| Irregular Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder | Robb Johnson |
| Genre | Folk |
| Country of origin | UK |
| Official website | http://www.irregularrecords.co.uk/ |
Irregular Records is a British independent record label specialising in folk music, which was established in 1985 by the singer Robb Johnson. [1] In addition to Johnson's own recordings the label has also issued albums by artists such as Barb Jungr, Des de Moor, Maggie Holland and Russell Churney. [2]
In the label's history there have been over a hundred releases to date. [3]
| Year | Cat.no. | Title | Artist | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | IRR001 | In Amongst The Rain | Robb Johnson | LP |
| IRR002 | Leaking Secrets | The Ministry of Humour | cassette | |
| 1986 | IRR003 | And All the Other Ones You Never Even Get to Hear About | The Ministry of Humour | cassette |
| 1987 | IRR004 | Songs for the New Jerusalem | Robb Johnson | cassette |
| 1988 | IRR005 | Skewed, Slewed, Stewed & Awkward | Robb Johnson | LP |
| IRR006 | ? | ? | ? | |
| IRR007 | The Herald of Free Enterprise | Robb Johnson | 7" single | |
| ? | IRR008 | ? | ? | ? |
| 1989 | IRR009 | Small Town World | Robb Johnson | LP |
| 1990 | IRR010 | Wasted Years | Robb Johnson | 7" single |
| 1991 | IRR011 | Living in the Rubbish | Robb Johnson & Pip Collings | 12" single |
| IRR012 | Overnight | Robb Johnson & Pip Collings | CD | |
| 1992 | IRR013 | Tourists & Casualties | The Johnson Collings Band | cassette |
| 1993 | IRR014 | Heart's Desire | Robb Johnson & Pip Collings | CD/cassette |
| IRR015 | Head, Heart & Hand | Steve Hunt | cassette | |
| 1994 | IRR016 | 1-2-3 | The Johnson Collings Band | cassette |
| IRR017 | The Lack Of Jolly Ploughboy | Robb Johnson & Pip Collings | CD | |
| 1995 | IRR018 | Romantic or Ridiculous | Tony Warren | cassette |
| IRR019 | Royalty and Empire | Steve Hunt Saboteurs | cassette | |
| IRR020 | Saturday Afternoon Red Army | Robb Johnson & the Gentlemen of the Terraces | CD EP | |
| IRR021 | Lavender Blues | Robb Johnson | CD EP | |
| IRR022 | The Soundhole '95 | Various artists | cassette | |
| IRR023 | Interesting Times | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| 1996 | IRR024 | No Surrender | Graham Larkbey & the Robb Johnson Band | cassette |
| IRR025 | The Night Café | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| IRR026 | Hell's Kitchen | Robb Johnson Roots Band | CD | |
| 1997 | IRR027 | Overnight | Robb Johnson | CD |
| IRR028 | Ugly Town | Robb Johnson | cassette | |
| 1998 | IRR029 | Invisible People | Robb Johnson | CD |
| IRR030 | Gentle Men | Roy Bailey, Vera Coomans, Robb Johnson, Koen De Cauter and the Golden Serenaders | double CD | |
| IRR031 | Tiger Tracks | Millan | CD | |
| IRR032 | Yeah Yeah Yeah | Robb Johnson Band | CD | |
| IRR033 | Ne Me Quitte Pas/Brel Songs By… | Various artists | CD | |
| 1999 | IRR034 | Coppers and Brass | Alan Burton and Steve Hunt | CD EP |
| IRR035 | Getting There | Maggie Holland | CD | |
| IRR036 | The Big Wheel | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| IRR037 | The Big Wheel - The Second XI and Alternative Versions | Robb Johnson | cassette | |
| IRR038 | Water of Europe | Des de Moor | CD | |
| IRR039 | Bare | Barb Jungr | CD | |
| 2000 | IRR040 | Skin Deep | Boka Halat | CD |
| IRR041 | You're All Weird | The Astronauts | CD | |
| IRR042 | Margaret Thatcher: My Part in her Downfall | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| 2001 | IRR043 | 21st Century Blues | Robb Johnson with Miranda Sykes & Saskia Tomkins | CD |
| IRR044 | Article 14 | Various artists (including Chumbawamba, Tom Robinson and Fun-Da-Mental) | CD | |
| 2002 | IRR045 | The Triumph of Hope Over Experience | Robb Johnson | CD |
| IRR046 | 9 x 2: An Album of Contemporary English Chanson | Various artists | CD | |
| IRR047 | Maximum Respect | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| 2003 | IRR048 | Clockwork Music | Robb Johnson | CD |
| 2004 | IRR049 | Scarlet Stories | Caroline Nin | CD |
| IRR050 | Circle of Light | Maggie Holland | CD | |
| IRR051 | Darkness and Disgrace | Des de Moor and Russell Churney | CD | |
| IRR052 | Don't Look Down | Miranda Sykes | CD | |
| IRR053 | On the Boulevard des Hommes | Monique | CD | |
| IRR054 | Tony Blair: My Part in his Downfall | Robb Johnson | double CD | |
| IRR055 | Ordinary Heroes | George Papavgeris | CD | |
| IRR056 | Fast Lane Roogalator | Fast Lane Roogalator | CD | |
| 2005 | IRR057 | A Beginner's Guide | Robb Johnson | CD |
| IRR058 | Miranda Sykes Band | Miranda Sykes Band | CD | |
| IRR059 | Metro | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| 2006 | IRR060 | Mr Jeays | Phil Jeays | CD |
| IRR061 | And For My Next Trick | George Papavgeris | CD | |
| IRR062 | Elvis Lives Here | Swill and The Swaggerband | CD | |
| IRR063 | Saturday Night at The Fire Station | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD | |
| IRR064 | Paris Lite | Monique | CD | |
| IRR065 | Picture Postcards | Tracey Curtis | CD | |
| 2007 | IRR066 | All That Way for This | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD |
| 2008 | IRR067 | The Commons | David Rovics | CD |
| IRR068 | Love & Death & Politics | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD | |
| 2009 | IRR069 | Devil on the Wind | The Men They Couldn't Hang | CD |
| IRR070 | We Can Make the World Stop | Alun Parry | CD | |
| IRR071 | Margaret Thatcher - My Part in Her Downfall (Deluxe) | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars (each disc and the accompanying slipcase has a separate catalogue number) | 4xCD box set | |
| IRR072 | ||||
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| IRR074 | ||||
| IRR075 | ||||
| IRR076 | The Ghost of Love | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD | |
| 2010 | IRR077 | Man Walks Into a Pub | Robb Johnson | CD |
| 2011 | IRR078 | Causes and Cures | Al Baker & the Dole Queue | CD |
| IRR079 | More to be Revealed | Mike Reinstein | CD | |
| IRR080 | Some Recent Protest Songs | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| IRR081 | Spitfire Bridge | Wob | CD | |
| IRR082 | Once Upon a Time | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD | |
| IRRV082V | Once Upon a Time | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | Vinyl LP | |
| 2012 | IRR083 | Happily Ever After | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD |
| IRRV083V | Happily Ever After | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | Vinyl LP | |
| 2013 | IRR084 | Thoughts in the Dark | Tracy Curtis | CD |
| IRR085 | Bluesman | John B. Spencer | CD | |
| IRR086 | Bring Down the Moon | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD | |
| IRR087 | West Pier Serenade | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| IRR088 | Gentle Men | Robb Johnson and others | Double CD (digipack) | |
| IRR089 | Gentle Men | Robb Johnson and others | Double CD with hardback book | |
| 2014 | IRR090 | Sweet Jane / Bay of Angels | Robb Johnson | Vinyl single |
| IRR091 | Us & Them | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| IRR092 | Outsider | John Forrester | CD | |
| IRR093 | Make Believe / When My Grandfather Played Football | Robb Johnson | Vinyl single | |
| 2015 | IRR094 | Here Goes Nothing | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | CD |
| IRR094V | Here Goes Nothing | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | Vinyl LP | |
| IRR095 | Cheap and Cheerful / The Top of This Wheel | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | Vinyl single | |
| IRR096 | A Long March Home | Mike Reinstein | CD | |
| IRR097 | Position of Jupiter | Roger Stevens | CD | |
| IRR098B | Live @ The Albert | Robb Johnson & The Irregulars | Demo, download only from USA | |
| IRR099 | Gentle Men, a Solo Performance | Robb Johnson | Live CD | |
| 2016 | IRR100 | My Best Regards | Robb Johnson | CD |
| IRR101 | Time and Tide | Wob | CD | |
| IRR102 | Don't Close the Bar/Even Steve McQueen | Robb Johnson | Vinyl single | |
| IRR103 | The Former Me | John Forrester | CD | |
| IRR104 | Take the Slow Train | Philip Jeays | CD | |
| IRR2016V | JC4PM For Me | Robb Johnson and the Corbynistas | Vinyl single | |
| 2017 | IRR105V | The Beautiful Dark | Robb Johnson | 10" vinyl |
| IRR107 | We Are Now Approaching Hassocks | Roger Stevens | CD | |
| IRR108 | Songs From the Last Seven Years | Robb Johnson | CD | |
| 2018 | IRR109 | Restless | John Forrester | CD |
| IRR110 | Acts of Love | Mike Reinstein | CD | |
| IRR111 | Angelina Supercop | Philip Jeays | CD | |
| IRR223 | Ordinary Giants | Robb Johnson | Triple CD | |
| 2020 | IRR112V | Eurotopia | Robb Johnson | Vinyl album |
| IRR113 | Eurotopia | Robb Johnson | CD |
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