The Genius of Billy Childish: With Thee Milkshakes & Thee Headcoats (2005)

About this title: The Genius of Billy Childish: With Thee Milkshakes & Thee Headcoats is the audio version of the DVD Cherry Red issued in 2004 called Thee Headcoats and Thee Milkshakes: The Bands of Billy Childish. It collects two live performances, one 12-song set by Thee Milkshakes in 1984 and one 19-song set by Thee Headcoats in 1993. As befits any Childish release, the sound is rough and ready with distorted vocals, clattering drums, and clanging guitars, especially the Headcoats tracks. The songs covered by both bands are a nice mix of covers and originals, and as a bonus Thee Headcoatees show up for a ... read more

Tracks:

1. Shimmy Shimmy [South/Land]
2. Pretty Baby [Hampshire/Childish]
3. Shed Country [Hampshire/Childish]
4. Little Queenie [Berry]
5. Jezebel [Shanklin]
6. I Want You [Page/Fretcher]
7. Jack the Ripper [Wray/Cooper]
8. It's You [Hampshire/Childish]
9. Please Don't Tell My Baby [Hampshire/Childish]
10. The Red Monkey [Hampshire/Childish]
11. Cadillac [McDaniel]
12. Brand New Cadillac [Taylor]
13. Comanche [Grant/Wray]
14. The Girl from '62 [Childish]
15. All My Feelings Denied [Childish]
16. Lie Detector [Childish]
17. Just Fifteen [Hampshire/Childish]
18. Jack the Ripper [Wray/Cooper]
19. Just Like a Dog [Childish]
20. Again and Again [Childish]
21. The Good Times Are Killing Me [Childish]
22. Gear Box [Childish]
23. Wild Man [Childish]
24. Meet Jacqueline [Hammond]
25. Round Every Corner [Childish]
26. You Can't Resist [Childish]
27. Davy Crockett [Childish]
28. Action Time Vision [Perry/Burns]
29. Young Blood [Childish]
30. Troubled Times [Childish]
31. She's Fine, She's Mine [Traditional/Childis]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.