Great Plains (Ohio band)
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Great Plains | |
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| Origin | Columbus, Ohio |
| Genres | Folk pop, new wave, garage rock |
| Years active | 1981–1989 |
| Labels | Homestead Records, Old 3C Records |
| Past members | Ron House (vocals/guitar/songwriting), Matt Wyatt (guitar), Mark Wyatt (keyboards), Paul Nini (bass) David Green (drums) |
Great Plains was a band from Columbus, Ohio active during the 1980s. Its vocalist and songwriter, Ron House, went on to found the much more successful band Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments.[1]
Great Plains was founded in 1981.[2] Its first release was 1982's The Mark, Don & Mel EP, which contained eight tracks.[2][3] In 1984, they released their full-length debut, Born in a Barn, on Homestead Records.[3][4] They released another full-length, Naked At The Buy Sell & Trade, in 1986, followed by their third such album, Sum Things Up, in 1987.[2] In 1989, the band released a compilation album, Colorized!, on the Demon Records offshoot Diabolo Records.[5] In 2000, a compilation album of 50 of the band's songs from their entire career, entitled Length of Growth, 1981-1989, was released on the Old 3C label.[6]
