RON JOHNSON RECORDS
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Exist : 1983 - 1988
Owner : Dave Parsons (singer in Splat !)
Distr. : The Cartel
Style : indie / alternative / noise / punk /
FLEXRON 1 V / A SOLID GOLD flx. ?
a. BIG FLAME Sargasso
STUMP Ice The Levant
b. A WITNESS Lucky In London
MCKENZIES Man With No Reason
(Note : given awy free with THE CATALOGUE mag.)
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RON 1 SPLAT ! : Yeah...The Dum Dum / Book Face / Biggles 7" 08.1983
Bloodbath
(Note : foldaround sleeve & stamped white label , recorded at Cargo
studios , Rochdale on 4.6.1983 , mixed 9.6.1983 .
Aranged , produced and played by Splat !)
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RON 2 SPLAT ! : Splat! EP - Taxi / Bloom / A Foolish Crawl / 7" 07.1984
Morbius 4
(Note : recorded at Square Dance Studios 1984 )
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ZRON 3 BIG FLAME : Rigour EP 7" 03.1985
Debra/ Man Of few Syllables/ Where's Our Carol
[Note : BIG FLAME were Greg O'Keeffe (gt.) , Alan Brown (bass.) ,
Dil Green (drums)]
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ZRON 4 BIG FLAME : Tough EP 7" 09.1985
All The Irish Must Go To Heaven / Sargasso
/ ! Cuba !
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ZRON 5 A WITNESS : Loudhailer Songs EP - 12" 12.1985
Luck In London / Kitchen Sink Drama / Regular
Round / Camera / Drill One
[Note : recorded at Lion Studios , Leeds in april/may 1985 .
Produced by A Witness and Andy Tillison )
A WITNESS were : Rick Aitken (gt.) , Keith Curtis (vo.) ,
Vince Hunt (bass) plus "drum machine"]
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ZRON 6 STUMP : Mud On A Colon EP - 12" 03.1986
Orgasm Way / Ice The Levant / Grab Hands
/ 55-0-55
[Note : recorded at Point Studio , produced By Stump and Danny Hyde.
STUMP were Rob McKahey (drum & bodhran) , Kev Hooper (bass)
Crris Salmon (gt.) , Mick Lynch (vo.)]
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ZRON 7 BIG FLAME : Why Popstars Can't Dance/! Chanel Samba!/ 7" 03.1986
Breath Of A Nation
(Note : with Lyric insert , recorded in january 1986 , produced by
John Brierly , who does a most emusing set of sleeve notes)
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ZRON 8 BIG FLAME : Two Kan Guru EP 10" 07.1986
Sink / Sometimes / Man Of Few Syllabes /
Sargassa / All The Irish / !Cuba!
(Note : compilation from Big Flame first 3 7" EP's)
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ZRON 9 MCKENZIES : New Breed / Dog's Breakfast 7" 04.1986
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ZRON 10 THE SHRUBS : Full Steam Into The Brainstorm-Black Saloon 12" 10.1985
The Dealer / Bullfighter / Carbreaker / Dead
Teachers / Warm Sea
[Note : recorded at Cold Storage , april 1986 , produced by Chris
Gary , engineering by Bill Gilonis .
THE SHRUBS were Nick Hobbs (vo.) , John Bentley (drums) ,
Mick Ricketts (gt.) , Julian (bass)
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ZRON 11 THE EX : 1936 The Spanish Revolution EP 2x7" 08.1986
They Shall Not Pass / Ay Carmela / El
Tren Blindado / People Again
[Note : pack with booklet , orig.released on Ex Records EX 028/029.
Recorded 9-13.3 1986 in Amsterdam , produced by Dolf and
The Ex.
THE EX were : Luc (bass) , Terrie (gt.) , G.W.Sok (vo.)
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ZRON 12 MCKENZIES : I Am John's Pancreas LP 10.1986
Smelt Like A Pedestrian / O'Grady's Dream / Car Skidding
/ Red Snake / Dipping Bird / Sharpened Sticks / The Loud
hailer Song / Legs Be Sturdy / 4.49 Stool / Hard Days Love
(Note : recorded at Lion Studios , Leeds . Produced by Andy Tillison
and A Witness)
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ZRON 13 BIG FLAME : Cubist Pop Manifesto EP 7" 01.1987
Baffled Island (the hard rock movement / Cat
With Colic / Earsore
(Note : pink or yellow vinyl)
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ZRON 14 TWANG : Sharp / Eight At A Time 7" 01.1987
(Note : originally released on the band's own Stet Rec. STET 1)
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ZRON 15 MCKENZIES : A Sensual Assault EP 12" 02.1987
Mealy Mouth / Trouble / Radio Mealy Mouths /
Jim Jam
(Note : produced by Patterson / Medley)
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EXRON 16 BIG FLAME : Cubist Pop Manifesto EP 12" 02.1987
New Way / Where's Our Carol / Cat With Colic
/ Baffled Island / Let's Rewrite The American
Constitution / XPQVVRTZ / Earsore
(Note : co-release with Constrictor label in Germany , CON 00015)
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ZRON 17 THE SHRUBS : Blackmailer EP 12" 02.1987
Blackmailer / Rivers Of Toads / Assassin
/ Animal
(Note : first two recorded at Cold Storage studio in sept.1986 ,
produced by Tim Hodgkinson ,
second two from The Shrubs first Peel session , recordded
june 1986 and produced by Dale Griffin)
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ZRON 18 MKZ'S Mealy Mix / Groove Concern 12" 02.1987
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ZRON 19 THE NOSE FLUTES : The Ravers / Leg Full Of Alcohol 12" 02.1987
/ Catcheel Maskhole / History Of Heart Disease /
Serving In Paradise
(Note : one complete Peel session , recorded on 17.8.1986 and
produced by Dale Griffin)
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ZRON 20 THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD:Controlling The Edges Of Tone EP 12" 02.1987
Hope's Not Enough Son , Ask Your Parents / If The C.A.P's
Flat Waive It / Let's Jive While We're Still Alive /
My Garndfather's Cluck
(Note : recorded at Square Dance studios and produced by John
Crossley _
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ZRON 21 various artist : The First After Epiphany LP LP 01.1987
SPLAT ! Mistook
BIG FLAME Three On Baffled Island
A WITNESS Dipping Bird
STUMP Big End
MACKENZIES Man With No Reason
THE SHRUBS Blackmailer
THE EX Knock
TWANG Here's Lukewarm
NOSEFLUTES Bodyhair Up In The Air
GREAT LEAP FORWARD Drowning Speechless
JACKDAW WITH CROWBAR Crow
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ZRON 22 TWANG : Kick And Complain EP 12" 03.1987
Cut Candidate / Cold Tongue Bulletin / Sharp / Every
Home Should Have One
(Note : produced by Twang and John Crossley)
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ZRON 23 THE SHRUBS : Take Me Aside For A Midnight Harangue LP .1987
Mysterious Places / Luke / Fashion Show / Middle Men /
Claykiln Mouth / Blackmailer's Heartache / Rivers Of
Toads Flow Forever / Sinister Missions / John Corpse
/ Hail Chauffeurs / Serial Revelry / Farmers / Edith
/ Albert Ross
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ZRON 24 JACKDAW WITH CROWBAR : Monarchy,Mayhem And Fishpaste EP 12" .1987
The Night Albania Fell On Alabama / Siren / Crow /
Fourth World
(Note : recorded at Red Spot And Square Dance in jan.1987 ,
produced by John Crossley and Tim Ellis)
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ZRON 25 THE EX Too Many Cowboys 2LP .1987
Red And Black / White Shirts / Adversity / People Again
/ Knock / Hands Up You're Free / Butter Or Bombs /
Ignorance / Dumbo / How Can One Sell The Air / Business
As Usual / Olympigs / Choice / A Job // Stupid / Oops /
No Fear / Vivisection / A Piece Of Paper / They Shall Not
Pass / Pigjump
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ZRON 26 A WITNESS Red Snake EP 12" 11.1987
Red Snake / Regular Round / Hard Days Love
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ZRON 27 THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD : A Peck On The Cheek EP 12" 12.1987
A Peck On The Cheek / The Nose Of The King / Propping
Up The Nose Of The King
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ZRON 28 THE NOSEFLUTES : Heartache Is Irresistable EP 12" 12.1987
Heartache Is Irresistable / Rotting Honeymoon / Hanging
A Scarface / Thousands Pound Coat / Body Hair (Up In The
Air)
(Note : produced by The Noseflutes and ingineering by J.Crossley
Line up : Ron Collins (drums)
Rene Libido (gt.)
Chris Horton (bass)
Martin Longley (vo.)
Legs Akimbo (keyboard,violin)
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ZRON 29 TWANG : Snapback / Snapback (defence mix) 12" 12.1987
(Note : die-cut sleeve , produced by Dr.Kin Def and J.Crossley)
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ZRON 30 A WITNESS One Foot In The Groove EP 12" .1988
Raw Patch / Faglane Morris Wind / Zip Up / Nodding Dog
Moustache
(Note : recorded at Square Dance Studios 1987 , produced by P.Adams
and A Witness)
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ZRON 31 JACKDAW WITH CROWBAR : Sink , Sank , Sunk EP 12" .1988
Sunk By An Iceberg / Redstar Loco / Amerillo / Fuck
America
(Note : recorded by Square Dance Studios , produced by John Crossley)
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ZRON 32 SEWER ZOMBIES Reach Out And LP .1988
Search / Too Many Police / Executive Execution / They Died
With Their Willie Nelson / T-shirts On / Never / Reach
Out / From Below / Message To The Christian Church /
They Had No Right / I Got Something To Say / Piss /
Zheeta
(Note : recorded at Swamp Studio in the USA)
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ZRON 33 JACKDAW WITH CROWBAR : Hot Air LP .1988
Travesty Of Crow / Banjoid Festi / Sultan Of Pickle Son
Of Bran / Scrape / New Right Wing / Turkey Shoot / Iceberg
/ Amarillo / Stomach Pump / Sailor Soul Survivor / F.U.S.A
(Note : recorded at Red Spot studios
Line-up : Fergus Durrant , Tim Ellis , Dan Morrison ,
Dave Tibbatts
(plus : Fran Juckes , Adam Sindall , Steve Lew)
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ZRON 34 THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD : Who Works The Weather EP 12" 05.1988
Who Works The Weather (A) / Who Works The Weather (AA)
(Note : produced by John Crossley)
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