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Lots of great items due out in September!

We have Fabienne Delsol's back catalogue reissued on white vinyl!

As a tribute to Chris Broderick we also have a vinyl reissue of At The Bridge by Billy Childish and The Singing Loins along with a brand new 7" by Billy and the surviving Loins featuring two new songs.

All these titles are available to pre-order now.

Read on for more info, and click on the pics to pre-order!

 

Fabienne Delsol - WHITE VINYL REISSUES!

RELEASE DATE - 9th September

No Time For Sorrows (2004)

Fabienne moved to London in 1996, almost immediately joining the Bristols, a then studio project consisting of Liam Watson and Ed Deegan, two producer-engineers at Toerag Studios. After two albums, a few singles and several tours of Europe, the Bristols came to an end. Eager to carry on singing, Fabienne went solo. With the help of Liam Watson producing, Fabienne recorded her first album No Time For Sorrows concentrating on a more elaborate but similar style she had previously experienced with the Bristols.

Between You and Me (2007)

Over three years in the making, Between You And Me is full of swinging 60’s Ye Ye pop charm including a few French language songs and the single ‘I’m Gonna Catch Me A Rat’. It’s the usual mix of cover and new songs written by George Miller, Peder Bernhardt and fellow Damaged Goods artist Pete Molinari (who also guests on one track).

On My Mind (2010)

Put together in studio down-time and ably backed by Toe Rag's stable of musicians, On My Mind features Fabienne's customary mixture of both English and French lyrics sung with plenty of coquettish charm. The album marks something of a departure from the jaunty beat-pop and ye-ye of her previous albums however, there's a definite autumnal feel to several of the tracks, putting you in mind of what the much mooted Francoise Hardy/Nick Drake collaboration might have yielded.

Four (2019)

Four has a more nuanced and mature sound, rooted in Mellotron-drenched psych whilst retaining some snappy French pop and ‘60s garage styles. The original songs are masterfully crafted for Fabienne’s distinct delivery, and both feature a strong ‘60s groove. Carefully chosen covers are lovingly interpreted – take Lyme and Cybelle’s ‘Follow Me’, a heavy-handed garage-folk jaunt, or the stunning take on the Human Beinz’ second album opener ‘Face’. A lifelong devotee of “the Quo”, Fabienne tacklies a Spare Parts album track, whilst Francoise Hardy’s smouldering French classic ‘J’ai Fait Du Lui Un Reve’ is ethereally reimagined.

 

Billy Childish & The Singing Loins - At The Bridge LP

RELEASE DATE - 23rd September

In Memory of Chris Broderick of the Singing Loins, who passed away earlier this year.

We proudly present a vinyl reissue of this Medway folk classic!

A re-issue of one of our favourite early releases and a rather overlooked classic album, a one off collaboration between Billy Childish and legendary Medway folkies The Singing Loins.

This was recorded in 1993 when Billy was in Thee Headcoats and The Singing Loins were in their first incarnation. The Singing Loins formed in late 1990, a two piece band playing “Authentic raw folk from the Medway Delta”. They were Chris Broderick on vocals/stick and Chris ‘Arfur’ Allen on guitar. They had recorded two classic albums before this both of which were released on Billy’s own Hangman records.

The album features a few Childish classics reworked including ‘You Make Me Die’ and ‘Every Bit Of Me’ as well as 4 tracks written by Billy & The Loins especially for this album.

CLICK HERE FOR THE CD VERSION OF THIS ALBUM
 

Wild Billy Childish & The Singing Loins - Song Of The Medway 7"

(A Tribute to Chris Broderick)

RELEASE DATE - 23rd September

Billy & The Loins reunite for a tribute 7” to founding Loins member Chris Broderick

Billy recorded the first two Singing Loins LPs with Chris Broderick and Arf' Alan in his bathroom at May Road, Rochester in 1991 and 1993. The lads then decided to record an LP of folk variations of Billy’s own tunes, called At The Bridge. The Singing Loins then went their own way recording many LPs. Fast forward to late 2021 and the singer Chris was diagnosed with blood cancer. Before his passing in January 2022, he let Arf (and later Loin Rob), know that he wished them to carry on the group. That said Billy proposed a memorial 45 (and an LP to follow).

The tracks:

‘The Song of the Medway’ is about their hometowns of Rochester, Chatham, Strood and Gillingham, all on the banks of the River Medway. Chatham's ancient Dockyard was where Nelson’s Victory was built.

'The Broken and the Lost of the Old Long Bar' celebrates a drinking hole on Chatham High Street (which once boasted more pubs and brothels in a single mile than anywhere in the world).

Especially written by Billy for this return of The Singing Loins, the songs are at once brand new and ancient.

Look out for a full length album, The Fighting Temeraire, by Billy and the Loins due out in November!

 

 

Vive la France et vive la Medway!

Ian & Duncan