Jonathan Denis Langford, *11-10-1957 Newport, Wales, UK
2nd version
By Praguefrank
SESSIONS member
of The Mekons, The Three Johns, The Waco Brothers, Pine Valley Cosmonauts
August 1997 Kingsize Sound Laboratories, Chicago, IL – Jon Langford and The Skull Orchard (Jon Langford [vcl/gt] + The Skull Orchard: Marc Durante [gt], Alan Doughty [vcl/bass],Steve Goulding [drums] + Jane Baxter-Miller, Edith Frost, John Hyatt, Lu Edmonds, Dean Schlabowske [vcl], Carlton B. Morgan [spoken vocals/harmonica], Mark Price, Zak Price [spoken vocals], Tracey Dear [mandolin], Tom Ray [ukulele], Fred Armisen [percussion], John Rice [fiddle], Rico Bell [accordion], Paul Mertens [alto flute/ baritone sax], Wally Ma [brass]) [overdub sessions [1] 2011 unknown - Burlington Welsh Male Choir [vcl]]001 TUBBY BROTHERS Sugar Free SF 006 [1:] BSCD 706
002 PENNY ARCADES Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
003 BUTTER SONG Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
004 SENTIMENTAL MARCHING SONG Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
005 YOUGHAL Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
006 TRAPDOOR Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
007 INSIDE THE WHALE Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
008 I AM THE LAW Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
009 PILL SAILOR Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
010 THE LAST COUNT Sugar Free SF 006 Best [1] BSCD 706
011 MY OWN WORST ENEMY Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
012 [UNTITLED TRACK] Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
013 I'M STOPPING THIS TRAIN Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
014 DEEP SEA DIVER Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
015 TOM JONES LEVITATION Sugar Free SF 006 [1] BSCD 706
016 [UNTITLED HIDDEN TRACK] Sugar Free SF 006 [1:] MESSAGE FROM DAVENPORT BSCD 706
017 VERDUN [1:] BSCD 706
018 GREEN VALLEYS [1] BSCD 706
019 THE BALLAD OF SOLOMON JONES [1] BSCD 706
1998 [poss. radio show] unknown – Jon Langford
01901 NASHVILLE RADIO/DEATH OF COUNTRY MUSIC EP Gubbins
1999 Woodshed Studios, Toronto, CAN/Engine Studios, Chicago, IL - Sally Timms and Jon Langford (John Langford [vcl], Sally Timms [vcl], Travis [gt], Bob Egan [steel], Bear [bass], Snake [drums], James Gray [keyboards], Critter [vibraphone/ percussion], Ken Sluiter [bck vcl])
020 HORSES BS 072
021 WATCHING THE HORIZON BS 072
022 ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN BS 072
023 BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN BS 072
024 I PICKED UP THE PIECES BS 072
025 DARK SUN BS 072 Best
026 DOWN FROM DOVER BS 072
027 JOSHUA GONE BARBADOS BS 072
2000 unknown – Chip Taylor and Jon Langford
027a BRIXTON BS 060
BLOODSHOT BS 060 DOWN TO THE PROMISED LAND: 5 YEARS OF BLOODSHOT RECORDS
2002 Chicago, IL Jon Langford and his Sadies
028 ARE YOU AN ENTERTAINER? BS 092
029 DRUGSTORE BS 092
030 LOOKING GOOD FOR RADIO BS 092
031 AMERICAN PAGEANT BS 092
032 LITTLE VAMPIRES BS 092
033 WHAT MAKES JOHNNY RUN? BS 092
034 STRANGE BIRDS BS 092
035 UP TO MY NECK IN THIS BS 092 Best
036 THE MAYOR OF THE MOON BS 092
037 LAST KING OF THE ROAD BS 092
038 SHIPWRECK BS 092
039 SLOITAIRE SONG BS 092
Late 2002 unknown – Alejandro Escovedo and Jon Langford
040 CALIFORNIA BLUES Best
2003 Fitzgerald's, Berwyn, IL/ Hubbard Street Studios, Chicago, IL/ Kingsize Sound Labs, Chicago, IL/ Stimkpole, Chicago, IL/ Western Sound Labs; XRT Radio, Chicago, IL – Jon Langford (Jon Langford [vcl], Johnathan Rice [gt/dobro/ mandolin], Mark Durante [steel], Eddie Carlson/ Joe Camarillo/ Brian Doherty [drums], Pat Brennan [piano/ organ])
041 LAST FAIR DEAL GONE DOWN BS 108
042 CONSTANZ BS 108
043 SPUTNIK 57 BS 108
044 THE COUNTRY IS YOUNG BS 108 Best
045 HARD TIMES BS 108
046 FAME OF LOFTY DEEDS BS 108
047 NASHVILLE RADIO BS 108
048 LIVING A LIE BS 108 Best
049 HOMBURG BS 108
050 OVER THE CLIFF BS 108 Best Gubbins
051 TROUBLE IN MIND BS 108
Ca 2004 unknown – Richard Buckner and Jon Langford
052 ROLLING OF THE EYES Buried Treasure BURT 4
053 NOTHING TO SHOW Buried Treasure BURT 4
054 SWEET ANYBODY Buried Treasure BURT 4
055 FROM ATTIC TO BASEMENT Buried Treasure BURT 4
056 TORN APART Buried Treasure BURT 4
057 STAYED Buried Treasure BURT 4
058 THE INCA PRINCESS Buried Treasure BURT 4
059 NO TEARS TONIGHT Buried Treasure BURT 4
060 DO YOU WANNA GO SOMEWHERE ? Buried Treasure BURT 4
2000s [radio shows] Stinkpole, Sauganash, Chicago, IL – Jon Langford (+Jean Cook [vcl/violin]
06001 THE DEATH OF COUNTRY MUSIC
06002 SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE BORDER
06003 DOLLAR DRESS
06004 TUBBY BROTHERS
06005 HELL'S ROOF
06006 PILL SAILOR
06007 INSIGNIFICANCE
06008 IT'S NOT ENOUGH
06009 UGLY BAND
2000s [radio shows] Phlosswerx, Bucktown, Chicago, IL – Jon Langford (+John Rice)
06010 OH NO, HANK!
06011 NOW WE HAVE THE BOMB
06012 THE RETURN OF THE GOLDEN GUITARIST
06013 HANK SIGNS HIS CONTRACT
06014 BLINK OF AN EYE
2000s [live-WMSE show] Milwaukee, WI – Jon Langford (Jon Langford [vcl], Sally Timms [vcl], Tony Maimone [bass], Jean Cook [vcl/violin])
06015 TOM JONES LEVITATION
06016 I PICKED UP THE PIECES
2000s [live-KUT show] Austin, TX – Jon Langford (Jon Mangford [vcl], Toy Maimone [bass], Dan Massey [drums], Jean Cook [vcl/violin])
06017 NASHVILLE RADIO Best
06018 THE COUNTRY IS YOUNG
2005 Engine, Chicago, IL/ Flubbard St; Kenny's Alhambra Lock-Up, Chicago, IL/ Northbranch, Chicago, IL – Jon Langford (Jon Langford [vcl/gt], John Rice [gt/ dobro/ mandolin], Alan Doughty [bass gt/bck vcl], Daniel Massey [drums], Jean Cook [violin], Pat Brennan [piano/ organ])
061 LITTLE BIT OF HELP ROIR RUSCD 8296
062 WORKINGMAN'S PALACE ROIR RUSCD 8296
063 INVISIBLE MAN ROIR RUSCD 8296
064 BUY IT NOW ROIR RUSCD 8296
065 ALL ROADS LEAD BACK TO ME ROIR RUSCD 8296
066 ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ROIR RUSCD 8296
067 GOLD BRICK ROIR RUSCD 8296
068 SALTY DOG ROIR RUSCD 8296
069 GORILLA AND THE MAIDEN ROIR RUSCD 8296
070 DREAMS OF LEAVING ROIR RUSCD 8296
071 TALL SHIPS ROIR RUSCD 8296
072 LOST IN AMERICA ROIR RUSCD 8296
2010 [live] The Hideout, Chicago, IL - Jon Langford and Walter Salas-Humara
07201 YOU NEVER LOST THE SUNSHINE
07202 INSIDE THE WHALE
07203 UNCOMPLICATED
07204 TELL ME YOU LOVE ME
07205 HANK WILLIAMS MUST DIE
07206 SAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES
07207 THE SOUNDS FROM NEXT DOOR
07208 THE PITCHERS GAVE UP
07209 HAVING A PARTY
07210 AMANDA MORNING
07211 THE ONLY LOVE
07212 HALF PAST FRANCE
07213 STREETS OF YOUR TOWN
07214 MR. OCTOBER
07215 HOLDING ON TO LIFE
Tracks above issued on album Live At The Hideout
2010 North Branch, Chicago, IL - Jon Langford with Skull Orchard (Jon Langford [vcl/gt], Jim Elkington [gt/ mandolin/ piano], Joe Camarillo [vcl/ drums/ percussion], Jean Cook [vcl/violin], Alan Doughty [vcl/piano], Barkley McKay [piano/ organ], Greg Hicks, Craig Klein, The Bonerama Horns, Mark Mullins [horns])
073 1 2 3 4EVER BS 175 Best
074 BOOK OF YOUR LIFE BS 175
075 GETTING USED TO USELESSNESS BS 175 Best
076 SELF PORTRAIT BS 175
077 LUXURY BS 175
078 PIECES OF THE PAST BS 175
079 HAUNTED BS 175
080 FLAG OF TRIUMPH BS 175
081 DEATH VALLEY DAY BS 175
082 OLD DEVILS BS 175
083 RIVER OF ICE BS 175
084 STRANGE WAYS TO WIN WARS BS 175
2011 [live] Hideout, Chicago, IL – Jon Langford, *with Sally Timms
08401 SAD MILKMAN BS 182 Gubbins
08402 PILL SAILOR BS 182 Gubbins
BLODDSHOT BS 182 NO ONE GOT HURT: BLOODSHOT 15TH ANNIVERSARY AT THE HIDEOUT (2011)
2012 Chicago, IL - Jon Langford and Skull Orchard
085 DRONE OPERATOR BS 201/In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001 Gubbins
086 OBEDIENCE BS 201 Gubbins
2012 Chicago, IL – Jon Langford
086a GROG digital single / Gubbins
2013 Joyride, Chicago, IL/ Kingsize Sound Labs, Chicago, IL - Jon Langford and Skull Orchard (Jon Langord [vcl/gt], Jean Cook [vcl/ violin/ piano/ sound effects], Alan Doughty, Tawny Newsome [vcl], Jim Elkington [gt/piano/ el keyboard], Joe Camarillo [drums])
087 SUMMER STARS In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
088 WEIGHTLESS In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
089 GONE WITHOUT TRACE In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
090 MARS In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
091 SUGAR ON YOUR TONGUE In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
092 I DON'T BELIEVE IN LOVE In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
093 RUMORS In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
094 WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR? In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
095 LIL' RAY OF LIGHT In De Gtoot IDGR 14-001
2014 Chicago, IL - Jon Langford and Skull Orchard
096 DAYS AND NIGHT In De Goot IDGR14LP-002
097 HERE’S WHAT WE HAVE In De Goot IDGR14LP-002
2014 or sooner – unknown – Jon Langford, *w. Sally timms
098 SOLITAIRE SONG Best
099 PLANS WE MADE* Best
2015 unknown – Jon Langford and His Men of Gwent (Jon Langford [vcl/gt], Matt Gray [vcl/gt], Mark Price [vcl/bass], Erik Stams [vcl/drums], Barkley McKay [keyboards/slide g],
Guto Dafis [vcl/melodeon]. Producer: Richard Jackson)
100 ADRIAN STREET Country Mle CMRO 15LP
101 OLD WET ARGUS Country Mle CMRO 15LP
102 DUW IT'S HARD Country Mle CMRO 15LP
103 DIRTY GREY RIVER Country Mle CMRO 15LP
104 LLAMAS IN LLANYRAVON Country Mle CMRO 15LP
105 REBECCA BEEN IN A RIOT Country Mle CMRO 15LP
106 THE BALLAD OF SOLOMON JONES Country Mle CMRO 15LP
107 COVES OF ABERYSTWYTH Country Mle CMRO 15LP LL
108 MAYPOLE DANCE Country Mle CMRO 15LP
109 PILL SAILOR Country Mle CMRO 15LP
110 SHIT AND LIES Country Mle CMRO 15LP
111 BANANAS Country Mle CMRO 15LP
112 PRINCE OF ALES Country Mle CMRO 15LP
2016 Nutthouse Studio, Sheffield, AL – Jon Langford
113 POOR VALLEY RADIO Bloodshot BS 255
114 NATCHEZ TRACE Bloodshot BS 255
115 I THOUGHT HE WAS DEAD Bloodshot BS 255
116 IN OXFORD MISSISSIPPI Bloodshot BS 255
117 MYSTERY Bloodshot BS 255
118 HALF WAY HOME Bloodshot BS 255
119 FISH OUT OF WATER Bloodshot BS 255
120 WHAT'S MY NAME? Bloodshot BS 255
121 MASTERPIECE Bloodshot BS 255
122 SNAKE BEHIND GLASS Bloodshot BS 255
123 I FELT MY COURAGE FAIL Bloodshot BS 255
124 INDESTRUCTIBLE Bloodshot BS 255
125 WASTE Bloodshot BS 255
2018 unknown - Martin Bramah, Jon Langford
126 WORM IN YOUR EAR digital single
127 STONE TUMBLING STREAM digital single
2019 Joyride, Chicago, IL - Jon Langford's Hillbilly Lovechild (Producer: Jon Langford)
127a I AM A BIG TOWN BS 273 Gubbins
BLOODSHOT BS 273 TOO LATE TO PRAY: DEFIANT CHICAGO ROOTS (2019)
2020 unknown - Jon Langford [-1]/ GW Sok and Oma [-2]/ Jon Langford and Skull Orchard [-3]/ Jon Langford and Skull Orchids [-4]/ Jon Langford with The Skull Orchard Welsh Male Choir [-5]
128 LOSERS -1
000 ABERFAN 1966-2
129 HEY! ROCKSTAR -3
130 F.O. WARMAN -4
131 ONLY THE RIVER -5
132 BIG WHITE CLOUD -5
Tracks above issued on EP Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 1
2021 unknown – Jon Langford [-1]/ Skull Orchard [-2], Band Of Holy Joy [-3], Jon Langford with Bethany Thomas and John Shymanski [-4]
133 THE DEVIL'S REPLACEMENT -2
000 THE DEVIL HAS A HOLD ON THE LAND (YOUTH REMIX) -3
134 JESUS WAS A UNION MAN -1
135 SAVE ME JESUS -1
136 MARBLES -4
137 WHAT A MOTHER WOULD DO FOR A SON -4
Tracks above issued on EP Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 2
2022 unknown – Jon Langford, with Bethany Thomas and John Szymanscki [-1], Steve Forward [-2], Skull Orchard Welsh Male Chorus [-3]
138 NOT ENOUGH LOVE TO GO ROUND -1
139 IT'S A SECRET -1
140 LITTLE MONSTERS – 2
141 DRUNK ON ELECTRICITY – 2
142 THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY -3
143 GENIUS -3
Tracks above issued on EP Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 3
2023 or sooner unknown – Jon Langford
144 AMAZING THINGS Gubbins
145 ELECTION DAY Gubbins
ALBUMS
Sugar Free SF 006
Skull Orchard: Tubby Brothers; Penny
Arcades; Butter Song; Sentimental Marching Song; Youghal; Trapdoor; Inside the
Whale; I Am the Law; Pill Sailor;. The Last Count; My Own Worst Enemy; [Untitled Track]; I'm Stopping This Train; Deep Sea Diver; Tom Jones Levitation; [Untitled Hidden Track] – 17-03-98
Bloodshot BS 092
Mayors Of The Moon: Drugstore; Looking Good for Radio; American Pageant; Little
Vampires; What Makes Johnny Run?; Strange Birds; Up to My Neck in This; The
Mayor of the Moon; Last King of the
Road; Shipwreck; Sloitaire Song; Are You an Entertainer? – 04-02-03 Jon
Langofrd and his Sadies
Bloodshot BS 108 All
the Fame of Lofty Deeds: Last Fair Deal Gone Down; Constanz; Sputnik 57;
The Country Is Young; Hard Times; Fame Of Lofty Deeds; Nashville Radio; Living
A Lie; Homburg; Over The Cliff; Trouble
In Mind. – 20-04-04
Buried Treasure BURT 4 Sir Dark Invader Vs. The
Fanglord: Rolling Of The Eyes; Nothing To Show; Sweet Anybody; From
Attic To Basement; Torn Apart; Stayed; The Inca Princess; No Tears Tonight; Do
You Wanna Go Somewhere ? – 05 w. Richard Buckner
No label no # The
Nashville Radio Companion Earwig: The Death Of Country Music; Slightly South Of The Border ; Oh No, Hank!;
Dollar Dress; Tubby Brothers; Now We Have The Bomb; Hell's Roof; The Return Of
The Golden Guitarist; Pill Sailor; Hank Signs His Contract; Insignificance;
It's Not Enough; Ugly Band; Blink Of An Eye; Tom Jones Levitation; I Picked Up
The Pieces; Nashville Radio; The Country Is Young – 07-03-06
ROIR RUSCD 8296 Gold Brick: Little Bit of Help; Workingman's Palace; Invisible Man; Buy It Now;
All Roads Lead Back to Me;
Anything Can Happen; Gold Brick; Salty Dog;
Gorilla and The Maiden; Dreams of
Leaving; Tall Ships; Lost in America – 13-03-06
Bloodshot no # Live
At The Hideout: You Never Lost the Sunshine; Inside the Whale; Uncomplicated; Tell Me You Love Me; Hank Williams Must Die; Save the Bones For Henry Jones; The Sounds
from Next Door; The Pitchers Gave Up; Having a Party; Amanda Morning; The Only
Love; Half Past France; Streets of Your Town; Mr. October; Holding on to
Life - 10 Jon Langford and Walter
Salas-Humara (digital only)
Bloodshot BS 175
LP/BS 175 Old Devils: 1 2 3 4Ever;
Book of Your Life; Getting Used
to Uselessness; Self Portrait; Luxury;
Pieces of the Past; Haunted; Flag of Triumph; Death Valley Day; Old Devils; River of Ice;
Strange Ways to Win Wars – 24-08-10 w. Skull Orchard
Bloodshot BSCD 706
Skull Orchard Revisited: Tubby Brothers; Verdun; Last Count; Butter Song;
Sentimental Marching Song; Youghal; Trap Door; Inside The Whale; I Am The Law;
Green Valleys; Pill Sailor; Penny Arcades; My Own Worst Enemy; [untitled]; I'm
Stopping This Train; Deep Sea Diver; Tom Jones Levitation; The Ballad Of
Solomon Jones; Message From Newport - 26-05-11 (debut album Skull Orchard
re-recorded with the Burlington Welsh Male Choir; book + CD)
In De Groot IDGR
14-001 Here Be Monsters: Summer Stars; Weightless;Gone Without Trace;Mars;
Sugar On Your Tongue; Drone Operator; I Don't Believe in Love; Rumors; What Did
You Do in the War?; Lil' Ray of Light – 01-04-14
Bloodshot ? Choice
Cuts: Best of Jon Langford: Up to My Neck in This (w/ the Sadies);
1234Ever; Over the Cliff; Living a Lie; Solitaire Song; California Blues (w/
Alejandro Escovedo); The Country Is Young; The Plans We Made (w/ Sally Timms);
Getting Used to Uselessness; Dark Sun; Last Count; Nashville Radio (live from
Antone's - Austin, TX) – 04-14 (digital)
Country Mile [UK]
CMRO 15LP The Legend Of LL: Adrian
Street; Old Wet Argus; Duw It's Hard; Dirty Grey River; Llamas In Llanyravon; Rebecca
Been In A Riot; The Ballad Of Solomon Jones; Coves Of Aberystwyth; LL Maypole
Dance; Pill Sailor; Shit and Lies; Bananas; Prince Of Ales- 12-15 with Men Of
Gwent
Bloodshot BS 255 Four Lost Souls: Poor Valley Radio; Natchez Trace; I Thought He Was Dead; In Oxford Mississippi; Mystery; Half Way Home; Fish Out of Water; What's My Name?; Masterpiece; Snake Behind Glass; I Felt My Courage Fail; Indestructible; Waste – 22-09-17
Jon Langford ? Gubbins: Over the Cliff; Nashville Radio; Obedient; Drone Operator; Brixton (feat. Chip Taylor); I Am A Big Town; Election Day; Amazing Things; Grog; Sad Milkman (Live); Pill Sailor (Ft. Sally Timms) (Live) – 06-10-23
EP
Bloodshot ? Gravestone: Nashville Radio/Death of Country
Music; Dollar Dress [Waco Brothers]; Return of the Golden Guitarist [Mekons] –
01-08-08
Bloodshot BS 072 Songs of False Hope and High Values:
Horses; Watching The Horizon; Anything Can Happen; Blue Eyes Crying In The
Rain; I Picked Up The Pieces; Dark Sun; Down From Dover; Joshua Gone Barbados –
07-01-00 Sally Timms and Jon Langford
Tiny Global no # Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 1: Losers; Aberfan 1966*; Hey! Rockstar; F.O. Warman; Only The River; Big White Cloud – 19-09-20 w. Skool Orchard/ *GW Sok and Oma
Tiny Global no # Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 2: [Skull Orchard:] The Devil's Replacement; [Band Of Holy Joy:] The Devil Has A Hold On The Land (Youth remix); [Jon Langford:] Jesus Was A Union Man; [Jon Langford:] Save Me Jesus; [Jon Langford with Bethany Thomas and John Szymanski:] Marbles; [Jon Langford with Bethany Thomas and John Szymanski:]What A Mother Would Do For A Son – 29-12-21
Tiny Global no # Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 3: [Jon Langford w/ Bethany Thomas and John Szymanscki:] Not Enough Love To Go Round; It's A Secret; [Jon Langford and Steve Forward:] Little Monsters; Drunk On Electricity; [Jon Langford and The Skull Orchard Welsh Male Chorus: The One That Got Away; Genius – 23-12-22
Tiny Global no # Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 2: [Skull Orchard:] The Devil's Replacement; [Band Of Holy Joy:] The Devil Has A Hold On The Land (Youth remix); [Jon Langford:] Jesus Was A Union Man; [Jon Langford:] Save Me Jesus; [Jon Langford with Bethany Thomas and John Szymanski:] Marbles; [Jon Langford with Bethany Thomas and John Szymanski:]What A Mother Would Do For A Son – 29-12-21
Tiny Global no # Jon Langford's Lucky Seven Series, Part 3: [Jon Langford w/ Bethany Thomas and John Szymanscki:] Not Enough Love To Go Round; It's A Secret; [Jon Langford and Steve Forward:] Little Monsters; Drunk On Electricity; [Jon Langford and The Skull Orchard Welsh Male Chorus: The One That Got Away; Genius – 23-12-22
SINGLES
Bloodshot
BS 201 Drone Operator
/ Obedient - 12 as Jon Langford and Skull Orchard
In De Goot (2014)
IDGR14LP-002 Days And Night / Here’s What We Have – 14
