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The Three Johns

Band, 1981-1990 GB, Leeds
Alternative and Rock
A.k.a. Jelly Bishops The Botha Boys

British post-punk/indie rock band formed in 1981 and disbanded 1990. This casual Leeds trio - Jon Langford (guitar; also leader of the Mekons, and, for the wink of an eye, a member of the Sisters of Mercy), John Hyatt (vocals, lyrics) and John Brennan (real name Phillip Brennan) (bass) - began by specializing in discordant socio-political guitar punk with trembling falsetto vocals; their career-long use of a rhythm machine rather than a live drummer has lent a unique tension to the group's sound.

     
Members
PortraitJon Langford
voc, g *1957 GB
John Brennan
eb
PortraitJohn Hyatt
voc
Popular Tracks   
Teenage Nightingales To Wax on Atom Drum Bop by The Three Johns
Death Of The European on World By Storm by The Three Johns
Atom Drum Bop on World By Storm by The Three Johns
English White Boy Engineer - 1982-87 All The Singles And B-Sides on Volume by The Three Johns
Lucy In The Rain - 1982-87 All The Singles And B-Sides on Volume by The Three Johns
3 Junk on Atom Drum Bop by The Three Johns
Do Not Cross The Line on Atom Drum Bop by The Three Johns
Demon Drink on World By Storm by The Three Johns
No Place on Atom Drum Bop by The Three Johns
Sold Down The River on World By Storm by The Three Johns

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
VolumeThe Three Johns2015Album
The Best Of The Three JohnsThe Three Johns1996Compil.
Eat Your SonsThe Three Johns1990Album
Torches Of LibertyThe Three Johns1988Single
Atom Drum Bop / The World By StormThe Three Johns1988Compil.
The Death Of EverythingThe Three Johns1988Album
3 Track EPThe Three Johns, Big Audio Dynamite, That Petrol Emotion1986Single
Live In ChicagoThe Three Johns1986Album
(Crime Pays…Rock And Roll In The) Demonocracy - The Singles 1982-1986The Three Johns1986Compil.
The World By StormThe Three Johns1986Album
Never And AlwaysThe Three Johns1986Album
Sold Down The RiverThe Three Johns1986Single
Death Of The European.The Three Johns1985Album
Brainbox (He's A Brainbox)The Three Johns1985Album
Do The Square Thing / Zowee!The Three Johns1984Single
Atom Drum BopThe Three Johns1984Album
LiveThe Three Johns1984Single
Men Like MonkeysThe Three Johns1983Album
Some HistoryThe Three Johns1983Compil.
A.W.O.L.The Three Johns1983Album
Pink Headed BugThe Three Johns1982Single
English White Boy EngineerThe Three Johns1982Single
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