Ron Johnson Records was a
UK independent record label
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based in
Long Eaton
Long Eaton is a town in the Erewash district of Derbyshire, England, just north of the River Trent, about south-west of Nottingham and some 8½ miles (13.7 km) south-east of Derby. The town population was 37,760 at the 2011 census. It ...
operating between
1983
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and
1988.
[Robb, John (2009) ''Death To Trad Rock'', Cherry Red Books, , p. 19, 383] The label contributed five tracks to the
NME's
C86
''C86'' is a audio cassette, cassette compilation released by the British music magazine ''NME'' in 1986, featuring new bands licensed from British independent record labels of the time. As a term, C86 quickly evolved into shorthand for a guitar ...
compilation.
Run by Dave Parsons, the label released records by artists such as
Big Flame,
The Shrubs,
A Witness
A Witness are an English post-punk/ indie rock band, who were originally active in the mid-1980s alternative music scene. Their first EP ''Loudhailer Songs'' and début album ''I am John's Pancreas'' brought them to the attention of BBC Radio ...
,
The Great Leap Forward,
Stump,
The Mackenzies,
Twang
Twang is an onomatopoeia originally used to describe the sound of a vibrating bow string after the arrow is released.Hensleigh Wedgwood, ''A Dictionary of English Etymology: Q - Z'' (1865), p. 433. By extension it applies to the similar vibrati ...
and
The Ex. Despite the press attention and critical acclaim for the label's bands and releases, sales were insufficient to make the label profitable and financial difficulties brought it to an end in 1988.
Releases
*ZRON1: Splat! - "Yeah The Dum Dum" 7-inch EP (1983)
*ZRON2: Splat! - "Bloom" 12-inch EP (1984)
*ZRON3:
Big Flame - ''Rigour'' 7-inch EP (1985) -
UK Indie #22
[Lazell, Barry (1998) ''Indie Hits 1980-1989'', Cherry Red Books, ]
*ZRON4: Big Flame - ''Tough!'' 7-inch EP (1985) - UK Indie #14
*ZRON5:
A Witness
A Witness are an English post-punk/ indie rock band, who were originally active in the mid-1980s alternative music scene. Their first EP ''Loudhailer Songs'' and début album ''I am John's Pancreas'' brought them to the attention of BBC Radio ...
- ''Loudhailer Songs'' 12-inch EP (1985) - UK Indie #9
*ZRON6:
Stump - ''Mud On A Colon'' 12-inch EP (1986) - UK Indie #39
*ZRON7: Big Flame - "Why Popstars Can't Dance" 7-inch (1986) - UK Indie #13
*RERON8: Big Flame - ''Two Kan Guru'' 10-inch EP (1986)
*ZRON9:
The Mackenzies - "New Breed" 7-inch (1986) - UK Indie #15
*ZRON10:
The Shrubs - ''Full Steam Into The Brainstorm''
mini-LP
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(1986)
*ZRON11:
The Ex - ''1936: The Spanish Revolution'' double 7-inch/book (1986) - UK Indie #6
*ZRON12: A Witness - ''I am John's Pancreas'' LP (1986) - UK Indie #18
*ZRON13: Big Flame - ''Cubist Pop Manifesto'' 7-inch EP (1986) - UK Indie #9
*ZRON14:
Twang
Twang is an onomatopoeia originally used to describe the sound of a vibrating bow string after the arrow is released.Hensleigh Wedgwood, ''A Dictionary of English Etymology: Q - Z'' (1865), p. 433. By extension it applies to the similar vibrati ...
- "Sharp" 7-inch (1986) - UK Indie #19
*ZRON15: The Mackenzies - ''A Sensual Assault'' 12-inch EP (1987) - UK Indie #22
*EXRON16: Big Flame - ''Cubist Pop Manifesto'' 12-inch EP (1986)
*ZRON17: The Shrubs - ''Blackmailer'' 12-inch EP (1987)
*ZRON18: MKZ's - "Mealy Mix" 12-inch single (1988)
*ZRON19:
The Noseflutes - ''The Ravers'' 12-inch EP (1986)
*ZRON20:
The Great Leap Forward - ''Controlling The Edges of Tone'' 12-inch EP (1987)
*ZRON21: Various Artists - ''The First After Epiphany'' LP (1987)
*ZRON22: Twang - ''Kick and Complain'' 12-inch EP (1987) - UK Indie #35
*ZRON23: The Shrubs - ''Take Me Aside For A Midnight Harangue'' LP (1987)
*ZRON24:
Jackdaw With Crowbar - ''Monarchy, Mayhem and Fishpaste'' 12-inch EP (1987)
*ZRON25: The Ex - ''
Too Many Cowboys'' double-LP (1987)
*ZRON26: A Witness - "Red Snake" 12-inch (1987)
*ZRON27: The Great Leap Forward - "A Peck On The Cheek" 12-inch (1987)
*ZRON28: The Noseflutes - ''Heartache Is Irresistible'' 12-inch EP (1987)
*ZRON29: Twang - "Snapback" 12-inch (1987)
*ZRON30: A Witness - ''One Foot In The Groove'' 12-inch EP (1988)
*ZRON31: Jackdaw With Crowbar - ''Sink, Sank, Sunk'' 12-inch EP (1988)
*ZRON32: Sewer Zombies - ''Reach Out And...'' LP (1988)
*ZRON33: Jackdaw With Crowbar - ''Hot Air'' LP (1988)
*ZRON34: The Great Leap Forward - "Who Works The Weather?" 12-inch (1988)
See also
*
List of record labels
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References
External links
Fan site with good information on Ron Johnson Records
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Record labels established in 1983
Record labels disestablished in 1988
British independent record labels
Indie rock record labels