Post by Deleted on May 23, 2011 14:50:35 GMT
I make one of these once a year but this one is going to stay forever!
I promised a few people a reup of the compilation I made of my favourite tunes ages ago & never got around to it. The past week or so I've been trying my hardest to find all of Billy's LP's (he has 120+). OF course I am failing miserably but I've found a ton that I'd never heard before so am dead chuffed about it. So instead of my homemade compilation I'm just going to share his records in here on a regular basis.
I'll start with this as it's the best starting point for anybody that has never heard any of his music before.
Billy Childish has been releasing records, painting, writing poetry and generally doing his own thing for the past 32 years.
He first took to the stage back in October 1977 with seminal punk garage band The Pop Rivets, they split after two years and from there he joined The Milkshakes along with fellow Pop Riveter Bruce Brand and local lads Micky Hampshire & Russ Wilkins, after that came Thee Mighty Caesars, Thee Headcoats, The Buff Medways and right up to date with his two current ensembles The Musicians Of The British Empire & The Chatham Singers.
This 51 Track compilation is a look back at the more Rock N Roll aspects of his musical career which is why there’s no spoken word or poetry on this album.
In amongst these more well known bands are tracks he recorded solo and with other artistes like The Delmonas, Thee Headcoatees, Singing Loins, Kyra Rubella etc.
Over the years Billy has been championed by lots of great bands and musicians including Beck, Mudhoney and Kurt Cobain and more recently by Eddie Vedder & The White Stripes. Even with that praise Billy has been largely ignored by the music press in this country which is really surprising as he has now released over 120 albums (including 4 on one day!).
Many of the tracks on this compilation have been unavailable for ages and some also have never appeared on CD as well as many unpublished photos on the cover and 12 page booklet.
Lois Wilson (Mojo) has writing the sleeve notes and there will also be a deluxe triple vinyl version as well as a double CD digipak deluxe package.
Now seems to be the perfect time for people to catch up with what he has been doing for the last 32 years.
Tracklisting
The Buff Medways - Archive From 1959
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Thatcher's Children
The Milkshakes - I'm Out Of Control
Thee Headcoats - Punk Rock Is Nicht Tot
The Chatham Singers - Evil Thing
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - He's Making A Tape
Thee Headcoats - Pocahontas Was Her Name
The Pop Rivets - Kray Twins (Demo)
Thee Mighty Caesers - You Make Me Die
The Buff Medways - Troubled Mind
Thee Headcoats - Davy Crockett
The Milkshakes - Love Can Lose
Jack Ketch And The Crowmen - Somebody Else
Thee Headcoats - The Day I Beat My Father Up
Kyra - This Wondrous Day
The Buff Medways - Medway Wheelers
The Buff Medways - I'm Glad I'm Not Like David Wise
Thee Headcaotees - When You Stop Loving Me
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Christmas 1979
Thee Headcaotees - Hurt Me
Thee Mighty Caesers - Loathsome 'n' Wild
The Chatham Singers - An Image Of You
Thee Headcoats - She's In Disguise
Billy Childish And The Singing Loins - I Don't Like The Man I Am
The Chatham Singers - The Man With The Gallows Eyes
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Snack Crack
Thee Mighty Caesers - Cowboys Are Square
Thee Headcoats - I'm Hurtin'
The Delmonas - I Feel Like Giving In
Billy Childish - Ballad Of Hollis Brown
Thee Headcoats - Every Little Thing
Thee Headcoats - Headcoat Lane
The Buff Medways - Sally Sensation
Thee Headcoats - (We Hate The Fuckin') NME
Thee Mighty Caesers - Lie Detector
Thee Headcoats - What's Wrong With Me
The Buff Medways - Strood Lights
Billy Childish - Get Out Of Here Pretty Girl
Thee Headcoats - It Ain't Mine
The Milkshakes - For She
Billy Childish - The Bitter Cup
Thee Headcoats - Girl From '62
The Pop Rivets - Fun In The UK
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Birthday Boy
Thee Headcoats - Fingers In The Sun
Jack Ketch And The Crowmen - Mass Ignorance Culture
Thee Headcoats - We'er Gone
Kyra - Today Is The Night
Thee Headcoats - Rusty Hook
Thee Mighty Caesers - I Was Lead To Believe
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Joe Strummers Grave[/i]
I'll add a new one every few days.
I promised a few people a reup of the compilation I made of my favourite tunes ages ago & never got around to it. The past week or so I've been trying my hardest to find all of Billy's LP's (he has 120+). OF course I am failing miserably but I've found a ton that I'd never heard before so am dead chuffed about it. So instead of my homemade compilation I'm just going to share his records in here on a regular basis.
I'll start with this as it's the best starting point for anybody that has never heard any of his music before.
Billy Childish has been releasing records, painting, writing poetry and generally doing his own thing for the past 32 years.
He first took to the stage back in October 1977 with seminal punk garage band The Pop Rivets, they split after two years and from there he joined The Milkshakes along with fellow Pop Riveter Bruce Brand and local lads Micky Hampshire & Russ Wilkins, after that came Thee Mighty Caesars, Thee Headcoats, The Buff Medways and right up to date with his two current ensembles The Musicians Of The British Empire & The Chatham Singers.
This 51 Track compilation is a look back at the more Rock N Roll aspects of his musical career which is why there’s no spoken word or poetry on this album.
In amongst these more well known bands are tracks he recorded solo and with other artistes like The Delmonas, Thee Headcoatees, Singing Loins, Kyra Rubella etc.
Over the years Billy has been championed by lots of great bands and musicians including Beck, Mudhoney and Kurt Cobain and more recently by Eddie Vedder & The White Stripes. Even with that praise Billy has been largely ignored by the music press in this country which is really surprising as he has now released over 120 albums (including 4 on one day!).
Many of the tracks on this compilation have been unavailable for ages and some also have never appeared on CD as well as many unpublished photos on the cover and 12 page booklet.
Lois Wilson (Mojo) has writing the sleeve notes and there will also be a deluxe triple vinyl version as well as a double CD digipak deluxe package.
Now seems to be the perfect time for people to catch up with what he has been doing for the last 32 years.
Tracklisting
The Buff Medways - Archive From 1959
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Thatcher's Children
The Milkshakes - I'm Out Of Control
Thee Headcoats - Punk Rock Is Nicht Tot
The Chatham Singers - Evil Thing
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - He's Making A Tape
Thee Headcoats - Pocahontas Was Her Name
The Pop Rivets - Kray Twins (Demo)
Thee Mighty Caesers - You Make Me Die
The Buff Medways - Troubled Mind
Thee Headcoats - Davy Crockett
The Milkshakes - Love Can Lose
Jack Ketch And The Crowmen - Somebody Else
Thee Headcoats - The Day I Beat My Father Up
Kyra - This Wondrous Day
The Buff Medways - Medway Wheelers
The Buff Medways - I'm Glad I'm Not Like David Wise
Thee Headcaotees - When You Stop Loving Me
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Christmas 1979
Thee Headcaotees - Hurt Me
Thee Mighty Caesers - Loathsome 'n' Wild
The Chatham Singers - An Image Of You
Thee Headcoats - She's In Disguise
Billy Childish And The Singing Loins - I Don't Like The Man I Am
The Chatham Singers - The Man With The Gallows Eyes
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Snack Crack
Thee Mighty Caesers - Cowboys Are Square
Thee Headcoats - I'm Hurtin'
The Delmonas - I Feel Like Giving In
Billy Childish - Ballad Of Hollis Brown
Thee Headcoats - Every Little Thing
Thee Headcoats - Headcoat Lane
The Buff Medways - Sally Sensation
Thee Headcoats - (We Hate The Fuckin') NME
Thee Mighty Caesers - Lie Detector
Thee Headcoats - What's Wrong With Me
The Buff Medways - Strood Lights
Billy Childish - Get Out Of Here Pretty Girl
Thee Headcoats - It Ain't Mine
The Milkshakes - For She
Billy Childish - The Bitter Cup
Thee Headcoats - Girl From '62
The Pop Rivets - Fun In The UK
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Birthday Boy
Thee Headcoats - Fingers In The Sun
Jack Ketch And The Crowmen - Mass Ignorance Culture
Thee Headcoats - We'er Gone
Kyra - Today Is The Night
Thee Headcoats - Rusty Hook
Thee Mighty Caesers - I Was Lead To Believe
Wild Billy Childish And The Musicians Of The British Empire - Joe Strummers Grave[/i]
I'll add a new one every few days.
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