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Andrew Johnson

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DISCOGRAPHY
PURE TOUGHTS - CD ALBUM 2002
HOME - CD ALBUM 2003
YOUR LIPSTICK GOODBYE - CD ALBUM 2003 (Available at iTunes)
HIS DIRTY LAUNDRY - FREE CD ALBUM GIVEN AWAY WITH ABOVE 2003
DARK HORSE - CD ALBUM 2004 (Available at iTunes)
A NEW STAR - CD ALBUM 2006
YOUR LIPSTICK GOODBYE (THE SECOND ALBUM) - CD ALBUM 2007
FROM ONE DISTRACTION TO ANOTHER - (iTunes exclusive compilation)
SCRATCH - CD ALBUM 2007
SCRATCHED - FREE ALBUM AVAILABLE AT LULU.COM 2007
(Talkin' 'bout) My Love - download single available from indiestore.com 2008
UNKNOWN ARTIST - CD ALBUM 2008
(I'm in love with) Donna Summer - Digital only single - Jan 2009
(I'm in love with) Donna Summer - Remixes - Digital only mini album - Feb 2009
NOW THEN - Digital downlaod only album - Scheduled for February/March 2009
OTHER WORK - RECORDINGS AVAILABLE
AMSTERDAM FILM COMPANY
HAUSWERK
STUNT KLUB
THE MOTHER LOVERS
THE ROBOT GHOSTS
CARMEN AND DICK

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 01/01/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/andyjohnsonshoebox
Band Members:
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Sounds Like: Sly and the Family Stone, Can, Damo Suzuki, The Beatles, Ford Cortinas, Primal Scream, Chic, The Smiths, Scott Walker, The Clash, Beulah (not the new girl, the band that split) , Rolling Stones, Amsterdam Film Company, Polyphonic Spree, Bill Drummond, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, The Slits, Lee Hazlewood, Brendan Benson, De La Soul, Lou Reed, Grandmaster Flash, Talking Heads, The Who, Uwe, Madness, Brian Setzer, The Kirklevington Country Club 1986-1990, The Beta Band, Death Cab For Cutie, Motorpsycho, Turntable Orchestra, Stargard, the Arcade Fire, Stephen Sondheim, Phil Spector, Brian Wilson, George Lucas, Hangovers, the JCs, The Mother Lovers, Club Spadger, Bill Hicks, Super Furry Animals, Beach Boys, Mercury Rev, Spiritualized, Beautiful Girls, The Germanic Street Preachers, Flaming Lips, Deaf School, Tahiti 80, Stone Roses, Roxy Music, Blue Rondo A La Turk, Danny Kebabs, World of Twist, The Kinks, Pulp, The Temptations, Donovan, Velvet Underground, Stunt Klub, Gram Parsons, Yo La Tengo, Hauswerk, Crash Rock'n'Roll Club, Supergrass, Iggy Pop, Neil Diamond, ELO, Big Audio Dynamite, Disco Dick, Teenage Fanclub, Kraftwerk, Hauswerk, Human League, Talking Heads, Wedding Present, Undertones, Jaques Brel, Nick Cave, Abba, Earl Brutus, Jose Feliciano, Dolly Parton, Fred Wesley & The JBs, Daft Punk, Parliamentfunkadelicthang, ...
Record Label: Shoebox
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

spaghetti

Haven't blogged for a while and I'm a bit restless so here goes. Been recording a lot but nothing of any note yet. Some decent songs but I'm a bit stuck in a groove of banging out demos rather than re...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:01:00 GMT

A new, old star

Been writing a lot lately. Not commiting much to recordings yet though, still fermenting the ideas in me noggin. Started to write a new play too which is buzzing around my brain also. My 5th album "A ...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:52:00 GMT

Names

Been busy putting on The Kirk night, which turned out great. Dexys tribute were fantastic and a great bunch of blokes too. Second Frantics gig tonight and load of new stuff to learn. Still floating ar...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:57:00 GMT

I work hard for the money - donna slight return

Here's me saying silly thingshttp://www.donnasummer.it/questiontime.htmlSorry the first link doesn't quite take you there. you have to go to the Question time section and wait until you see my big, fa...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:47:00 GMT

The continuing adventures of Donna Summer

There's a new, unsolicited, remix (or re-fix - I like that) of "I'm in love with Donna Summer" up on Jonny Hill's myspace (see top friends for link). Jonny is pretty new to making music and as you'll ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:12:00 GMT

Now Then

Album number nine - finished and up on iTunes now. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum? id=305779398&s=143444  To follow on Amazon etc too. Electronic and poppy in most parts w...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:32:00 GMT

Remixes

the remix EP of (I'm in love with) Donna Summer is available now at iTunes at a decent price too!http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAl bum?id=304685315&s=143444
Posted by on Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:24:00 GMT

Disco Distractions and Donna Summer

So, I'm starting work on album number ten and whaddaya know?...a baby is born. Then I start getting messages from people who've bought my Donna Summer track on iTunes bugging me to do some remixes (I ...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:40:00 GMT

Donovan

My new son Donovan was born last Thursday. He's gorgeous. Full head of hair, big, dark eyes and he snorts like a pig when he's hungry! Making the most of my paltry paternity leave, spending time with ...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:10:00 GMT

Starter for ten

I've just uploaded a rough mix of a brand new song (Breakdown), hot on the heels of not quite having the ninth album finished I've started number ten which is going to be called "Breakdown" and has a ...
Posted by on Sat, 24 Jan 2009 13:39:00 GMT