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John D Morton (born 27 March 1953) is an American musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet, writer, and visual artist born in Lakewood, Ohio best known as the leader and founder of proto punk band electric eels in 1972.
Left Cleveland for Brooklyn, NY circa 1980 and has been living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in recent times.
1st wife was Michele Zalopany.

ALBUMS


APPEARANCES +


Various
Blank Generation (A Story Of U.S. / Canadian Punk & Its Aftershocks 1975-1981)
2023, 5xCD, Comp, Cherry Red, ,
Punk/Power Pop/Post-Punk/New Wave/Garage Rock
Mr Wu's Pigs
Pigs In Blankets: The Covers Album
2021, ,
Punk/Grunge/Lo-Fi/Post-Punk
Eskimo Callboy
MMXX
2020
Urochromes
Trope House
2019
X Pagans X*
Not Now No Way
2018, 7", My Mind's Eye Records
Various
I Just Can't Be Happy Today (Mojo Presents 15 Punk Scorchers)
2017, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Punk
Mr. Stress Blues Band
Live At The Brick Cottage 1972-1973
2016
Various
Pretty Vacant (Mojo Presents 15 Pre-Punk Nuggets)
2015, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine, ,
Punk/Hard Rock/Pub Rock/Garage Rock
Danny O'Keefe
Light Leaves The West
2015
Various
Punk 45: Extermination Nights In The Sixth City! Cleveland, Ohio : Punk And The Decline Of The Mid-West 1975-82
2015, ,
Punk
Collier & Dean
Sleek Buick
2014, CD, Album, Origin Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Fusion
The Cleveland Steamers
Who's Next?
2014, ,
Rock & Roll/Punk
Various
Punk 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After The Love & Before The Revolution - Proto-Punk 1970-77 Vol. 3
2014
Various
Punk 45: Kill The Hippies! Kill Yourself! The American Nation Destroys Its Young - Underground Punk In The United States Of America, 1973-1980 Vol. 1
2013, ,
Punk
Cheese Borger And The Cleveland Steamers*
Terminal
2013,
The Night Marchers
Allez! Allez!
2013
Scarcity Of Tanks
Vulgar Defender
2012, CD, Album, Total Life Society, ,
Garage Rock/Punk/Avantgarde/Rock & Roll
Julian Cope
Copendium: An Expedition Into The Rock 'N' Roll Underwerld
2012,
Scarcity Of Tanks
Fear Is Not Conscience
2012, ,
Garage Rock/Punk/Avantgarde/Rock & Roll
The Sorrow
Misery Escape
2012
Bassholes
I Feel Like Sleeping
2010, 12", EP, Ltd, Columbus Discount Records
Red Mass
Little Man
2009
Various
The Definitive Story Of CBGB (The Home Of U.S. Punk)
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Salvo, ,
Punk
Various
England's Dreaming
2004, CD, ,
New Wave/Punk/Experimental
Guarneri Underground
Wander This World
2002, CD, Album, Twisted Fiddle Music
Doc City*
Kindred Spirits
2002, CD, Album, Doc City Productions, ,
Contemporary R&B
Terry Riley, The Styrenes
In C
2002, ,
Avantgarde/Contemporary
Mirrors
Hands In My Pockets
2001, CD, Comp, Overground Records
Danny O'Keefe
Runnin' From The Devil
1999, ,
Pop Rock
To Live And Shave In L.A.
Tonal Harmony
1998, CD, EP, Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers
The Electric Eels*
The Beast 999 Presents The Electric Eels In Their Organic Majesty's Request
1998, CD, Comp, Overground Records, ,
Punk/Avantgarde
Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber, The London Symphony Orchestra*
Lords Of The Musicals
1997
The Electric Prunes
Stockholm 67
1997
Mirrors / Electric Eels / The Styrenes
Those Were Different Times.
1997, ,
Punk/Avantgarde
Various
CLE Magazine Presents: Cleveland... So Much To Answer For
1996, 2xCD, Comp, Ltd, CLE Magazine, ,
Punk/Experimental/Indie Pop/Art Rock/Hardcore/Garage Rock/Sound Collage/Avantgarde/Psychedelic/Space Rock/Post-Punk/Noisecore/Power Pop/Rock & Roll
Pere Ubu
Datapanik In The Year Zero
1996, ,
Art Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Garage Rock/New Wave/Experimental
Sheena Easton
My Cherie
1995, CD, ,
Ballad/Pop Rock/Dance-pop
Brass Reality
For Real
1994, CD, OOH-ERR Records
Libby Roderick
If The World Were My Lover
1994, CD, Album, RE, Turtle Island Records
The Electric Eels*
God Says Fuck You
1991, CD, Album, Homestead Records, Homestead Records, ,
Punk
The Electric Eels*
Having A Philosophical Investigation With The Electric Eels
1989, LP, Album, Ltd, The Tinnitus Label, Mustard (2)
Hudson* - Styrene*
A Monster And The Devil
1989
Michael Tomlinson
Still Believe
1987, ,
Country Rock/Soft Rock
Paul Marotta
Agit-Prop Piano
1983, LP, Album, Do Speak
Charlotte Pressler
True Confessions
1982, 12", Mustard (2), ,
Art Rock/Avantgarde/Spoken Word
The Styrenes w/ Bobby Meyers
Jennifer Gymshorts
1981, 7", EP, Mustard (2)
The Electric Eels*
Spin Age Blasters / Bunnies
1981
Michael Vena
"Stone Ground Will Crumble"
1980, LP, Album, Vision Records (15),
Die Electric Eels*
Agitated / Cyclotron
1978, ,
Punk