Hello Again!
FINALLY RELEASED THIS FRIDAY (14TH) IT'S THE BRAND NEW ALBUMS FROM THEE HEADCOATS AND THEE HEADCOATEES, both on LP & CD
You may have seen some of the reviews and interviews in magazines like Shindig, Record Collector, Mojo, Uncut, Vive Le Rock, RnR & many more.
and of course the two HEADCOATEES E.P.s we released on the 31st October too.
and we've also added another load of new releases to the pre-order section of the Damaged Goods webshop too...
In fact FOUR new titles are up for pre-order!
There's a great acoustic live album by Johnny Moped (including a bundle option with a Moped knotted hankie!), plus some lovely new 7" singles! Wild Billy Childish & CTMF cover The Saints! Indignation Meeting have their a great new Christmas single! and a classic The Courettes & Thee Headcoatees split seasonal 7" on either Green or red vinyl...read on for more...
JOHNNY MOPED - MATINEE ACOUSTIC LIVE AT THE PRINCE ALBERT (CD LP + BUNDLE) **RELEASED 28TH NOVEMBER**
On 16th March 2025 Johnny Moped played two sets at The Prince Albert in Brighton. In the afternoon they played an acoustic set. They had a quick break for some fish, chips and ice cream before playing a full electric show in the evening.
The afternoon acoustic set was recorded for a live album which we now present to you! So here they are – Johnny Moped stripped-down in all their glory playing a selection of their most-loved tracks! The vinyl LP is pressed on random colour eco vinyl
There is also be a special mail-order only bundle set complete with three badges, three stickers, a poster signed by all the band, and a special Johnny Moped (un) knotted hankie!
WILD BILLY CHILDISH & CTMF - (I'M) STRANDED (BLACK 7"). **RELEASED 28TH NOVEMBER**
CTMF cover The Saints! Featuring Nurse Julie on lead vocals! Black vinyl 7” – limited edition of 300 copies!
Having bought ‘(I’m) Stranded’, and seen The Saints supporting The Jam in 1977, Billy had an inkling it might be a grand wheeze to cover a couple of their tunes at some juncture in the near future. Fast forward to 2025. Whilst celebrating their silver wedding anniversary over tiffin, Billy suggested to the Mrs, “maybe we should do a cover of them there Saints tracks.” Mrs Childish (she of bass to CTMF) nodded slightly, “’(I’m) Standed’, and have a bash at that ‘Untitled’?” "Whats that one?" “It’s my favourite Saints track." A recording day was duly booked in at Jim Riley's famed Ranscombe Studios (A semi-professional outfit situated on the stinking banks of The River Medway). The Childishes, accompanied by The Wolf, (he of The Skins), set up their old crap in a corner, did a couple of quick run throughs - so as to have some inkling of how the stupid tracks went - and Jim's hairy mitt (imagine a werewolf’s hand in a ‘60s Hammer Horror movie) moved scarily across the rotting mixing desk and pressed the record button, which luckily worked this time, and 'Hey-presto!' the deed was done. You now have that very 45 recording blasting in your lug 'oles. Well done.
N.B. It being wisely decided that a female vocal would bring a fresh, glistening inflection to these two charmers Mrs Childish takes lead vocal duties with Billy demoted to mumbling along on backing vocals. So there!
INDIGNATION MEETING - MURDER ON THE SANTA EXPRESS (COAL BLACK 7") **RELEASED 5TH DECEMBER**
Indignation Meeting present ‘Murder On The Santa Express’, a brand new song recounting the seasonally appropriate tale of a disgruntled railway worker. Over the catchy punky riff and sing-along chorus, the reluctant Father Christmas recounts his experience on the annual Santa Specials, his frustration mounting until the saying “it was murder...” moves from clichéd metaphor to grim reality.
‘Murder...’ is the single’s naughty side; to lighten the mood a little, the nice side ‘Christmas Train’ is a new rendition of Indignation Meeting’s oldest song, written when main man Peter was just seven years old!
The new single is available from 5th December 2025, both digitally and on coal-coloured 7” vinyl (ok, that’s black!) with full-colour insert.
This is the second single from Indignation Meeting following on from ‘That Leeds Feeling’ (Self-released 2023), with the albums Trouble In The Shed (2023) and A Model World (2024) also available on all formats.
THE COURETTES / THEE HEADCOATEES - SPLIT XMAS SINGLE (RED or GREEN 7"). **RELEASED 5TH DECEMBER**
This is a limited-edition Christmas 2025, double
‘A’ sided special 7” edition celebrating two of our favourite
Christmas tunes of the last 30 years.
The Courettes present a remixed version of their classic, long deleted 7” ‘Christmas (I Can Hardly Wait)' and Thee Headcoatees, who’ve just returned with a brand-new album after a 26-year gap, have the other side with their version of The Sonics’ ‘Santa Claus’ complete with Billy Childish intro.
It’s available on two different colours, Xmas tree Green and Rudolph’s nose Red.
Both tracks are also available in their original forms on our ever-popular Christmas compilation – A Damaged Christmas Gift To You (DAMPUD567LP)
AND LASTLY...
A SNEAK PREVIEW OF OUR NEWEST SIGNINGS, QUICK ROMANCE AND THEIR DEBUT SINGLE 'BRIAN JONES'S HAIR' WHICH IS RELEASED ON CHRISTMAS DAY!
AND OF COURSE... 'IT'S A CRACKER'!
PHEW!
Ian & Duncan
(up in sunny 'Ulll)