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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Clive Langer</b> (* <a href="19._Juni" title="19. Juni">19. Juni</a> <a href="1954" title="1954">1954</a> in <a href="London_Borough_of_Camden" title="London Borough of Camden">Hampstead</a>) ist ein britischer <a href="Gitarre" title="Gitarre">Gitarrist</a>, <a href="Musikproduzent" title="Musikproduzent">Produzent</a> und <a href="Komponist" title="Komponist">Komponist</a>.
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<p>Clive Langer wurde 1954 als Sohn eines vor der <a href="Holocaust" title="Holocaust">Judenverfolgung</a> geflohenen <a href="Geschichte_der_Juden_in_Polen" title="Geschichte der Juden in Polen">polnischen Judens</a> in London geboren. Seine Eltern hatten sich während ihres Dienstes für die <a href="Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> kennen gelernt. Nach seiner Schulzeit in London wechselte Langer für sein Musikstudium an die <a href="Canterbury" title="Canterbury">Kunsthochschule Canterbury</a>, an der <a href="Ian_Dury" title="Ian Dury">Ian Dury</a> Dozent war.
</p><p>Seit 1974, inzwischen Student an der Kunsthochschule <a href="Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, war Langer Mitglied der zwischen <a href="Pub_Rock" title="Pub Rock">Pub Rock</a> und <a href="Punk" title="Punk">Punk</a> angesiedelten Band <a href="Deaf_School" title="Deaf School">Deaf School</a>, die von Ian Dury inspiriert waren.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>Im Studio am Mischpult machte er sich in den 1980er Jahren einen Namen vor allem als Produzent von <a href="Madness" title="Madness">Madness</a>, Ex-<i>Deaf-School</i>-Sängerin <a href="Bette_Bright" title="Bette Bright">Bette Bright</a> und anderer <a href="Stiff_Records" title="Stiff Records">Stiff-Records</a>- und Radar-/F-Beat-Records-Künstler. Fast immer hatte Langer dabei <a href="Alan_Winstanley" title="Alan Winstanley">Alan Winstanley</a> zum Partner; als Produzenten-Duo waren sie unter dem Kürzel <i>Clanger/Winstanley</i> bekannt. Zusammen produzierten sie später Künstler wie <a href="Elvis_Costello" title="Elvis Costello">Elvis Costello</a>, <a href="Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a>, <a href="Bush_(Band)" title="Bush (Band)">Bush</a>, <a href="They_Might_Be_Giants" title="They Might Be Giants">They Might Be Giants</a>, <a href="Lloyd_Cole" title="Lloyd Cole">Lloyd Cole &amp; the Commotions</a>, <a href="Sandie_Shaw" title="Sandie Shaw">Sandie Shaw</a>, oder auch für <a href="David_Bowie" title="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> &amp; <a href="Mick_Jagger" title="Mick Jagger">Mick Jagger</a> den <a href="Liste_der_Nummer-eins-Hits_in_den_britischen_Charts_(1985)" title="Liste der Nummer-eins-Hits in den britischen Charts (1985)">Nummer-eins-Hit</a> „Dancing in the Street“ (1985).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
</p><p>1980 veröffentlichte Langer unter dem Bandnamen <i>Clive Langer &amp; the Boxes</i> das Album <i>Splash</i> (mit <i>James Eller</i>, Bass; <i>Martin Hughes</i>, Schlagzeug; und <i>Ben Barson</i>, einem Ex-<i>Deaf School</i>-Kumpel und Bruder von <i>Madness</i>-Keyboarder <i>Mike Barson</i>, an den Keyboards); eine Single-Auskopplung von der LP war der Womack/Womack-Standard <i><a href="It%E2%80%99s_All_Over_Now" title="It’s All Over Now">It’s All Over Now</a>.</i>
</p><p>Gemeinsam mit <a href="Elvis_Costello" title="Elvis Costello">Elvis Costello</a> schrieb Langer den Anti-<a href="Falklandkrieg" title="Falklandkrieg">Falklandkriegs</a>-Song „Shipbuilding“,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> einen Hit, der mit zwei verschiedenen Interpreten in die <a href="Britische_Musikcharts" title="Britische Musikcharts">britischen Singlecharts</a> einstieg: <a href="Robert_Wyatt" title="Robert Wyatt">Robert Wyatt</a> (Platz 35, 1983) und <a href="Tasmin_Archer" title="Tasmin Archer">Tasmin Archer</a> (Platz 40, 1994).
</p><p>Langer schrieb auch die <a href="Filmmusik" title="Filmmusik">Musik</a> zu den Filmen <i><a href="Still_Crazy" title="Still Crazy">Still Crazy</a></i> (1998) und <i>Brothers of the Head</i> (2006).
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diskografie">Diskografie</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Als_Clive_Langer_&amp;_The_Boxes"><span id="Als_Clive_Langer_.26_The_Boxes"></span>Als <i>Clive Langer &amp; The Boxes</i></h3></div>
<ul><li>1979: I Want the Whole World (EP)</li>
<li>1980: Splash (Album)</li>
<li>1980: It’s All Over Now (Single)</li>
<li>1988: Hope, Honour, Love (Album, Kompilation von „Splash“, EP- und Single-Tracks)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Als_Produzent_(mit_Alan_Winstanley_–_Auswahl)"><span id="Als_Produzent_.28mit_Alan_Winstanley_.E2.80.93_Auswahl.29"></span>Als Produzent (mit Alan Winstanley – Auswahl)</h3></div>
<ul><li>1980: <i>Absolutely</i>, <a href="Madness" title="Madness">Madness</a> (Stiff)</li>
<li>1981: <i>Seven</i>, Madness (Stiff)</li>
<li>1982: <i>Rhythm Breaks the Ice</i>, <a href="Bette_Bright" title="Bette Bright">Bette Bright</a>/Illuminations (Korova)</li>
<li>1982: <i>Too-Rye-Ay</i>, <a href="Dexys_Midnight_Runners" title="Dexys Midnight Runners">Dexy’s Midnight Runners</a> (Mercury)</li>
<li>1982: <i>Rise and Fall</i>, Madness (Stiff)</li>
<li>1983: <i>Punch the Clock</i>, <a href="Elvis_Costello" title="Elvis Costello">Elvis Costello</a> (Columbia)</li>
<li>1984: <i>Goodbye Cruel World</i>, Elvis Costello (Columbia)</li>
<li>1985: <i>Don’t Stand Me Down</i>, Dexy’s Midnight Runners (Mercury)</li>
<li>1985: <i>Mad Not Mad</i>, Madness (Geffen)</li>
<li>1985: <i>Easy Pieces</i>, <a href="Lloyd_Cole" title="Lloyd Cole">Lloyd Cole &amp; the Commotions</a> (Geffen)</li>
<li>1986: <i>What Price Paradise</i>, <a href="China_Crisis" title="China Crisis">China Crisis</a> (A&amp;M)</li>
<li>1987: <i>Uptown</i>, <a href="Neville_Brothers" class="mw-redirect" title="Neville Brothers">Neville Brothers</a> (EMI)</li>
<li>1988: <i>People</i>, <a href="Hothouse_Flowers" title="Hothouse Flowers">Hothouse Flowers</a> (London)</li>
<li>1989: <i>Trade Secrets With the Moon</i>, <a href="The_Adventures" title="The Adventures">The Adventures</a> (Elektra)</li>
<li>1990: <i>The Jeremy Days</i>, <a href="The_Jeremy_Days" title="The Jeremy Days">The Jeremy Days</a> (Polydor)</li>
<li>1991: <i>Kill Uncle</i>, <a href="Morrissey" title="Morrissey">Morrissey</a> (Reprise)</li>
<li>1993: <i>Before and After</i>, Tim Finn (Capitol)</li>
<li>1994: <i>Sixteen Stone</i>, <a href="Bush_(Band)" title="Bush (Band)">Bush</a> (Elektra)</li>
<li>1995: <i>Frestonia</i>, <a href="Aztec_Camera" title="Aztec Camera">Aztec Camera</a> (Reprise)</li>
<li>1998: <i>Hope and Dream Explosion</i>, <a href="Drill_Team_(Band)" title="Drill Team (Band)">Drill Team</a> (Reprise)</li>
<li>1999: <i>Wonderful</i>, Madness (Virgin)</li>
<li>1999: <i>The Science of Things</i>, Bush (Trauma)</li>
<li>2001: <i>Paper Scissors Stone</i>, <a href="Catatonia" title="Catatonia">Catatonia</a> (Blanco Y Negro)</li>
<li>2001: <i>Mink Car</i>, <a href="They_Might_Be_Giants" title="They Might Be Giants">They Might Be Giants</a> (Restless)</li>
<li>2002: <i>Lifelines</i>, <a href="A-ha" title="A-ha">a-ha</a> (WEA)</li>
<li>2009: <i>The Liberty of Norton Folgate</i>, Madness (Lucky Seven)</li></ul>
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</style><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130518131702/http://www.langerwinstanley.com/">Website der Produzenten Clive Langer und Alan Winstanley</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 18. Mai 2013 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>)</li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0486291/">Clive Langer</a> bei <a href="IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000788352">Clive Langer bei <i>allmusic.com</i></a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160305142407/http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul98/articles/langer.html">Hintergrundbericht zu Clanger/Winstanley bei SoundOnSound.com</a> (<span class="webarchiv-memento"><a href="Webarchivierung#Begrifflichkeiten" title="Webarchivierung">Memento</a></span> vom 5. März 2016 im <i><a href="Internet_Archive" title="Internet Archive">Internet Archive</a></i>)</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">↑ <sup><a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0">a</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1">b</a></sup> <sup><a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-2">c</a></sup></span> <span class="reference-text">Dave Simpson: <cite style="font-style:italic">‘My job was making hits’: Clive Langer on taking Bowie, Dexys and Madness to No 1 – and why he turned Madonna down</cite>. In: <cite style="font-style:italic">The Guardian</cite>. 29.&nbsp;Januar 2025, <a href="Internationale_Standardnummer_f%C3%BCr_fortlaufende_Sammelwerke" title="Internationale Standardnummer für fortlaufende Sammelwerke">ISSN</a>&nbsp;<span style="white-space:nowrap"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://zdb-katalog.de/list.xhtml?t=iss%3D%220261-3077%22&amp;key=cql">0261-3077</a></span> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jan/29/bowie-madonna-madness-dexys-dave-grohl-clive-langer">theguardian.com</a> [abgerufen am 30.&nbsp;Januar 2025]).<span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&amp;rfr_id=info:sid/de.wikipedia.org:Clive+Langer&amp;rft.atitle=%E2%80%98My+job+was+making+hits%E2%80%99%3A+Clive+Langer+on+taking+Bowie%2C+Dexys+and+Madness+to+No+1+-+and+why+he+turned+Madonna+down&amp;rft.au=Dave+Simpson&amp;rft.date=2025-01-29&amp;rft.genre=journal&amp;rft.issn=0261-3077&amp;rft.jtitle=The+Guardian" style="display:none">&nbsp;</span></span>
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