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DISCOGRAPHY - SINGLES
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THE BITTER THOUGHTS OF LITTLE JANE (1968)
The Bitter Thoughts of Little Jane was released by PYE in January 1968. The single features future Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page on guitar and John Paul Jones on bass, and was arranged and produced by one-time Canadian pop singer Jerry Martin. A review of the single by Stealth Munchkin follows:
"The Bitter Thoughts of Little Jane by Timon is the most fascinating track on the set (Nuggets II) by a long way. A Liverpool busker and later associate of the Clash, Timon’s vocal is so mannered that when I first heard this, I assumed it was one of the European bands with a non-native English speaker on vocals. However the track itself is quite astonishing. Musically beautiful, it's in the pop-psych style of Curt Boettcher//Gary Usher projects like The Millennium and Sagittarius - gorgeous orchestral psych-pop. The lyrics however are something altogether darker. The song is about 'the bitter thoughts of little Jane' which 'are locked away and left unspoken', and portrays a typical nursery school scene of children playing games, 'but little Jane she has no toys'. The chorus is simply 'she'll find a way/She'll find a head to pound on' - little Jane, the sweet quiet child in the corner, is dreaming of killing the other children. This song is almost like a collaboration between Chris Morris and Brian Wilson, and is worth the price of the box set on its own."
The single appears on various compilations, all of which are mentioned on the "RELATED PROJECTS" page.
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AND NOW SHE SAYS SHE'S YOUNG (1970-1971)
This is the second single by Tymon Dogg which was again released under the early moniker of 'Timon', first in March 1970 and then later in July 1971 for The Moody Blues' Threshold label. Justin Hayward serves as producer and also provides guitar and backing vocals. And Now She Says She's Young is a very early sounding 70's acoustic rock song with some great jangly guitar work, with b-side "I'm Just A Travelling Man" being slower ballad-like tune. The single is available on the following two rare limited release compilations: Spinning Wheel: Volume 3 and Fading Yellow: Volume 9.
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LOSE THIS SKIN (1981)
Ghost Dance Records released "Lose This Skin" as a single in 1981, backed with the ballad, "Indestructible". This recording of "Skin" is the same version recorded with The Clash in April 1980 for the band's 3rd album, Sandinista!. The single is a fiddle-driven folk rock song with passionate vocals resembling the distinctive voices of singers such as Feargal Sharkey, David Surkamp, and Marc Bolan. The b-side, "Indestructible", is a slow heart-felt tune, covered by Ellen Foley that very same year in '81 for her Spirit of St. Louis LP. It has been noted before on more than one occasion, that Bette Middler and Owen Paul were possibly influenced by Tymon's "Indestructible" to write the similar sounding (but different), 1983 tune, "Favourite Waste Of Time" - the fact that Tymon also wrote a tune called "Beautiful Waste of Time" (which Ellen Foley also covered on Spirit of St. Louis), seems more than a coincidence. "Lose This Skin" has been covered by Stubborn All-Stars and Jim Allen - btoh of which are available to preview on the "RELATED PROJECTS" page.
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MOTH INTO THE FLAME (1987)
Tymon and musician/artist Helen Cherry formed the duo Frugivores in the late 80's and released only the one album, New Age Songs, and sole single, Moth Into The Flame (both released in 1987 on the CODA label). Tymon plays violin on both single and b-side, while Helen Cherry provides the dark Marianne Faithful-type vocals for both single and b-side, "Scales". Both songs are hanutingly melancholic gems. An earlier version of "Moth Into The Flame" appears on Tymon's unreleased Hollowed Out album from 1983/1985.
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GUANTANAMO (2006)
Guantanamo is Tymon Dogg's first solo release since his Relentless LP from 1989. For some reason this three-track EP is titled as being by The Quikening when in actual fact it is only Tymon and drummer Liam Genockey who appear on this release. The Quikening are actually Tymon's backing band when performing live on stage, they have nothing to do with this release. Musically all three Guantanamo tracks contain everything Tymon is capable of as an experienced musician and vocalist. The strength of these three songs lay in the uncomplicated world/folk/eastern/Asian/rock music sound that never sounds forced or tries to overreach. Two songs make up the b-side, they are: a sad, beautiful ballad titled, "Cold Wind Blows", and the rousing and chanty, "Oil". The single, "Guantamano", was recorded in two takes, with both cuts being used together in the final mix. Tymon himself performs all vocals, Spanish guitar, violin, viola, piano, and the oud, while Liam Genockey provides the drums. It is the welcome return of a much-underrated talent who by the quality of these three new songs sounds to be at the top of his game. All songs are written and produced by Tymon Dogg. Art design by Susan de Muth and Tymon Dogg. Susan said of the Guantanamo cover art:
"It was fun – we actually painted the barbed wire with nail varnish and Tymon bought the plants in a nursery and then tore up the little flowers himself and placed them carefully between the barbed wire cross strands on white card in my back yard. Better than Photoshop!!".
"Guantanamo" released by Map Music Independent. MAPMUSIC officially released "Guantanamo" on CD and vinyl in March 2007. Visit www.mapmusic.net/ to order a copy.
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