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JOHNNY YEN – A PARROT WITH COLORS & SOUND (1985)
Johnny Kristoffersen is a punk pioneer born in Trondheim. Johnny Yen spent part of his childhood in Drammen, but returned to Trondheim as a teenager. He was part of the group Rabies before starting his own Johnny Yen Bang! in May 1978. The starting point was aggressive punk, but over time the expression became varied with a mixture of new wave and reggae beats. In 1980 Yen was involved as both a vocalist, composer and musician on Norske Gutter's "Hvem faan tror du du er"/"Mamma, mannen ga meg gonorrée", where Ramfjord also participated on guitar. The same year, Johnny Yen Bang!'s "Kill The Disco", a six-track EP, was released. The following year they followed up with the 12-inch Folk i gata . Johnny Yen Bang! disbanded in 1982. Yen was based in Oslo at the time, where he guested with bands such as Raga Rockers. In 1983 he released the cassette Factual Night under his own name. Two years later another cassette came out, A Parrot With Colors And Sound . This included the track “Ten Tons of China” – music for the exhibition of visual artist Ole Lislerud.
1 A Parrot With Colors & Sound
2 Caged
3 Pleasure Symphony I
4 Candlelight & Wine
5 The Dream
6 Pleasure Symphony II
7 Ten Tons Of China