St. Johnny

St. Johnny were a Connecticut-based rock band, formed in 1989 and split c.1995. They were signed to DGC Records.

St. Johnny
Origin	Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1989–1995
Labels	Ajax Records (Chicago), Rough Trade Records, Caroline Records, DGC Records, Geffen
Members	Bill Whitten Jim Roberto Jim Elliot Tom Goss Tom Leonard Wayne Letitia

Members

• Bill Whitten 1989–1995 (vocals, guitar)
• Tom Leonard 1989–1993 (guitar)
• Jim Elliot 1989–1995 (bass) Died 2016
• Wayne Letitia 1989–1994 (drums)
• Sean Mackowiak 1989–1990 (guitar)
• "Lucky" Jim Roberto 1993–1995 (guitar)
• Tom Goss 1994–1995 (drums)

Discography

St. Johnny releases include:

Singles & EPs

• Four Songs (7") (Asthma Record) 1992
• "Go to Sleep" (7″) (Ajax Records) 1992
• "A Car or a Boy" (7″) (DGC) 1993
• "Gilligan"/"Live at the Sports Page Cafe…" (7″) (Twisted Village) 1994
• "I Give Up"/"One of the Boys" (7″) (Love Kit) 1994
• "Scuba Diving"/"Welcome Back Kotter" (7″) (DGC)

Albums

• High as a Kite (Rough Trade [UK]/Caroline [US]) 1993
• Speed Is Dreaming (DGC) 1994
• Let It Come Down (DGC) 1995

Tracks Appear On

• “Ashes and Slashes” My Companion Turn of the Century (LP) 1990
• “Wild Goose Chasing” DGC Rarities: Vol. 1 (CD) (Geffen Records) 1994
• “Scuba Diving” Buy-Product (CD, Comp) (Geffen Records) 1995
• “Scuba Diving” CMJ New Music April – Volume 20 (CD, Promo) (College Music Journal) 1995
• Incredible Son of Swag (CD) (Geffen/DGC) 1995

External links

• Trouserpress entry for St. Johnny
• St. Johnny at AMG