Alastair Donaldson

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Alastair Donaldson (27 April 1955, in Edinburgh – 18 June 2013, in Edinburgh)[1] was a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, and was the bassist for the Scottish punk/pop band the Rezillos, for whom he played under the stage name of William Mysterious.[2][3][4]

He was a formative member of the folk ensemble

Apollo, where he returned to his original role of saxophone player alongside his replacement on bass guitar, Simon Templar (born Simon Broomfield). This performance was captured on the Rezillos' live album, Mission Accomplished (But the Beat Goes On) (1979). He also appeared on the B-side of the single version of "Top of the Pops", playing saxophone on the instrumental track, "20,000 Rezillos under the Sea". This track itself was a re-imagining of the William Tell Overture by the classical composer Gioachino Rossini
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After leaving the Rezillos, he released one single in 1982 as William Mysterious with Alastair Donaldson on the independent Mezzanine label, "Security of Noise" b/w "Alright".

the Revillos, and Donaldson rejoined them in 1979 for the Rev Up LP where he once again played bass.[4]

After this final outing with the Rezillos he retired from recording and touring, but was still semi active in live work in his native Edinburgh up until his death on 18 June 2013. He is survived by a daughter, Ailsa, and a son, John, as well as his wife Ksenija Horvat.

References

  1. ^ Obituary: Alastair "Ali" Donaldson, musician: Scotsman.com
  2. ^ "The Rezillos - Biography". Virginradio.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
  3. ^ "Alastair Donaldson". BandToBand.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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  5. ^ "All The Acts / Bands Who Played The Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline - 'R'". Kinemagigz.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  6. ^ "The Revillos - Revillia". Revillos.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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