Happy Friday pop lovers!
Here's a reminder of our most recent releases (plus a couple due out next month).
If you'd like to purchase any of these titles just click on the cover art to buy via our online shop. Go on, you deserve it!
Martin Savage & The Jiggerz - S/T (LP) - OUT NOW!
Martin Savage and The Jiggerz are a supergroup international power trio!
We have the French-Japanese rhythm section from King Salami & the Cumberland Three, Eric Baconstrip & Kamikaze U.T. Vincent, the Sly & Robbie of rock and roll, teaming up with their old pal, Sweden’s garage-punk legend, Martin Savage (The Blacks, the Locomotions, Tokyo Knives, and a dozen more…). With the Jiggerz’ all you get are 1970’s punk rock hits, simple, fast & straight to the point, the way it should be.
The Guy Hamper Trio feat. James Taylor - Instrument of Evil (7") - OUT NOW!
What a cracking single this is! 'Instrument of Evil' in particular has a very eerie vibe. What was the inspiration for it?
The track is the sequel to ‘7% Solution’, which featured on the last Guy Hamper Trio LP with Thee Headcoats standing in as rhythm section. A 7% Solution being the amount of morphine Dr Watson administered to Sherlock Holmes. For ‘Instrument of Evil’ I took Sherlock Holmes’ later designation of his syringe as “an Instrument of Evil”. This is originally a quote from the bible - "Wicked men do at times reject God's purpose for the state, transforming the good of civil government into an instrument of evil."
The Galileo 7 - You, Me & Reality (CD/LP) - OUT NOW!
Since the early 80's Allan Crockford has been a major figure in Medway's garage rock scene, including playing for The Prisoners, Billy Childish's Thee Headcoats, the original line-up of the James Taylor Quartet, The Solarflares and many more. Since 2010 he has fronted his own band, The Galileo 7, as writer, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Their unique blend of powerful ‘60s garage rock'n'roll, psychedelic vocal harmonies and quality songwriting has now featured on no less than eight albums, including two on Damaged Goods. Their third, You, Me and Reality is out now!
Johnny Moped - Quonk! (CD/LP) - OUT NOW!
To celebrate 50 years of this mighty band – A brand new studio album by the legendary Johnny Moped!
Available on CD or on green or pink vinyl (425 copies each), or 50th anniversary gold vinyl if you buy the bundle (100 copies only! STRICTLY ONE PER CUSTOMER!)
TRACKLISTING
1 – Heebie Jeebie Boogie 2 – Roxy You’re Gone 3 – Doggy Woggy 4 – Things May Happen
5 – Lockdown Boy 6 – See The Time Is Late 7 – Sounds Like 8 – Funny
9 – Oh Jane 10 – I’m a Skitzoid (Mind Bender Syndrome) 11 – Skin
Johnny Moped - Things May Happen (7") - OUT NOW!
Black vinyl 7"! Limited to 300 copies only!
A-side taken from their LP Quonk! B-side exclusive to this release!
TRACKLISTING
1 – Things May Happen
2 – Don’t Waste My Time
Thee Headcoats - I Am The Object Of Your Desire (LP) - OUT NOW!
REISSUE OF THEE HEADCOATS’ FINAL ALBUM IN THEIR ORIGINAL INCARNATION!
Originally released by Friends Of The Buff Medway Fanciers Association Records in 2000!
The final studio release by Thee Headcoats (until last year’s Irregularis: The Great Hiatus) gets a long-awaited vinyl reissue!
Includes eleven Billy Childish originals plus a cover of Bo Diddley’s ‘Great Grandfather’!
The Courettes feat. La La Brooks - California (RED 7") - OUT JULY 4TH!
‘California’ is a song we wrote on our first tour in California last year. We wanted to bring all the sunshine and some psychedelic vibes from The Byrds, the Laurel Canyon, and tons of 12-string guitars to our songwriting. But somehow the lyrics kept some black clouds. It talks about traveling and leaving your loved ones behind. Any musician on the road can relate to this. Although you can have a great time around the world, you’re always missing someone. Home is really where your love is.
We are very proud of this track, and on top of it we have a guest vocalist. The legendary singer La La Brooks - yes, from The Crystals, the lead voice on the classic ‘Da Doo Ron Ron’, one of our favourite Phil Spector produced songs of all time. To have La La singing with us is an absolute delight and honour. It’s so surreal that we haven’t even realised it has really happened! For the mixing our producer Søren Christensen has teamed up with the fantastic Darian Sahanaja (who produced and mixed no less than Brian Wilson's SMiLE album) to enlighten even more the Californian good vibrations. So open up your windows, let the sunshine in and play this one to the max!
Various Billy Childish Groups - From Fossilised Creataceous Seams: A Short History Of His Song And Dance Groups (2CD/2LP) - OUT JULY 5TH!
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.