Known to fans as The 6th Mixer, Alan Cameron was so much more than just the friend who helped the band carry their amps to the bus stop.
Unable to play an instrument when The Mixers formed, Alan had no prospect of joining, but turned up to every rehearsal just the same, sharing the band's humour, music and skewed worldview.
Through early improvised collaborations with Ulric, Dannie and Grant, Alan developed a declamatory style and began to hone the persona of Professor Space - a rough approximation of how Doctor Who might have sounded had he appeared in musical adventures and been a force for evil rather than good.
By 1981, Alan began learning guitar and was soon writing songs which he recorded with Dannie.
Professor Space appeared live a couple of times with various members of The Mixers acting as his backing band - The Final Frontier - but his main focus remained recording increasingly sophisticated songs with Dannie and Ulric contributing arrangements.
By 1985, Alan had dropped the Space persona and formed a new band - The Love Association - with John Purdie on lead guitar and Dannie on bass and drums.
Alan's recordings remain the undiscovered gems of the early-80s Pop Art/Psychedelic/Freakbeat scene.