Long Gone John

Long Gone John
Born
John Mermis

1950 or 1951 (age 72–73)
OccupationBusinessman

John Mermis (born 1950 or 1951),[1][2] known as Long Gone John, is an American entrepreneur best known for his record label, Sympathy for the Record Industry, and his vinyl toy company, Necessaries Toy Foundation. He lived in Long Beach, California, for 30 years, but relocated to Olympia, Washington, in 2007.[3]

  1. ^ Cummings, Sue (November 26, 1992). "Extra Credit". LA Weekly. p. 57. Long Gone John (a.k.a. John Mermis) is a 41-year-old Los Angeles native...
  2. ^ Hochman, Steve (April 6, 2007). "Long Gone John gets a long goodbye". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  3. ^ Theo Douglas (January 2, 2007). "A final introspective, before the Sympathy records founder moves". ocweekly.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2008.