Ron Next Door, by Ron's Neighbours

Ron Next Door

by Ron's Neighbours

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Jason Boardman Union funded mutant indie dub funk from mid 80s Walsall. Favorite track: DIGITAL BONUS : Ron Next Door (Dub Mix).

Whyte Rushan its a bit Carpenters Favorite track: Sitting On Top Of The World.

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1.	Ron Next Door (Alternative Mix) 05:47	buy track
2.	Sitting On Top Of The World 05:23	buy track
3.	DIGITAL BONUS : Ron Next Door (Dub Mix) 05:35	buy track

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Happenstance can be a fortuitous element. A union funded single discovered in a dusty store, a long disbanded band found, leads to unreleased post punk dubs in a box of unreleased demos.

Formed during the mid-80s in the downbeat town of Walsall, their music a blend of disparate influences from 50s crooners, blues and reggae to Killing Joke and The Bunnymen; Ron’s Neighbours were out of step with the perfect pop of the C86 indie generation.

Their only single - “To The Fight” – a split 7” was supported by the Trade Union Resource Centre, while many gigs were benefits for striking miners, leading to a loyal local following.

Engineered by Ozzy Osbourne’s brother Tony, tracks were recorded at an 8 track bedroom / home studio, while a terraced house served as rehearsal space. Here Ron Next Door was born. When a tape recorder was left running it captured the long-suffering neighbour for posterity. His outburst gave the band and song, its name.

Experimenting with drum machines, the resultant jam track, here in its “Alternative Mix”, languished unheard until now. Ron’s ‘Black Country’ tones lead to driving bass / percussion against crashing Stratocasters and repeating, refrained vox – a post punk dub turned symphony.

The B side, Sitting On Top of the World, is an indie anthem, becoming their theme, a blend of grandiose and banal that characterised their songs.

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released March 14, 2021

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