Billy B Childish

Billy B Childish

February 23, 2010, 8:30 pm
Filed under: Mixes

The lengthy Wild Billy Childish post below sent me into a prolonged bout of listening, and that in turn led to the inevitable “best of Billy” mix. I’m not going to dwell on the different outfits (Childish changes the name of a band when a member leaves, “out of respect”, but usually works with people again, leading to a kind of “if it’s Tuesday, that must be Wolf drumming” mindset), and I’m no expert on the earlier stuff with the Pop Rivets, Milkshakes, Caesars, so this concentrates mostly on his Headcoats (garage punk), Buff Medways (antiquarian Kinks punk) and Musicians Of The British Empire (snarling 7os punk) releases, alongside the two sister groups – the Headcoatees and the Buffets – and some solo releases and poetry.

Moan about the sound quality and miss the point.

Unknowable But Certain – A Tribute To Wild Billy Childish (110mb)

1. Thee Headcoats – Troubled Times
2. The Buff Medways – Medway Wheelers
3. The Chatham Singers – I’m A Queen Bee
4. Thee Headcoats – My Dear Watson
5. Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire – Joe Strummer’s Grave
6. Wild Billy Childish & The Black Hands – Mister Hitler (live)
7. The Buff Medways – Dawn Said
8. Thee Headcoats – Earl Of Suave
9. Billy Childish – The Bitter Cup
10. Thee Headcoats – Art Or Arse?
11. Thee Headcoatees – Billy B Childish
12. Billy Childish & The Singing Loins – Brimful Of Hate
13. Thee Headcoats – I’ve Been Fucking Your Daughters & Pissing On Your Lawns
14. The Buff Medways – Saucy Jack
15. The Buffets – Saucy Jack
16. Thee Headcoats – Hog’s Jaw
17. Wild Billy Childish & The Musicians of the British Empire -Thatcher’s Children
18. Thee Headcoats – We Hate The Fuckin’ NME
19. Billy Childish – A Contented Life
20. Thee Headcoats – Cowboys Are Square
21. Thee Headcoats – Pokerhuntus Was Her Name
22. Thee Headcoatees – Davey Crockett
23. Thee Headcoats – Punk Rock Ist Nicht Tot
24. Billy Childish – I Am The Strange Hero Of Hunger

Let’s pause only to reflect that surely only Wild Billy Childish could take Robert Johnson’s dread “Hellhound On My Tail” and turn it into a Holmesian intrigue, as on My Dear Watson.

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