Alastair Donaldson

Alastair Donaldson is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist and is a bass guitar player for the Scottish punk/pop band The Rezillos, for whom he played under the stage name of William Mysterious [ [http://www.virginradio.co.uk/music/artists/the_rezillos/biography/ The Rezillos - Biography - Virgin Radio ] ] [ [http://bandtoband.com/index.php?Page=Search&AliasId=100 BandToBand.com : Hot Rockin! ] ] Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1] . He was a formative member of the folk ensemble Silly Wizard prior to his involvement with The Rezillos, [ [http://www.kinemagigz.com/'r'.htm#The%20Rezillos Acts / Bands Who Played The Kinema Ballroom Dunfermline - 'R' ] ] and appears on many of their recordings under his real name. He appears on the Rezillos' second single for Sire Records, a double A-side featuring the songs "Flying Saucer Attack" and "My Baby (Does Good Sculptures)" and also on their first and only studio album "Can't Stand The Rezillos". He took over the bass slot in the Rezillos whilst working as their saxophonist. He left The Rezillos after a British tour supporting The Ramones, although he did make a guest appearance at the Rezillos' final gig at the Glasgow Apollo, where he returned to his original role of saxophone player alongside his replacement on bass guitar, Simon Templar. This performance was captured on the The Rezillos' posthumous live second album, "Mission Accomplished (But the beat goes on)". After leaving the Rezillos, he released one single as William Mysterious, "Security of Noise". [ [http://www.revillos.co.uk/revillia.htm The Revillos - Revillia ] ] The Rezillos became The Revillos, and Donaldson rejoined them in 1979 for the "Rev Up" LP.

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