Paul Haig was originally a member of post-punk band Josef K, active between 1979 and 1982.
20 Facts About Paul Haig
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Paul Haig's father, Edward, was an owner of a fibreglass factory and his mother, Margaret, was a secretary for a dental practice.
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Paul Haig later attended nearby Firrhill High School along with future Josef K bandmates Malcolm Ross, Ronnie Torrance and original bassist Gary McCormack.
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Paul Haig reconnected with Ross at a party a couple of years after they had left high school.
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Paul Haig was the lead vocalist of Josef K, an Edinburgh band, which recorded five singles 1979 and 1981 and an album signed to the Postcard record label, before splitting in August 1981; their final Scottish date was in Glasgow.
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The first of these, Soon, was a collaboration with fellow Edinburgh musician Stephen Harrison, while the second, Uncle Sam, saw Paul Haig guesting on a record by artist Sebastian Horsley.
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In January 1982, Paul Haig played his first solo live shows in Edinburgh and London as Rhythm of Life.
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Paul Haig relocated to Brussels in March 1982 where he embarked on an intensive recording schedule at Little Big One studio.
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The media hype around Paul Haig paved the way for a licensing deal with Island Records.
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At the close of 1982, Paul Haig recorded his first album in New York with Alex Sadkin producing.
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Paul Haig's touring group included Malcolm Ross on guitar, together with bassist David McClymont, drummer James Locke and former Associate Alan Rankine.
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Paul Haig returned at the end of the year with the single, "Heaven Help You Now", and a reconfigured second album, titled The Warp of Pure Fun.
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Second single "Love Eternal" has been one of Paul Haig's best regarded songs.
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Paul Haig spent most of 1986 writing new material and looking for a new major deal.
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Paul Haig found time to embark on a fruitful partnership with another Associate, Billy Mackenzie, the result being low key dates in Glasgow and Edinburgh, which mixed their own greatest hits with covers such as "Running Away" and Yoko Ono's "Walking on Thin Ice".
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In September 1987, Paul Haig briefly returned to Crepuscule to record several tracks, resulting in the single "Torchomatic".
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In 1988, Paul Haig financed the recording of a new album himself, once more produced with Alan Rankine, and eventually issued by Virgin offshoot Circa Records in May of the following year.
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Paul Haig replaced all my beats with a combination of programming and breakbeats, mostly '70s funk stuff.
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In September 1991 Paul Haig released an instrumental set of imaginary film themes through LTM, the label which had previously issued the Josef K back catalogue on CD.
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Paul Haig released two more volumes of Cinematique on his own RoL label, as well as several archive releases by his late friend Billy Mackenzie.