Alan Pellay

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Alan Pellay, a.k.a. Alan Pillay, Lana Pellay, Lanah Pillay etc., is an international star whose career has spanned theatre, film, cabaret, television, radio and the recording industry. One time transexual disco diva, transgressive being, maverick soul, Channel Four's first out, loud and proud star, comic icon, movie star, children's broadcaster, voice-over queen, comedian and raconteur, Alan has packed a lorry load of credits into a life that began amongst the fish heads and neon lights of Grimsby in northern England sometime in the 1960s. As soon as he was old enough to don a wig and a pair of stilettos he took the northern club circuit by storm, but Alan was too big a fish for that small pond. At 18 he followed the yellow brick road (well the M1) to London, where he set about making his dreams a reality. His first TV appearances soon followed with stints on C4's first 'yoof' programme Whatever You Want with Keith Allen and Four For Tonight with Ruby Wax. A parallel career soon developed when he caught the eyes and ears of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who wrote and produced his single "Pistol In My Pocket". As Humberside's answer to Sylvester, the early 80s were spent touring the world's top clubs in a whirl of sequins and feathers, PAs and limos. When the call came from The Comic Strip Presents... Alan was ready. Ready to steal the show in Gino, Susie, Consuela, and The Bullshitters. His performance in the movie The Supergrass inspired Peter Richardson to write Eat The R

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Wild Party Sounds

Trevor Jackson Presents: Science Fiction Dancehall Classics

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In Dub Haze: An On-U Sound Compilation

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In Dub Daze: An On-U Sound Compilation

Trevor Jackson Presents Science Fiction Dancehall Classics

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Wild Paarty Sounds vol.1

Wild Paarty Sounds Volume One

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In Dub Daze

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In Dub Daze - An On-U Sound Compilation

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Science Fiction Dancehall Classics

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Wild Paarty Sounds

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Dread Operator: From the On U Sound Archives - Produced By Adrian Sherwood

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