THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Wild Billy Childish has been recording and performing since the 1977 punk explosion. The Pop Rivets, Milkshakes, Headcoats and Buff Medways being just a few outfits that Billy has run into the ground (and sometimes back again). But all that is just a hobby gone out of control — his day job is being an internationally exhibited artist, writer and vermin poet.
Specialising in Chicago-style blues, The Chatham Singers have released five albums since 2005, along with a dozen 7” singles — some rarer than others, some worse than others. The Chathams are Childish on vocals and guitar, Juju on vocals and bass, Wolf Howard on drums and percussion, and ‘Bludy’ Jim Riley on harp.
Here we have a full long player which includes some of the songs from records only available as limited 45s, offered free at their sell-out shows. Some of them were recorded by The Hangman Field Recording Unit, and others at Bludy Jim’s Ranscombe shack. Get hip and boogie chillun!”
