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Westlake is the first solo album by David Westlake, singer-songwriter of English indie band The Servants. Released 1987 (and re-issued 1993) by Creation Records, Westlake was the first record to feature Luke Haines, who later described it as “a minor classic”. .

David Westlake is an English singer/songwriter, born 12 February 1965. He has released two solo albums: Westlake in 1987, and a second in 2002, Play Dusty For Me (re-issued 2015). Westlake led indie band The Servants from 1985 to 1991. The Servants was the original home of Luke Haines. The band’s Small Time / Hey Hey We’re The Manqués double-album was well received on its 2012 release, more than twenty years after its 1991 recording. The belated release followed the inclusion of 1990’s Disinterest album in Mojo magazine’s 2011 list of the greatest British indie records of all time. Westlake...

Nigel Westlake's professional career as a clarinettist commenced in 1975 at the age of 17. He has played in fusion bands, soundtrack recording sessions, Australia's leading instrumental groups and as a soloist with orchestras and classical ensembles in Australia and in many cities of the world including London, Paris, Berlin, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vancouver, Washington, Moscow, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Beijing, New Delhi, Wellington and New York. His music studies include contemporary music performance, composition, screen composition, orchestration and conducting with leading practitioners in Australia and Europe. Westlake 's film work includes the feature films Babe, Babe – Pig in the City,...