Twin/Tone Records
The Mekons
The Mekons are a British post-punk band formed in the late 1970’s as an art collective. They are one of the longest-running and most prolific of the first-wave British punk rockbands.
The band's style has evolved over time to incorporate aspects of country music, folk music, alternative rock and occasional experiments with dub. They are known for their raucous live shows.
The band was formed in 1976 by a group of University of Leeds art students: Jon Langford, Kevin Lycett, Mark White, Andy Corrigan and Tom Greenhalgh—the Gang of Four and Delta 5 formed from the same group of students. They took the band's name from the Mekon, an evil, super-intelligent Venusian featured in the British 1950s–1960s comic Dan Dare (printed in the Eagle). The Mekons were described as more chaotic version of the Gang of Four; Lycett stated the band operated on the principle that "anybody could do it ... anybody could get up and join in and instruments could be swapped around; that there'd be no distance between the audience and the band."
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released: April 7, 1987
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 87113
(vinyl) (cassette) (CD)
The Mekons
Honky Tonkin'
Lu Knee - Bass
John Gill - Fiddle, Bass, Melodica (Melodeon)
Dick Taylor - Guitar (Lead)
Bobby Worby - Organ, Engineer
Brendan Croker - Tipple
Sally Timms - Vocals
Produced by The Mekons
Engineers: Jonboy Langford, Ken Lite, Lu Edmonds, Steve Nunn, Tommy Greenhalgh, Tony Bonner Ken des Essientes
Mixed By – Ian Caple, Steve Forward
Mastered By – Graeme Durham
released: April 21, 1988
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 88114
(vinyl) (cassette) (CD)
The Mekons
So Good It Hurts
Staff Nurse Crocker - Guitar, Vocals, Bass
Sir Dickie - Guitar, Piano
Sally Hood (Pricipal Boy) - Vocals
Robert Sigmund Worby - Little Organ
Ken des Essientes - Bass, Guitar, Vocals
Brian Greenhalgh - Vocals, Guitar
Rico Christian - Accordeon, Vocals
Tahitian Gill - Melodeon, Bass
Buzz Goulding - Drums
Johnny Minor - Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion
Dora Honeyperson - Fiddle
Produced by The Mekons
Engineered by Brian C. Pugsley
Recorded at Berry St. Studios, London, December 1987
Mixed by The Mekons and Brian C. Pugsley
released: July 31, 1989
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 89164
(CD)
The Mekons
Original Sin
The first ten songs on this project make up The Mekons legendary FEAR AND WHISKEY LP which was originally released by the Sin Record Company of Brixton in June 1985. The additional nine tracks include other rare and desirable items from the singin'n swingin' Mekon years that spawned the ORIGINAL SIN
