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Neon - "The Complete Neon Collection 1977-1979" (2008)

THE COMPLETE NEON COLLECTION 1977-1979 SET 3 CD A 3-CD very complete collection of all material available by the Neon, including rehearsals, live, unreleased, and different mixing tracks recorded from 1977 to 1979. Check it out at www.snapsmusic.com.

NOVEMBER 14, 2008: AVAILABLE NOW!!!

CD 1

1) Life's a Downer
2) All I Want's Your Body Yeah

Tim Jones - vocals & guitar, Mark Dunn - bass & backing vocals, Paddi - drums & backing vocals
Recorded live on a Revox reel to reel tape recorder at Paddi's House in 1977. Engineered by Paddi

3) Hunny Bunny
4) Whizzo!

Tim, Mark & Paddi
Recorded at Terry Gavagan's 8 track mobile studio at Paul Taylor's House (Neon's manager) in 1977. Engineerred by Terry Gavagan

5) Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
6) Bottles
7) I'm Only Little

Tim, Mark & Paddi
recorded at Terry Gavagan's 24 track Guardian studios in 1978 for Neon's first single on Sensible Records. Engineered by Terry Gavagan

8) Wuh! Wuh!
9) Piranha
10) Bat Man
11) I'm A Gent
12) Lemonade's A Gas
13) Eyeing Up The Diddies
14) Hunny Bunny
15) Whizzo!
16) All I Want's Your Body Year
17) Bottles
18) I'm Only Little
19) Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere

Tim, Mark & Paddi
Recorded live on a 2 track reel to reel tape recorder by Christopher Wade Evans (Wevans-Neon's sound man) at Fowler's Yard rehearsal studios, Durham City in 1978. These recordings were made as a demo for United Artists and secured a recording deal with Martin Rushent's Genetics Production Company.

All music written by Paddi, Mark Dun & Tim Jones. All lyrics written by Tim Jones. Post Production & Mastering on all tracks by The Mad Hatter at Stone Premonitions in 2007.
With thanks to Garry Lee at www.starshipoverflow.com for technical assistance

CD 2

1) Don't Eat Bricks
2) Hanging Off An O
3) Whizzo!
4) Eyeing Up The Diddies

Tim Jones - vocals & guitar, Martin Holder - guitar, Mark Dunn - bass & backing vocals, Paddi - drums & backing vocals
Rough mixes of tracks recorded in 1978 at Virgin's Manor Studios, Oxfordshire for the second Neon single on Radar Records.
Produced by Martin Rushent. Engineered by Richard Marwaring.

5) Don't Eat Bricks
6) Hanging Off An O

Tim, Martin, Mark & Paddi
The final mixes of tracks recorded in 1978 at Virgin's Manor Studios, Oxfordshire for the second Neon single on Radar Records.
Produced by Martin Rushent. Engineered by Richard Marwaring.

7) Confuse the News
8) Eyeing Up The Diddies
9) Plum Plum Crazy
10) Exterminate

Tim, Martin, Mark & Paddi
Session recorded at BBC Maida Vale Studios in London for The John Peel Show
Broadcast twice in 1978 on BBC Radio One
11) Bottles
12) Hunny Bunny
13) All I Wants Your Body Yeah
14) Wuh! Wuh!
15) Exterminate
16) Computer Fair
17) Piranha Jam
18) Talk To You
19) A Grave Situation
20) I Believe
21) Nutcase
22) Nuclear Sun
23) Hello And How Are You?

Tim, Martin, Mark & Paddi
Tracks recorded live in 1979 on a 2 track reel to reel tape recorder by Christopher Wade Evans (Wevans-Neon's sound man) at "The Crypt" (Neon's rehearsal space in Kimblesworth, County Durham)

All music written by Paddi, Mark Dunn, Tim Jones & Martin Holder
All lyrics written by Tim Jones except "Nutcase" by Mark Dunn & Tim Jones
Post Production & Mastering on all tracks by The Mad Hatter at Stone Premonitions in 2007.
With thanks to Garry Lee at www.starshipoverflow.com for technical assistance

CD 3

1) Bottles
2) I'm Only Little
3) I'm a Gent
4) Whizzo!

Tim, Martin, Mark & Paddi
Demo recorded in 1978 at Durham University Electronic Music Studio (8 track)
Engineered by Nick Ketteringham
5) Bottles
6) Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
7) Piranha
8) All I Wants Your Body Yeah
9) Wuh! Wuh!
10) Exterminate
11) I'm Only Little

Tim, Mark & Paddi
Recorded live at The Coach & Eight venue, Durham City in 1978 by Nick Ketteringham on a portable Uher reel to reel tape recorder

All music written by Paddi, Mark Dunn, Tim Jones & Martin Holder
All lyrics by Tim Jones
Post Production & Mastering on all tracks by The Mad Hatter at Stone Premonitions in 2007

CD3 ALSO CONTAIN A MULTIMEDIA SESSION WITH ALL LYRICS & PHOTOS

Neon - "UK punk '70" (2006)

In March 2006, Snaps Music released a multisession cdrom for this cult uk punk band of the seventies that featured Census of Hallucinations guitarist/vocalist/songwriter TIM JONES. The audio section contains their 2 singles issued in the late seventies, unreleased audio tracks from John Peel Session, other radio sessions, live tracks and 3 new tracks. The multimedia section contains the complete history and family tree story of the band, a rare photo gallery, interviews of the band and reviews of the past. It's all issued in a special digisleeve package with a numbered cd vinyl. Check it out at www.snapsmusic.com.

Audio Session

1) Introduction by John Peel, J.P. Show BBC 1978
2) Confuse the News
3) Dick Godfrey on Bedrock Program 1978, BBC Radio Newcastle
4) Bottles
5) Dick Godfrey interview on the Bedrock program 1978
6) I'm Only Little
7) Dick Godfrey interview on Bedrock program 1978
8) Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
9) John Peel Show 1979
10) Eyeing Up The Diddies
11) Introduction by John Peel at J.P. Show 1979
12) Plum Plum Crazy
13) taken from John Peel Show 1979
14) Phil Sutcliffe & Ian Penman on Bedrock program 1979
15) Whizzo!
16) Phil Sutcliffe interview on Bedrock program 1979
17) Hanging Off An O
18) Phil Sutcliffe interview on Bedrock program 1979
19) Don't Eat Bricks
20) Ian Penman on Bedrock program 1979
21) Exterminate
22) Taken from John Peel show 1979
23) I'm Only Little (live)
24) Body Full of Stars - Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
25) The Rabbit's Hat - Whizzo!
26) Body Full of Stars - Bottles

Multimedia Session

1) History
2) Discography
3) Photo Gallery
4) Interview
5) Reviews

Neon (2002)

1) Hanging Off An O
2) Don't Eat Bricks
3) Plum Plum Crazy
4) Whizzo
5) Confuse The News
6) Eyeing Up The Diddies
7) Exterminate
8) I'm Only Little
9) Bottles
10) Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere
11) Jerusalem

Credits: Tim Jones - vocals, guitar; Mark Dunn - bass, vocals; Paddi - drums, vocals; Martin Holder - guitar; Wevans - deluxe roadie & neighbourhood vole. The songs on this album were originally recorded between 1977 & 1979 at BBC Maida Vale studios in London (tracks 3, 5, & 7) for the John Peel show, the Manor studios in Oxfordshire for Neon's second single on Radar Records produced by Martin Rushent (tracks 1, 2, 4, & 6) and Guardian studios in County Durham for Neon's first single on Sensible Records produced by Lenny Love & Terry Gavaghan (tracks 8, 9, & 10). Jerusalem is a bonus track recorded by Neon and friends at Guardian studios in County Durham and produced by Mark Dunn in 1979.

Neon (Sensible Records 1978)

1) Anytime Anyplace Anywhere
2) Bottles
3) I'm Only Little











Neon (Radar Records 1978)

1) Don't Eat Bricks
2) Hanging Of An O











Neon - "Sign Of The Time" (2005)

1) I'm A Gent
2) Piranha
3) Computer Fair
4) Hunny Bunny
5) Advertising
6) Wuh! Wuh!
7) All I Want's Your Body Yeah
8) Bat Man
9) Nuclear Sun
10) A Grave Situation In The Dead Centre Of Town
11) Lemonade Is A Gas
12) Nutcase
13) LIfe's A D-D-Downer
14) Hello And How Are You?

Credits: Tim Jones - vocals & guitar; Mark Dunn - bass & backing vocals; Paddi - drums & backing vocals/all instruments & vocals on "Advertising". Tracks marked * have Martin Holder on additional guitar. Wevans - deluxe roadie & neighbourhood vole.
All lyrics written by Tim Jones except "Advertising" by Wevans and "Nutcase" by Jones/Dunn.
All music by Paddi, Tim Jones & Mark Dunn except "Advertising" by Paddi.
All tracks performed and recorded live at various locations in the UK during 1977 & 1978.

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