Jon the Postman
John the Postman, frequently and Jon the Postman, bourgeois John Ormerod is a legendary figure of early British punk scene. He was especially notorious for jumping at a punk gig on stage to rip the microphone to himself and Louie Louie singing. John stormed at the very first punk gigs in Manchester the stage where there was the center of early British punks to London. Although he omnipresent visited every venue in Manchester, he was known and feared especially in the punk club Electric Circus.
He later published his own plates, which were sold in the late 1970s in the first edition of 17,000 copies and re-released until the beginning of the 21st century. He has appeared in the Electric Circus and played among other things, along with the other well-known punk acts of the city such as The Fall, the Buzzcocks or Joy Division at large concerts such as against the forced closure of the Electric Circus or the equivalent concert against the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II
At Johns professing fans include John Peel, Julian Cope and Mark E. Smith. The Postman began his somewhat varied career in the music business in the shadow of Mark E. Smith and The Fall. Both came from the 1970 - Manchester - scene; John started as an ardent fan case and was in the course of time, a close associate of Smith. The first cover version ever published The case was Louie Louie with John the Postman. At times, John managed the Cog Sinister - office, from which The Fall her early career managten - but not without in later years to come into conflict with Smith. The early 1980s, sought John to a degree in history and politics at the University of Salford, while at the same time he began to alienate the capricious and often confrontational nature of Smith.
Although his vocal talent was even considered for Punk conditions as doubtful, he could in the late 1970s eventually two LPs on Bent Records produce: Puerile and John The Postman's Psychedelic Rock 'n ' Roll Five Skinners Puerile it contained his Louie - Louie version that punk theorist Stewart Home as the definitive version of the song refers to. With its incredibly incompetent musicians and a drummer who was far overwhelmed with easy keeping time, they drove the punk attitude to their peak. Instruments come and go throughout the piece, while John exceeding the cacophony, occasionally sings the chorus and the other writes the lyrics, whatever comes to mind. In addition, it contains the first recordings of the later The Fall singer Mark E. Smith. The second plate is built around John's interpretation of the classic Gloria around. Both plates were re-laid in a complete edition of the punk label Overground Records in 1998.
John worked as a postman, from which his nickname was born. He was immortalized on film in the film 24 Hour Party People, which handles the music scene of Manchester and in particular the emergence of Factory Records. Connected to Germany he is, as he travels to Berlin each year and in the former pub scene Leydicke celebrating his birthday.
Discography
- Puerile - LP, Bent Records
- John The Postman's Psychedelic Rock 'n ' Roll Five Skinners - LP 1979 Bent Records