (Single) ◄ (3 versions) Ask Rough Trade (UK) ... 1986
Dirty Work (CD, Album)   CBS 1986
Greetings To The New Brunette (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Greetings To The New B... Go! Discs 1986
Talking With The Taxman About Poetry (Album) ◄ (10 versions) Greetings To The New B... Festival Records ... 1986
This Is Me (This Is It' Mix) (Maxi, Single) ◄ (4 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1986
Everything (Album) ◄ (3 versions) This Is Me, Never Let ... Capitol Records ... 1987
Fairytale Of New York (Single) ◄ (9 versions) Fairytale Of New York Stiff Records ... 1987
If I Should Fall From Grace With God (Album) ◄ (11 versions) Fairytale Of New York Pogue Mahone Records ... 1987
Louder Than Bombs (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Ask Rough Trade (UK) ... 1987
The World Won't Listen (2xLP, Album) Ask CBS 1987
Blind (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Bill EMI Music (Australia) ... 1988
Naked (Album) ◄ (11 versions) (Nothing But) Flowers Sire Records Company ... 1988
Now And Zen (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Atlantic ... 1988
Interesting Drug (Single, Maxi) ◄ (8 versions)   Sire Records Company ... 1989
Madchester Rave On (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Factory 1989
Peace And Love (Album) ◄ (9 versions) Lorelei Pogue Mahone Records ... 1989
Bona Drag (Comp) ◄ (10 versions) Interesting Drug His Master's Voice ... 1990
Hallelujah (Album) ◄ (11 versions) Hallelujah (MacColl Mix) Factory ... 1990
Red Hot + Blue (CD, Comp) Miss Otis Regrets / Ju... Chrysalis, Chrysalis 1990
Themes - Volume 2 : August 82 - April 85 (5xCD, EP) Speed Your Love To Me ... Virgin, Virgin 1990
Don't Try This At Home (Album) ◄ (10 versions)   Liberation Records ... 1991
Hoodoo ◄ (2 versions) Wishing You Were Here Columbia 1991
Never Loved Elvis (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Polydor 1991
The Best Of The Pogues ◄ (3 versions) Fairytale Of New-York Warner Music UK Ltd. 1991
The Ghosts Of Oxford Street (CD, Album) Look Up RCA 1991
Popular Favorites 1976-1992 - Sand In The Vaseline (2xCD, Comp) (Nothing But) Flowers Sire Records Company, Warner Bros. Records 1992
Sand In The Vaseline - Popular Favourites 1976-1992 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) (Nothing But) Flowers EMI Records ... 1992
The Best Of - Once In A Lifetime (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) (Nothing But) Flowers EMI Records 1992
Welcome To The Cheap Seats The Original Soundtrack E.P. (EP) ◄ (4 versions)   Polydor 1992
Cool Christmas (CD) Fairtytale Of New York Warner Music UK Ltd. 1993
Double Easy: The US Singles (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Hallelujah (MacColl Mi... Elektra 1993
Victim Of Geography ◄ (2 versions)   Cooking Vinyl 1993
'Cause You Are Young - Amazing 80's Hits (CD, Smplr) A New England It's Music 1994
Big Gay Heart (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions) He's On The Beach Atlantic 1994
Cartwheels (CD, Album) Red Jeans Rolling Acres 1994
If The Beatles Had Read Hunter... The Singles (CD) Welcome To The Cheap S... Polydor 1994
It's About Time (CD, Maxi, Promo) He's On The Beach Atlantic 1994
It's Not The Size That Counts (CD, Comp) Titanic Days I.R.S. Records 1994
Volume Ten (CD, Comp) They Don't Know Volume 1994
Loads (CD, Album) Hallelujah (MacColl Mix) Factory Once, London Records 1995
Loads… And Loads More (2xCD, Album) Hallelujah (MacColl Mi... Factory Once, London Records 1995
Out Loud: For The Human Rights Of Lesbians And Gays (CD, Comp) Sexuality Knitting Factory Works 1995
Talking With The Taxman About Poetry (CD, Album, Rei) Greetings To The New B... Cooking Vinyl 1996
The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever! (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Fairytale Of New York Virgin 1996
The Very Best Of (CD, Comp) They Don't Know, Terry... Disky 1996
A Hard Nights Day - 45 Classic Singles - A History Of Stiff Records (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Fairytale Of New York Universal Music (Germany) ... 1997
Just Can't Get Enough: New Wave Xmas (CD) Fairytale Of New York Rhino Entertainment Company 1998
Reaching To The Converted (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Bad Penny Cooking Vinyl ... 1999
More Greatest Hits Of The 80's (8xCD + Box, Comp) They Don't Know Disky 2000
The CD Singles '88 - '91 (10xCD, Single + Box) Interesting Drug EMI Records, EMI Records 2000
The Best Of Morrissey (CD, Comp) Interesting Drug Rhino Records (2) 2001
The Very Best Of The Pogues (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Fairytale Of New York Warner Music UK Ltd. ... 2001
Absolute Jul (CD, Comp) A Fairytale Of New York EVA Records ANS (Norway) 2003
Christmas Hits (3xCD) Fairytale Of New York Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd., Warner Music UK Ltd. 2004
Best Of 2005 Vol#2 (CD, Comp) Sun On The Water Q Magazine 2005
The Ultimate Collection (2xCD) Fairytale Of New York Warner Music UK Ltd. 2005
Absolute Christmas (CD) A Fairytale Of New York EVA Records ANS (Norway) 2006
Now That's What I Call Xmas (3xCD, Comp) Fairytale Of New York Virgin, Universal Music (UK) 2006
Jukebox Volume One (CDr, Album, Ltd) They Don't Know 555 Recordings 2007
AyeAyeAye Tunes Exclusive: The Collected Works (3xCD, Album)   Beatnick Blanket Records 2008
Zang Tumb Tuum, The ZTT Box Set (3xCD, Album, Comp + DVD, Comp) Soho Square Salvo 2008
Happy Birthdays To You! (CDr, EP)   Popkonst Recordings  
Tracks Appear On:
High Life - Top Hits Winter '81 (LP) There's A Guy Works Do... Polydor 1981
Monster Tracks (LP, Comp) There's A Guy Works Do... PolyGram 1981
Chart Rockers (7") There's A Guy Who Work... Polydor 1982
75 Juke Box Classics (4xLP, Comp) There's A Guy Works Do... Innovative Music Productions 1983
Chart Trek Volumes 1 + 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Terry Ronco 1983
Chart Trek Volumes 2 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Terry Ronco 1983
Debut LP Magazine - Issue 11 (10") Eighty Year Old Millio... CBS 1985
Hits 2 - The Album (2xLP) A New England WEA Records Ltd., CBS 1985
Now That's What I Call Music 10 ◄ (2 versions) A Fairy Tale Of New York Virgin ... 1987
History Of The 80s (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Terry BR Music 1988
Kroko Die Neue '88 (CD, Comp) Fairytale Of New York TELDEC 1988
She's Having A Baby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions) You Just Haven't Earne... I.R.S. Records 1988
Absolute Music 7 (2xLP, Comp) Days EMI Music (Sweden), Virgin Scandinavia AB, BMG Ariola AB (Sweden) 1989
Diving For Pearls Volume 1 (CD, Comp) A New England Dino Entertainment 1989
Now That's What I Call Music 15 (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Days EMI Records ... 1989
Red Hot + Blue (Comp) ◄ (7 versions) Miss Otis Regrets / Ju... Chrysalis ... 1990
Eighties - Video Stars Of 1985 (VHS) A New England Wienerworld 1991
Hardest Hits Volume One (CD) A New England (Extende... SPG Music Productions Ltd. 1991
Larry Präsentiert : Dance Now! Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) Walking Down Madison (... Columbia 1991
The Ghosts Of Oxford Street (CD, Album) Look Up RCA 1991
The Indie Scene 79 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) They Don't Know Connoisseur Collection 1991
U.K. Chart Attack #91/34 (CD) My Affair Rock Over London 1991
Super Hitparade 1 (CD, Comp) A New England Disky 1992
The Stiff Records Box Set (4xCD) They Don't Know, A New... Demon Records 1992
'Cause You Are Young - Amazing 80's Hits (CD, Smplr) A New England It's Music 1994
Absolute Christmas (2xCD, Comp) Fairytale Of New York EVA Records (Sweden), EVA Records (Sweden), EVA Records (Sweden) 1994
Breakaway & Other Big Shots From The Vaults Of Stiff (CD, Smplr) They Don't Know Castle Communications 1994
It's Not The Size That Counts (CD, Comp) Titanic Days I.R.S. Records 1994
Now That's What I Call Music! 31 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Days EMI Records ... 1995
The Best Summer... Ever! (2xCD) Days Circa Records Ltd., Circa Records Ltd. 1995
Best Sellers Of The 80's - Vol. 4 (CD) A New England Disky 1996
The Best Of All Woman Volume 2 (2xCD, Comp) Walking Down Madison Dino Entertainment 1996
A Hard Nights Day - 45 Classic Singles - A History Of Stiff Records (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) They Don't Know, Fairy... Universal Music (Germany) ... 1997
Ladykillers 2 (2xCass, Comp) Walking Down Madison PolyGram TV 1997
Brilliant Eighties Two (CD, Comp) Days Virgin, Virgin 1998
Classick Rock (2xCD, Comp) A New England Disky 1998
The Best Of The 80's Volume II (CD) A New England Crimson 1998
Back To The Eighties (CD, Comp) A New England Music Club 1999
Cult Classics From The 80's (2xCD) A New England Disky 1999
Guitar Club Classics (2xCD, Smplr) A New England SPV Recordings 1999
Best Of The Eighties - 108 Original Hits (6xCD, Comp, Box) A New England EMI Gold, EMI Records Ltd. 2000
Deejay Parade Estate 2000 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) In These Shoes (Remix) TIME (2) 2000
Hot Party (CD, Comp, Mixed) In These Shoes? (Rmx) Universal Music (Italy) 2000
L'amour (8xCD + Box, Comp) Days Disky 2000
The Best TV Ads... Ever! (2xCD, Comp) In These Shoes? Virgin, Virgin 2000
superEva Compilation (CD, Comp, Mixed) In These Shoes? BMG Ricordi S.p.A. 2000
18-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music (CD) New England Uncut Magazine 2001
Brilliant 80's - Glittering Prize (CD, Comp) Days Disky 2001
Cool Britannia - Britain's Best From The 80's (CD) A New England Disky 2001
If It Ain't Stiff... (A Stiff Records Collection) (CD) Terry Metro 2001
Landmark Music Vol. 1 (CD, Comp, Promo) In These Shoes? Landmark Theatres, Filter Magazine 2001
Stiff, Stiffer, Stiffest (A Stiff Records Collection) (CD) New England Metro 2001
Alternative Eighties (2xCD) A New England Columbia, Sony Music TV 2002
Blue Rose Vol. 1 - Super Sensual Grooves (CD, Enh, Comp) In These Shoes H&G Records 2002
School's Out (3xCD, Comp + Box) A New England EMI Gold, EMI Gold, EMI Gold, EMI Gold 2002
BBC Radio 2 Presents Sold On Song (2xCD) Days Warner Strategic Marketing (UK), Sony Music TV 2003
Friends 3 (CD, Album) Shutting The Doors WEA 2003
Girls (3xCD, Comp) There's A Guy Works Do... Universal International Music BV 2003
J Jill Songbook (CD, Promo) Angel EMI Records 2003
Inspired The World's Greatest Covers (2xCD, Comp) A New England V2TV 2004
London Legends (CD, Promo) A New England Upfront 2004
Best Of 2005 Vol#2 (CD, Comp) Sun On The Water Q Magazine 2005
Die Ultimative Chart Show - Die Beliebtesten Weihnachts- Hits Aller Zeiten (2xCD, Comp) Fairytale Of N.Y. Universal Strategic Marketing 2005
Hits Of The 80's (CD) A New England Express Newspapers 2005
More 80's (8xCD, Comp + Box) A New England Disky 2005
Word Of Mouth 28 (CD, Comp, Promo) Soho Square Word Magazine 2005
80s Maximum (3xCD) A New England (Extende... Disky 2006
Absolute Christmas (CD) A Fairytale Of New York EVA Records ANS (Norway) 2006
Greatest Ever! Eighties (3xCD, Comp + Box) A New England Union Square Music 2006
30 Years Of Stiff Records Volume One (CD, Comp) A New England Stiff Records 2007
30 Years Of Stiff Records Volume Two (CD, Comp) They Don't Know Stiff Records 2007
The Big Stiff Box Set (4xCD, Comp + Box) You Caught Me Out, Ter... Salvo 2007
Fantastic 80's! - The Complete Collection (5xCD, Comp + Box) A New England Warner Music TV, Rhino (UK) 2008
Story Songs (3xCD, Comp) Days Virgin, Virgin 2008
Zang Tumb Tuum, The ZTT Box Set (3xCD, Album, Comp + DVD, Comp) Soho Square Salvo 2008
100 Hits More 80s (5xCD, Comp + Box) There's A Guy Works Do... Demon Music Group 2009
Original Hits - Eighties (6xCD, Comp) A New England EMI Gold, EMI Records Ltd. 2009
High Life (LP, Comp) There's A Guy Works Do... Polydor  
Super Compilation (2xCD, Comp) In These Shoes? Urbana Records  
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