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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

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Los Angeles, California, USA
* 1977

Line-Up (2020):

Exene Cervenka - voc
Billy Zoom - g
John Doe - bg,voc
DJ Bonebrake - ds

Former Members:

Billy Zoom (g, 1977-85); Dave Alvin (g, 1985-?); Tony Gilkyson (g, cca 1987-1989, 1993-?)
Mick Basher (ds, 1977); Rand McNally (ds, 1977-?)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Los Angeles produced by: Ray Manzarek	04.07.1980	Slash
2.	Wild Gift produced by: Ray Manzarek	6/1981	Slash
3.	Under The Big Black Sun produced by: Ray Manzarek	7/1982	Elektra			76
4.	More Fun In The New World produced by: Ray Manzarek	07.10.1983	Elektra			86
5.	Ain't Love Grand produced by: Michael Wagener	8/1985	Elektra			89
6.	At Home With You	1986
7.	See How We Are produced by: Alvin Clark	7/1987	Elektra			107
8.	Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go On The Fabulous Sunset Trip (2LP)	5/1988	Elektra			175
9.	Vanishing Vision	1989
10.	Jealousy	1991
11.	Hey Zeus! produced by: Tony Berg	02.08.1993	Big Life
12.	I Love Rock 'N' Roll	27.05.2003	Laughing Outlaw
13.	Evil Rumours	03.02.2004	Laughing Outlaw
14.	Best: Make the Music Go Bang	27.07.2004	Rhino
15.	Live in Los Angeles	10.05.2005	Shout Factory
16.	The Masterpiece Collection	27.11.2012	Porterhouse Prime
17.	Adult Books	18.04.2015	Superior Viaduct
18.	The New World: Live in Los Angeles	17.07.2015	Keyhole
19.	Live at l'Amour, NYC, November 26, 1983: KBFH-FM Broadcast	30.10.2015	Egg Raid
20.	Alphabetland produced by: Rob Schnapf	24.04.2020
21.	Smoke & Fiction	8/2024

Exene Cervenka:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Twin Sisters & Wanda Coleman	1985
2.	Old Wives Tales	1989	Rhino
3.	Running Sacred	1990
4.	Rude Hieroglyphic & Lydia Lunch	11/1995	Rykodisc
5.	Sev7en & The Orginal Sinners	07.03.2006	NIT
6.	Somewhere Gone	06.10.2009	Bloodshot
7.	The Excitement Of Maybe	07.03.2011	Bloodshot

John Doe:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Meet John Doe	6/1990	RCA			193
2.	Kissingsohard	15.08.1995
3.	We've Got A John Doe	02.07.1997	Geffen
4.	Freedom Is ... credited to: The John Doe Thing	18.07.2000	spinART
5.	Dim Stars, Bright Light produced by: John Doe/Joe Henry featuring: Jakob Dylan (voc), Aimee Mann (voc), Jane Wiedlin (voc), Juliana Hatfield (voc), Rhett Miller (voc), Smokey Hormel (g), Joey Waronker (ds), Jamie Muhoberac (kb), Ben Peeler (pedal steel), Dave Carpenter (bg), Dave Pilch (bg), Abe Laboriel Jr. (ds)	20.08.2002	iMusic
6.	Forever Hasn't Happened Yet produced by: John Doe/Dave Way	22.03.2005	Yep Roc
7.	For the Best of Us	25.07.2006	Yep Roc
8.	A Year In The Wilderness produced by: John Doe/Dave Way	12.06.2007	Yep Roc
9.	Country Club & The Sadies	14.04.2009	Yep Roc
10.	Keeper	30.08.2011	Yep Roc
11.	The Best of John Doe This Far	20.05.2014	Yep Roc
12.	The Westerner	29.04.2016	Cool Rock

Tony Gilkyson:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Goodbye Guitar	21.02.2006

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Adult Books / We're Desperate	4/1978	Slaughterhouse
2.	The World's A Mess / It's In His Kiss	6/1980	Slash
3.	We're Desperate / Get Used To It	6/1981	Slash
4.	White Girl / Your Phone's Off The Hook	8/1981	Slash
5.	Blue Spark / Dancing With Tears In My Eyes	7/1982	Elektra
6.	Breathless / Riding With Mary	6/1983	Elektra
7.	The New World / I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts	24.02.1984	Elektra
8.	Wild Thing / True Love (part 2) (v GB)	6/1984	Elektra
9.	Wild Thing / Devil Doll (v USA)	6/1984	Elektra
10.	Burning House Of Love / Love Shack 12" + Wild Thing	8/1985	Elektra
11.	4th Of July / Positively 4th Street	7/1987	Elektra
12.	Wild Thing / Wild Thing (part 2) CD + Oh You Angel / U.S. Male	10/1989	RCA

Exene Cervenka:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Tombs	27.06.1994	Kill Rock Stars

John Doe:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	For The Rest Of Us EP	1998	Kill Rock Stars
2.	Phaze 1 / Phaze 2 & UFO	03.04.2000	Toast
3.	Frequency & Gray	25.08.2008	Big City Beats

Bibliography:

Exene Cervenka & Ken Jarecke: Just Another War
Exene Cervenka: Virtual Unreality
Exene Cervenka, Lydia Lunch: Adulterers Anonymous (1982, book of poetry)
John Doe: Under The Big Black Sun (2017)
John Doe: More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking and Legacy of L.A. Punk (4.6.2019)

Various:

disbanded 1989
reunited 1993

Compilation Appearances:

"Los Angeles" on OST "Mayor of the Sunset Strip" (18.3.04, Shout! Factory)

Tony Gilkyson:

appeared on the LP:

Dave Alvin: Romeo's Escape (1987, Razor & Tie)
Randy Weeks: Madeline (14.3.00, HighTone)

John Doe:

appeared on the LP:

Dave Alvin: Museum Of Heart (1993, Hightone)

on the LP "Forever" (3/05) appeared:

Dave Alvin, Grant Lee Phillips (voc), Neko Case (voc), Kristin Hersh (voc), Smokey Hormel (g), Veronica Jane Doe (voc)

Compilation Appearances:

"I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine" / "Pressing On" on OST "I'm Not There" (30.10.07, Columbia)
"Peggy Sue Got Married" on Buddy Holly tribute LP "Rave On Buddy Holly" (28.6.11, Fantasy)

Exene Cervenka:

appeared on the LP:

John Doe: Freedom Is ... (18.7.00, spinART)
Los Straitjackets: Sing-A-Long with Los Straitjackets (25.9.01, Cavalcade)
Rise Above (8.10.02, Sanctuary, West Memphis Three benefit album)

DJ Bonebrake:

appeared on the LP:

John Doe: Freedom Is ... (18.7.00, spinART)
Geza X: You Goddamn Kids! (16.4.02, Bacchus)

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1979	36	22.09.1979	20
1980	18	21.06.1980	3	News
1980	28	23.08.1980	34	Albums	album review
1981	27	04.07.1981	19	Albums	album review
1981	42	17.10.1981	12	Singles	single review
1982	27	03.07.1982	17	Albums	album review
1983	40	01.10.1983	4	Fast Forward - Record News
1983	47	19.11.1983	29	Albums	album review
1984	10	10.03.1984	20	It's Alive	gig review
1984	11	17.03.1984	18		interview
1993	25	19.06.1993	2	News
1993	30	24.07.1993	16	Live	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	2	24.01.1992	4	Pelmel
1996	11		20	Galerie