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| THE JACOBITES | pos | wks | entry |
| A duo comprising Nikki Sudden and Dave Kusworth. | |||
| Singles | |||
| WHEN THE RAIN COMES (Glass GLASS 45) | 43 | 2 | 8/3/86 |
| Albums | |||
| ROBESPIERRE'S VELVET BASEMENT (Glass GLALP 012) | 8 | 6 | 7/9/85 |
| JAH WOBBLE | |||
| The former bassist with PiL, real name John Wardle, who went on to record solo and also collaborate prodigiously with the varied likes of Holger Czukay, Sinead O'Connor and The Edge. | |||
| Singles | |||
| FADING (Jah Wobble JAH 1) | 32 | 3 | 5/6/82 |
| INVADERS OF THE HEART (Lago LAGO 4) | 43 | 3 | /6/83 |
| Albums | |||
| THE BEDROOM ALBUM (Lago LAGO 3) | 16 | 5 | 12/2/83 |
| JAMES | |||
| Manchester band, initially sponsored by Morrissey of the Smiths, who moved from early folk-rock influences to highly commercial pop. The original foursome were Timothy Booth (vocals), James Gott (guitar), James Glennie (bass) and Gavin Whelan (drums), though the line-up later expanded to a seven-piece. | |||
| Singles | |||
| HYMN FROM A VILLAGE (Factory FAC 119) | 2 | 18 | 16/3/85 |
| JIMONE: FIRE SO CLOSE (Factory FAC 78) | 10 | 14 | 30/3/85 |
| VILLAGE FIRE (Factory FAC 138) (12" only) | 3 | 22 | 6/7/85 |
| SIT DOWN (Rough Trade FIT 225) | 2 | 7 | 1/7/89 |
| COME HOME (Rough Trade FIT 245) | 3 | 9 | 2/12/89 |
| Albums | |||
| ONE HAND CLAPPING (One Man ONEMAN 1 LP) | 2 | 10 | 8/4/89 |
| THE JAMES DEAN DRIVING EXPERIENCE | |||
| Singles | |||
| DEAN'S ELEVENTH DREAM (EP) (Autumn Glow ALIT 007) | 20 | 1 | 20/8/88 |
| JAMESON RAID | |||
| UK heavy metal quartet. | |||
| Singles | |||
| 7 DAYS OF SPLENDOUR (GBH GBH 001) | 26 | 6 | 8/3/80 |
| JAMIE WEDNESDAY | |||
| London-based band for whom this was the last of a string of alternative names like the Ballpoints and Dead Clergy. When they finally split, members James Morrison and Leslie Carter (plus drum machine) became Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. | |||
| Singles | |||
| VOTE FOR LOVE (Pink PINKY 6) | 46 | 2 | 25/1/86 |
| JANE AND BARTON | |||
| A girl vocalist named Jane and absolutely nothing else - she sings a wistful song about fields and the weather with no discernable accompaniment whatever. The song was revived by - and became a major hit for - Opus III in 1992. | |||
| Singles | |||
| IT'S A FINE DAY (Cherry Red CHERRY 65) | 5 | 8 | 18/6/83 |
| JANET & THE JOHNS | |||
| One of several under-achievers who found a home with Birmingham's Vindaloo set-up. | |||
| Singles | |||
| I WAS A YOUNG MAN (Vindaloo UGH 3) | 48 | 1 | 6/9/80 |
| THE JANITORS | |||
| Blues-based guitar rockers led by vocalist Dentover, with Craig Hope (guitar), Pete Crow (bass) and Tim Stirland (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| CHICKEN STEW (In Tape IT 017) | 9 | 13 | 17/8/85 |
| GOOD TO BE THE KING (In Tape IT 031) | 14 | 6 | 19/4/86 |
| Albums | |||
| THUNDERHEAD (In Tape IT 028) | 6 | 5 | 6/9/86 |
| THE JASMINE MINKS | |||
| Harmony-rich pop-rockers with a solid punky rhythm base. The line-up was Adam Sanderson (vocals & guitar - later replaced by Duncan Walters), James Shepherd (vocals & guitar), Derek Christie (trumpet), Martin Kene (bass) and Thomas Reid (drums). | |||
| Singles | |||
| WHAT'S HAPPENING (Creation CRE 018) | 27 | 3 | 13/7/85 |
| COLD HEART (Creation CRE 025) | 17 | 7 | 10/5/86 |
| THE JAZZ BUTCHER | |||
| Eccentric and often tongue-in-cheek outfit from Northampton, led by guitarist Pat Fish (Patrick Huntrods) with varied instrumental assistance. | |||
| Singles | |||
| ROADRUNNER (Glass GLASS 040) | 50 | 2 | 1/9/84 |
| REAL MEN (Glass GLASS 041) | 34 | 3 | 9/3/85 |
| THE HUMAN JUNGLE (Glass GLASS 43) | 27 | 5 | 5/10/85 |
| HARD (Glass GLASS 46) | 24 | 6 | 1/3/86 |
| A JOY FOREVER (Glass) | 42 | 2 | 7/6/86 |
| SPOOKY (Creation CRE 059) | 19 | 1 | 19/11/88 |
| Albums | |||
| SEX AND TRAVEL (Glass MGLALP 11) | 25 | 2 | 22/6/85 |
| DISTRESSED GENTLEFOLK (Glass GLALP20) | 15 | 4 | 8/11/86 |
| THE JAZZATEERS | |||
| Scottish new wave rockers who were originally part of the Postcard label roster. Guitarist/songwriters Keith Band and Ian Burgoyne, plus drummer Kenny McDonald, moved on to team up with Paul Haig as Bourgie Bourgie. | |||
| Singles | |||
| SHOW ME THE DOOR (Rough Trade FIT 138) | 35 | 2 | 6/8/83 |
| Albums | |||
| JAZZATEERS (Rough Trade ROUGH 46) | 14 | 3 | 27/8/83 |
| THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN | |||
| Feedback'n'fuzz barb wire noisemakers from East Kilbride, Scotland, led by brothers Jim and William Reid (both vocals & guitar), along with Douglas Hart (bass) and Murray Dalglish (drums), the latter being replaced late in 1984 by Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream. | |||
| Singles | |||
| UPSIDE DOWN (Creation CRE 012) | 1 | 76 | 7/11/84 |
| RICHARD JOBSON | |||
| The former lead singer of the Skids, who moved on to solo work, poetry, acting, and ultimately TV presenting. | |||
| Albums | |||
| THE BALLAD OF ETIQUETTE (Cocteau JC 1) | 24 | 2 | 7/11/81 |
| MATT JOHNSON | |||
| Essex-based psychedelia fan who managed bigger things within a band format as The The. | |||
| Albums | |||
| BURNING BLUE SOUL (4AD CAD 113) | 17 | 5 | 25/8/84 |
| WILKO JOHNSON | |||
| Another Essex man - the original manic and dextrous lead guitarist of Dr. Feelgood, who never found the same band chemistry or commercial success in his varied later work. | |||
| Singles | |||
| DOWN BY THE WATERSIDE (Rockburgh ROCS 220) | 45 | 1 | 26/4/80 |
| GLORIA JONES | |||
| US soul songstress who moved to England in the 70s and became romantically involved with Marc Bolan - she was also in the car crash in which he died. Hers was the original version of Tainted Love - a long-term Northern Soul dancefloor favourite, and the direct inspiration for Soft Cell. | |||
| Singles | |||
| TAINTED LOVE (Inferno HEAT 6) | 20 | 7 | 27/2/82 |
| JANIE JONES & THE LASH | |||
| Janie was the 60s-vintage vocalist, later in trouble with the law on alleged vice charges, who was rediscovered by punkdom as a result of the Clash writing a song about her. The "Lash" were, in fact, Strummer & Co. | |||
| Singles | |||
| HOUSE OF THE JU JU QUEEN (Big Beat NS 91) | 39 | 6 | 21/4/84 |
| JOOLZ | |||
| Punk poetess from Bradford, who featured New Model Army on many of her recordings - some of which were produced by Jah Wobble. | |||
| Singles | |||
| DENISE (Abstract 12 ABS 018) | 37 | 2 | 26/11/83 |
| THE KISS(Abstract 12ABS 025) (12" only) | 27 | 6 | 25/8/84 |
| JOSEF K | |||
| 1979-formed Edinburgh band who took their name from the protagonist in Franz Kafka's novel The Trial. Line-up was Paul Quinn (vocals), Malcolm Ross (guitar), David Weddell (bass) and Ron Torrance (drums). They split in 1981, and Haig followed a low-key solo career. | |||
| Singles | |||
| RADIO DRILL TIME (Postcard 80-3) | 27 | 15 | 13/9/80 |
| IT'S KINDA FUNNY (Postcard 80-5) | 12 | 17 | 13/12/80 |
| CHANCE MEETING (Postcard 81/5) | 12 | 8 | 16/5/81 |
| THE MISSIONARY (Les Disques Du Crepusule TWI 053) | 5 | 9 | 3/4/82 |
| HEAVEN SENT (Supreme International EDITION 87-7) | 12 | 11 | 7/3/87 |
| Albums | |||
| THE ONLY FUN IN TOWN (Postcard 81/7) | 3 | 14 | 18/7/81 |
| ENDLESS SOUL (Supreme International EDITION 87-6) | 7 | 7 | 6/6/87 |
| JOY DIVISION | |||
| Originally known as Warsaw, this bleak-visioned Manchester quartet defined a whole new movement of apocalyptic post-punkers. Line-up was Ian Curis (vocals), Bernard Albrecht (guitar), Peter Hook (bass) and Stephen Morris (drums). Curtis committed suicide in May 1980, ending the band, though the others would re-emerge triumphantly as New Order. | |||
| Singles | |||
| TRANSMISSION (Factory FAC 13) | 4 | 77 | 19/1/80 |
| LOVE WILL TEAR US APART (Factory FAC 23) | 1 | 195 | 28/6/80 |
| ATMOSPHERE (Factory FACUS 2 UK) | 1 | 70 | 25/10/80 |
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 013) (12" only) | 4 | 13 | 13/12/86 |
| THE PEEL SESSION, VOLUME II (Strange Fruit SFPS 033) | 3 | 17 | 24/10/87 |
| ATMOSPHERE (reissue) (Factory FACD 213) | 2 | 10 | 18/6/88 |
| Albums | |||
| UNKNOWN PLEASURES (Factory FACT 1) | 1 | 136 | 19/1/80 |
| CLOSER (Factory FAC 25) | 1 | 97 | 26/7/80 |
| STILL (Factory FACT 40) | 1 | 49 | 24/10/81 |
| SUBSTANCE 1977-1980 (Factory FACT 250) | 1 | 8 | 23/7/88 |
| THE JUNE BRIDES | |||
| 1980-formed South London punks with strong Buzzcocks influences abetted by a brass section. They were originally known as International Rescue. | |||
| Singles | |||
| EVERY CONVERSATION (Pink Label PINKY 2) | 11 | 19 | 19/10/85 |
| NO PLACE CALLED HOME (In Tape IT 024) | 3 | 22 | 7/12/85 |
| THE PEEL SESSION (Strange Fruit SFPS 023) | 29 | 3 | 25/4/87 |
| Albums | |||
| THERE ARE EIGHT MILLION STORIES (Pink Label PINKY 5) | 1 | 38 | 28/9/85 |
| THE JUNGLE BROTHERS | |||
| Rap trio from Brooklyn, New York - Mike G, Afrika Baby Bambaataa and Sweet Daddy Sammy B. Part of Native Tongue's posse of Afrocentric artists, alongside Queen Latifah and A Tribe Called Quest. | |||
| Singles | |||
| I'LL HOUSE YOU (Gee Street GEE 003) | 3 | 6 | 29/10/88 |
| BLACK IS BLACK / STRAIGHT OUT THE JUNGLE (Gee Street GEE 15) | 11 | 2 | 25/3/89 |
| Albums | |||
| STRAIGHT OUT THE JUNGLE (Gee Street GEEA 001) | 4 | 4 | 26/11/88 |
| JUST-ICE | |||
| New York-born rapper, real name Joseph Williams Jr., who prefigured the rise of gangsta rap by being implicated in the murder of a drug dealer in 1987. However, unlike some later gangsta stars, Just-Ice was proven entirely innocent. | |||
| Albums | |||
| THE DESOLATE ONE (Sleeping Bag SBUKLP 5) | 16 | 1 | 20/5/89 |
| THE JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF MU MU (see also KLF and The TIMELORDS) | |||
| Ostensibly Lord Rock and King Boy D., these mercurial samplers and musical mischiefmakers were actually Bill Drummond and Jim Cauty, later better known still as the KLF | |||
| Singles | |||
| ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE (KLF Communications JAM 23) | 3 | 16 | 23/5/87 |
| WHITNEY JOINS THE JAMS (KLF Communications JAMS 24T) | |||
| (12" only) | 4 | 12 | 29/8/87 |
| 1987 - THE 45 EDITS (KLF Communications JAMS 25T) (12"" only) | 35 | 2 | 21/11/87 |
| DOWNTOWN (KLF Communications JAMS 27) | 5 | 14 | 12/12/87 |
| Albums | |||
| 1987 - WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON? | |||
| (KLF Communications JAMSLP 1) | 5 | 17 | 27/6/87 |
| WHO KILLED THE JAMMS? (KLF Communications JAMSLP 2) | 3 | 3 | 27/2/88 |
| SHAG TIME (KLF Communications DLP 3) | 5 | 4 | 28/1/89 |
Please note these tracks were compiled
for the Indie Hits book and are not
necessarily available to buy from Cherry Red Records.