The Three Johns
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| The Three Johns | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin |  Leeds, England |
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| Genre(s) | Post-punk, Dance rock, New Wave | |
| Years active | 1981-1990 | |
| Label(s) | Abstract Records ROIR |
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| Associated acts |
The Mekons | |
| Former members | ||
| Jon Langford John Hyatt Phillip "John" Brennan |
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The Three Johns were a New Wave band formed in 1981 in Leeds originally consisting of The Mekons co-founder, Jon Langford as well as John Hyatt and Phillip "John" Brennan. Their music was a form of dance rock which was often political (Anti-Thatcher). Some of the songs for which they may be most remembered include, AWOL, English White Boy Engineer and Death Of The European. The band recorded several sessions for John Peel, and have a BBC minisite about them. Some cite them as Gothic Rock of the Second Generation[citation needed].
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
- English White Boy Engineer (1982)
- Pink Headed Bug (1983)
- Men Like Monkeys1983)
- A.W.O.L. (1983)
- Some History (1983)
- Do The Square Thing (1984)
- Death Of The European (1985)
- Brainbox (He's A Brainbox) (1985)
- Sold Down The River (1986)
- Never And Always (1987)
- Torches Of Liberty (1988)
[edit] Albums
- Atom Drum Bop (1984)
- The World By Storm (1986)
- Live In Chicago (1986)
- Demonocracy - The Singles 82-86 (1986)
- The Death Of Everything (1988)
- Deathrocker Scrapbook (1988)
- Eat Your Sons (1990)
- The Best Of... (1996)
[edit] External links
- The Three Johns - Unofficial Site
- AMG profile
- BBC John Peel minisite
- MySpace music page for the band
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