View basket “Fireraisers, Forever!” has been added to your basket. From Fossilised Cretaceous Seams: A Short History of His Song and Dance Groups Wild Billy Childish SKU: DAMGOOD611LP Barcode: 5020422061118 28.00 £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Damaged Goods Released Date: 5th July 2024 Buying Format: 2LP Forthcoming Pre Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info A compilation to celebrate the release of the brand-new book – To Ease My Troubled Mind: The Authorised Unauthorised History of Billy Childish written by Ted Kessler. When the idea for the book was mooted Billy wanted to put a succinct double album compilation together to summarise his 47 years of making music. This is the result. My name is William Ivy Loveday, aka Steve Hamper, aka Guy Hamper, aka Jack Ketch, aka Billy Childish. I was born on the Medway, Kent, where I still live. I left school in 1976 when I was 16. Because I have no qualifications I was turned down by art school so went to work in Chatham dockyard as an apprentice stonemason. I later managed to get onto a painting course at St. Martin’s School of Art on the basis of my paintings. Me, Bruce, big Russ, and little Russ formed The Pop Rivets in 1977 and made our first recordings. Our inspiration was punk rock, TV21 and The Swinging Blue Jeans. I learned to play guitar then in 1979 I worked for four weeks at Oakwood Mental Hospital as a ward porter, then me, Mick and Bertie formed The Milkshakes. Our inspiration was Link Wray, the Beatles Live at the Star Club LP, the track ‘Gotta Get the First Plane Home’ by The Kinks and our hatred of new romanticism. Then I was expelled from St. Martin’s School of Art for writing what was described as “the worst type of toilet wall humour.” I beat my father up on his release from prison for drug smuggling. We never paid ourselves in The Milkshakes and put all the money back into making our own records. I kept the money in a bank account under the name of Kurt Schwitters. I lived on the dole for 12 years. In 1985 we formed Thee Mighty Caesars. Our inspiration was Bo Diddley and The Troggs. I became a member of Greenpeace. In 1989 me and Bruce formed Thee Headcoats. Our inspiration being Son House and Downliners Sect. In 1999 me, Wolf and Johnny Barker formed The Buff Medways. Our inspiration was Jimi Hendrix in Beatle boots and The Who before Roger Daltry started wearing his nan’s curtains. Around 2008 me and Julie formed The Musicians of the British Empire. That morphed into CTMF. That blurred into The Chatham Singers. Our inspiration was based on us. Next up it was time for me and Neil to form The Spartan Dreggs, inspired by Homer and A. E. Housman. Other groups arose and fell – making sure no one knew who we were or why. In 2019 The William Loveday Intention emerged – the inspiration being Hollis Brown and the Mississippi Sheiks. Guy Hamper showed up once again, joined by Jamie on Hammond. Some of these group remain; many have departed for distant shores with sharp hidden rocks.Mainly I paint and write poetry and novels. Along with the music I play nothing I do has ever been particularly fashionable but that is rather the point. Even in 1977 we enjoyed saying no. Then, when punk turned into new romanticism, we descended backwards into early rock ‘n’ roll and the blues. In The Milkshakes we were told that we released too many LPs and were committing commercial suicide, so we released four different LPs on one day.Every now and then someone famous comes along and a small crumb rolls across the table and splashes into our tepid soup. Other times nobodies emulate us and prove to be only better. I love pop, but not pop stars. I am only interested in sound and colour and being small scale. I don’t hide behind volume and off stage mixing. I don’t need to play a show because I prefer to sit and have a cup of tea. My work belongs low, close to the ground, to instinct and the elemental. I believe in homemade music, homemade art and homemade cooking. I want to bring back the tram and the horse. Music has been a rewarding hobby over the years. I have met and worked with many good friends, and God saved me from fame. Artist Wild Billy Childish Genre Rock And Pop Label Damaged Goods Buying Options 2LP Format 2LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Thee Mighty Caesars – You Make Me Die The Buff Medways – Archive from 1959 The Milkshakes – For She The William Loveday Intention – You Gotta Move Thee Headcoats – Fingers in the Sun The Spartan Dreggs – Headlong Fly the Achaens Thee Headcoats – Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot CTMF – Last Punk Standing CTMF – Bob Dylan’s Got a Lot to Answer For The Buff Medways – Troubled Mind Billy Childish and The Singing Loins – I Don’t Like the Man I Am Billy Childish and Holly Golightly – Upside Mine The Guy Hamper Trio feat. James Taylor – Moon of the Popping Trees CTMF – All Our Forts are With You The Musicians of the British Empire – Christmas 1979 The Delmonas – I Feel Like Giving In (French) The Musicians of the British Empire – Thatcher’s Children Thee Mighty Caesars – Lie Detector The Pop Rivets – Fun in the UK Thee Headcoatees – Hurt Me CTMF – A Song for Kylie Minogue The Shall I Say Quois feat. CTMF – It’s so Hard to be Happy Jack Ketch and The Crowmen – Brimful of Hate CTMF – Failure Not Success (ALT) Thee Headcoats – Davey Crockett The Musicians of the British Empire – Joe Strummer’s Grave The Buff Medways – Medway Wheelers CTMF – You Can’t Capture Time (Slight Return) The Spartan Dreggs – A Shropshire Lad The William Loveday Intention – Sex and Flies Thee Headcoats – The Same Tree Thee Mighty Caesars – Cowboys are Square Billy Childish and The Singing Loins – Song of the Medway Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Soft Cell Magick Mutants Rock And Pop | Big Frock Records | 7", EP/Mini Album Released 18th September 2020 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Soft Cell Magick Mutants £13.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Big Frock Records SKU: ABF3 Formats: 7", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 18th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tame Impala Innerspeaker Rock And Pop | Modular | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 20th October 2014 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tame Impala Innerspeaker £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Modular SKU: 3795299 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 20th October 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Keane Under The Iron Sea Rock And Pop | USM | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 14th March 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Keane Under The Iron Sea £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: USM SKU: 6717742 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 14th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Robb Johnson West Pier Serenade Rock And Pop | Irregular | 1LP, Includes CD Released 22nd April 2013 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robb Johnson West Pier Serenade £15.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Irregular SKU: IRRV087V Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 22nd April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Van Morrison Blowin Your Mind Rock And Pop | Sundazed | 180g, 1LP Released 19th July 2016 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Van Morrison Blowin Your Mind £28.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sundazed SKU: SUNDAZEDLP5214 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 19th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine Rock And Pop | K Records | 1LP Released 7th April 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Calvin Johnson Gallows Wine £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: K Records SKU: KLP287LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joe Bonamassa An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House Blues | Provogue | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 21st March 2013 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Joe Bonamassa An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House £17.00 Genre: Blues Label: Provogue SKU: PRD74031 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 21st March 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eels Eels So Good: Essential Eels Vol. 2 (2007-2020) Rock And Pop | E Works Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 15th December 2023 £36.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Eels Eels So Good: Essential Eels Vol. 2 (2007-2020) £36.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: E Works Records SKU: EWORKS125 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 15th December 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket Nearly New View Product Quick View Dregs, The Unsung Heroes Jazz Dance / Fusion | Arista | 1LP Released 10th April 2024 £12.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Dregs, The Unsung Heroes £12.00 Genre: Jazz Dance / Fusion Label: Arista SKU: nn284310 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 10th April 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Gordi Reservoir (Indies Only) Rock And Pop | Jagjaguwar | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 18th August 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gordi Reservoir (Indies Only) £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Jagjaguwar SKU: JAG288LP-C1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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