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Cosmic Lightning

by J.T. IV

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Behold: a new cult figure! Unheard in his day (and for most of ours...), J.T. IV was the alias of John Timmis the IV, a Chicago resident, ex-institution dweller, and myth-maker extraordinaire. Here we've collected his recorded output (a few 7"'s, plus some recently discovered recordings) to create an all-encompassing look at an extremely obscure artist who mixed ferocious glam-punk with heart-melting honesty.

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released November 18, 2008

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J.T. IV Chicago, Illinois

A punk of the old order, John Henry Timmis IV was born in 1961 in the Chicagoland area and began his meteoric ascent to a
mythic level of self-aggrandizement in the 70s.

Inspired by underground, proto-punk sounds, J.T. presented like the scabby young brother of Bangs and Laughner: born only to rock, his
musical conception a rabid personality crisis of proselyte elitism and nihilist excess.
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