The Three Johns

The story

Post-punk/indie rock band formed in Leeds, UK, 1981 and disbanded 1990.

This casual 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 which they named Hugo rather than a live drummer has lent a unique tension to the group's sound.

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Records

• Volume · 2015 · compilation
• The Best Of The Three Johns · 1996 · compilation
• Eat Your Sons · 1990
• Atom Drum Bop / The World By Storm · 1988
• The Death Of Everything · 1988
• Torches Of Liberty · 1988 · Single
• Never And Always · 1987
• The World By Storm · 1986
• (Crime Pays…Rock And Roll In The) Demonocracy - The Singles 1982-1986 · 1986
• Sold Down The River · 1986
• Brainbox (He's A Brainbox) · 1985
• Death Of The European. · 1985
• Live · 1984
• Do The Square Thing / Zowee! · 1984
• Men Like Monkeys · 1983
• Some History · 1983
• A.W.O.L. · 1983
• Pink Headed Bug · 1982
• English White Boy Engineer · 1982
• 3 Johns History · · compilation

Records from Discogs, completed with the release lists of Deezer. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• Jon Langford
• John Hyatt
• Phillip Brennan

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

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