Whatever alternative country is (or has been), it's kind of hard to imagine it without the contributions of Jon Langford - starting, of course, with The Mekons, then on to his various solo projects, his collaborations with Sally Timms, Richard Buckner, and The Sadies, the Pine Valley Cosmonauts, and, of course, his work with The Waco Brothers. With that in mind, here's 18 tracks of Jon Langford in all his various guises. Oh, and befitting his status as the hardest working man in alternative country (you should also check out his artwork), he's just put out a single to benefit a foundation to provide free music tuition to people in Wales. Lastly, if you're wondering a track from his Pine Valley Cosmonauts tribute album to Johnny Cash isn't on the compilation, it's because I noticed that the album was out of print. So I'll post that next week.
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Hole in the Ground | The Mekons |
Tubby Brothers | Jon Langford |
Plenty Tough Union Made | Waco Brothers |
Maverick | Mekons |
From Attic To Basement | Richard Buckner And Jon Langford |
Sweet Kind Of Love | Pine Valley Cosmonauts |
Junco Partner | Jon Langford |
Dark Sun | Sally Timms & John Langford |
The Fame Of Lofty Deeds | Jon Langford |
Strange Ways to Win Wars | Jon Langford & Skull Orchard |
Teeth | Mekons |
Amnesia | The Mekons |
Up To My Neck In This | Jon Langford And The Sadies |
Revolution Blues | Waco Brothers |
Road to Florida | Mekons |
Nothing to Say | Waco Brothers |
White Freightliner Blues | John Langford & Sally Timms & John Rice |
Over the Cliff | Jon Langford's Hillbilly Lovechild |
5 comments:
Thanks man, looking forward to this! I have a few Waco albums, "Freedom and Weep" is my favorite, and only one Mekons LP, more Jonboy is a good thing.
Thanks for posting this! Any friend of Jonboy is a friend of mine.
@Jerry Lee,
Indeed, as prolific as he, more Jonboy is still a good thing.
@Anonymous,
Quite welcome. Hope you like the Pine Valley Cosmonauts release, too.
Hi Ish
Happy New Year 2021 I hope it will be a better one all over the world in a covid fee planet
Many thx to have re open this one too I'm a big fan of Jon Langford eclectic discography Especially The Waco Brothers , their latest cd RESIST is one of their best
The Mekons circa 1985/1991 were really the pioneer of country punk music Top notch twang
Stay stafe & keep on your laboour of love Btw I plan to download your best of 202O boxset to discover new talents Very kind of you
Some feedbacks very soon
All the best, cheers, Philippe
Phillippe,
Isn't Resist like a best of - not that there's anything wrong with that? :) But you're absolutely right about the Mekons in the 1980s/early 1990s. I saw them about 30 years ago in a club in NYC and they were truly magnificent. Have you seen the documentary "Revenge of the Mekons" - really charming and interesting, if a tad on the hagiographic side.
best,
Ish
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