Person · Male
Jah Wobble
- From
- Stepney, United Kingdom
- Since
- 1958–present
- Releases
- 92
- dub
- post-punk
- electronic
- experimental rock
About
John Joseph Wardle (known by the stage name Jah Wobble; born 11 August 1958) is an English bass guitarist and singer. He was the original bass player in Public Image Ltd (PiL) in the late 1970s and early 1980s; he left the band after two albums.
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Following his departure from PiL, he developed a solo career. In 2012, he reunited with fellow PiL guitarist Keith Levene for Metal Box in Dub and the album Yin & Yang. Since 2013, he has been one of the featured pundits on Sunday morning's The Virtual Jukebox segment of BBC Radio 5 Live's Up All Night with Dotun Adebayo. His autobiography, Memoirs of a Geezer, was published in 2009.
Member of
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Public Image Ltd bass guitar
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African Head Charge bass
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Bass Invaders bass
Discography
Albums
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V.I.E.P.
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The Legend Lives On… Jah Wobble in “Betrayal”
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Full Circle
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Jah Wobble’s Bedroom Album
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Neon Moon
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Psalms Apple Music
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Spinner
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Heaven & Earth
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The Inspiration of William Blake Apple Music
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Requiem Apple Music
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The Five Tone Dragon
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Umbra Sumus Apple Music
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The Light Programme Apple Music
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Deep Space Apple Music
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Passage to Hades
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Shout at the Devil Apple Music
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Radioaxiom: A Dub Transmission
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Fly Apple Music
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Elevator Music, Volume 1A
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Mu Apple Music
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Jah Wobble and the English Roots Band
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Alpha One Three Apple Music
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Heart & Soul Apple Music
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Car Ad Music Apple Music
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Chinese Dub Apple Music
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Welcome to My World Apple Music
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Japanese Dub
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Psychic Life
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7
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Yin & Yang
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Dub the World
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Odds & Sods & Epilogues
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Anomic
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Kingdom of Fitzrovia
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Inspiration
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The Rise And Fall Of A Northern Dubstar
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The Butterfly Effect Apple Music
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Maghrebi Jazz
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Dream World Apple Music
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Realm of Spells
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End of Lockdown Dub Apple Music
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Acid Punk Dub Apocalypse
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Nocturne in the City (Ambient Jazz Grooves) Apple Music
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Metal Box - Rebuilt In Dub Apple Music
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Guanyin Apple Music
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Red Mist
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The Bus Routes of South London Apple Music
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A Brief History of Now Apple Music
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Timeless Roots
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Old Fashioned Ways
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Dub Volume One
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Mystic Liverpool: The Beatles Psychedelic Psongbook
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Automated Paradise
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Elevator Music
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The Old North London Line (Mildmay) Apple Music
EPs
Singles
Compilations
Other
Links
Official
Social
Concerts
Buy
Collaboration
Married
Also known as
Jah Wobble vs. Jah Wobble · John Joseph Wardle · John Wardle
Tags
- world
- keyboard
- komponist
- kontrabass
- musikproduzent
- singstimme
- synthesizer
- trommel
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 904cc1c8-021e-45ac-bbe9-95c01a1f8099
- ISNI
- 0000000071231528
- ISNI
- 0000000120195341
- ISNI
- 0000000368626723
- IPI
- 00073244097
- IPI
- 00073244195
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.