Jon The Postman

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Jon the Postman (Jonathan Ormrod 1956 - July 2015) was an English punk rock singer from Manchester. Jon was a postman in Manchester in the 1970s and after many years travelling and in various other jobs he was again working for the post office in Manchester. One of the attendees at the first Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, he has been described as "a committed and omnipresent figure on the punk and post-punk scene in Manchester", and he became known for his eccentric behaviour at many local rock gigs during the late 1970s, including those of acts such as Joy Division and The Fall; He initially became known for waiting until headline bands had finished their set (sometimes before they had finished) before mounting the stage in a drunken state, grabbing the microphone, and performing his own versions of rock 'n' roll classics such as "Louie Louie". The first time he did this was at a Buzzcocks concert at the Band on the Wall venue on 2 May 1977, which he described: "I think the Buzzcocks left the stage and the microphone was there and a little voice must have been calling 'This is your moment, Jon.' I've no idea to this day why I sang 'Louie Louie', the ultimate garage anthem from the 60s. And why I did it a cappella and changed all the lyrics apart from the actual chorus, I have no idea. I suppose it was my bid for immortality, one of those great bolts of inspiration." "For some reason it appeared to go down rather well. I suppose it was taking the punk ethos

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Jon The Postman's Peurile

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John The Postman's Puerile

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Jon The Postman's Puerile

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John The Postman's Peurile

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Peurile

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John the Postman's Psychedelic Rock 'N' Roll 5 Skinners Steppin' Out (of Holts' Brewery)

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Jon the Postman's Psychedelic Rock 'N' Roll 5 Skinners Steppin' Out of Holts' Brewery

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Jhn The Postman's Puerile

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Puerile

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Cd1

Manchester North Of England: A Story Of Independent Music Greater Manchester 1977-1993

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