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Thee Headcoats

 
Artist: Thee Headcoats
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Group Members:

Ollie Dolat, Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, Johnny "Tub" Johnson

Similar Artists:

The Devil Dogs, The A-Bones, Hentchmen, Lord High Fixers, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Ludella Black, Les Sexareenos, Raunch Hands, Armitage Shanks, Hasil Adkins, Original Sins, The Flaming Stars, The Gories, The Starve

Influenced By:

Bo Diddley, The Downliners Sect, Jimmy Reed, The Beatles, Link Wray, The Kinks, The Clash, Hasil Adkins, Robert Johnson, The Ramones, The Yardbirds, The Sex Pistols, The Small Faces, The Sonics

Followers:

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant, The Horrors, Coathangers, The Hard Lessons, Soledad Brothers, The Greenhornes, Brian Olive

Formal Connection With:

Billy Childish, The Milkshakes, Thee Headcoatees, Thee Mighty Caesars, Thee Headcoats Sect, Pop Rivets, The Delmonas, Holly Golightly
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Elementary", "Beach Bums Must Die", "The Messerschmitt Pilot's Severed Hand
  • Representative Songs: "Youngblood", "Headcoat on Backwards", "No Such Animal

Biography

Thee Headcoats is one of the various band monikers assumed by garage rock primitive Billy Childish (aka Bill Hamper), a native of Kent, England. Over several decades -- and regardless of the fashion of the time -- Childish has churned out no-frills garage rock, the likes of which saw a resurgence in hipness in the new millennium with groups such as the Hives and the White Stripes. The ultra-prolific bandleader/producer/poet/painter/publisher first emerged in 1979 with mod-punkers Pop Rivets. By 1982, the Pop Rivets had become the more musically catchy Milkshakes (akaThee Milkshakes or Mickey & the Milkshakes). The band was remarkably prolific, releasing no fewer than seven albums in 1984 (four of them on the same day). Shortly thereafter, Childish moved on to the similarly minded Thee Mighty Caesars. Nevertheless, since the late '80s, Thee Headcoats -- a trio that includes Pop Rivets/Milkshakes/Mighty Caesars drummer Bruce Brand -- has been Childish's primary outlet for his more accessible, straight-up rock & roll. 1995's Beached Earls CD combines the vinyl albums Beach Bums Must Die and The Earls of Suavedom. Bo in Thee Garage is a sloppy but interesting tribute album to Bo Diddley, while the live efforts Live! At the Wild Western Room and The Sound of the Baskervilles represent not only Thee Headcoats but the all-girl Thee Headcoatees (comprised of members of the Delmonas, for whom Childish writes and produces). To add to the confusion, Thee Headcoats have also released cover versions of Clash songs under the name Thee Stash. As of 2000, Thee Headcoats were Childish's most prolific outlet (no small accolade). The group played its final gig that year at London's Dirty Water club, though tracks continued to be released. ~ Erik Hage, All Music Guide
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Thee Headcoats 1989 - 2000, was a band comprising Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. Childish was featured on guitar and vocals, Brand on drums and backing vocals, and Johnson on bass. The band was the most prolific of Childish's many musical projects, releasing fourteen full length albums. Formed in Kent, England in the late 1980s, the band was well known for its garage rock sound, explicitly sticking to this format on almost all of their albums. The band's signature sound as well as their prolific writing has been attributed to Childish's love of simple, direct recording. The band has been on multiple labels including Billy's own Hangman Records and Sub Pop.

The band played their final concert on May 12 2000 at the Dirty Water Club. Billy Childish went on to play with The Buff Medways from 1999 to 2006. His latest group is The Musicians of The British Empire.

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Lineup

The group originally featured Allan Crockford (Credited as "Krojack" on the 1st LP - "Headcoats Down"), John Agnew then Ollie Dolat on bass prior to the joining of Johnson. Thee Headcoatees, an all-female vocal group consisting of Holly Golightly, Kyra LaRubia, Ludella Black, and (until leaving in 1999) Bongo Debbie would often perform songs with the band and recorded several LP's.

Repertoire and Sound

Described in the New York Times as 'the king of garage rock', Billy and Thee Headcoats actually grew out of the British punk scene of the 1970s (both Billy and Bruce Brand playing in The Pop Rivets. The band recorded songs by The Clash under the pseudonym Thee Stash. The band also recorded a tribute album to Bo Diddley called Bo in Thee Garage. On their debut album, the band recorded new versions of songs written by Son House including "John the Revelator" and "Child's Death Letter," both of which were later covered by The White Stripes upon whom Thee Headcoats were a great influence[1]. These three influences give a good idea of what the band's sound was like; punk mixed with pure rhythmic rock 'n' roll and blues.

Discography

  • Headcoats Down! (1989)
  • The Earls of Suavedom (1990)
  • The Kids Are All Square- This Is Hip! (1990)
  • Beach Bums Must Die (1990)
  • Heavens to Murgatroyd, Even! It’s Thee Headcoats! (Already) (1990)
  • W.O.AH! Bo in Thee Garage (1991) Bo Diddley tribute album
  • Cavern by the Sea (1991)
  • Headcaotitude (1991)
  • The Wurst is Yet to Come (1993)
  • The Good Times Are Killing Me (1993)
  • Live at the Wild Western Room (1994) featuring Thee Headcoatees
  • Thee Headcoats Conundrum (1994)
  • The Sounds of the Baskervilles (1995) featuring Thee Headcoatees
  • In Tweed We Trust (1996)
  • Deerstalking Men (1996) Thee Headcoats Sect
  • Knights of the Baskervilles (1996)
  • The Jimmy Reed Experience (1997) 10”
  • The Messerscmitt Pilot's Severed Hand (1998)
  • Sherlock Holmes Meets the Punkenstien Monster (1998) Jap Compilation
  • Brother is Dead…But Fly is Gone! (1998)
  • 17% - Hendrix Was Not the Only Musician (1998)
  • The English Gentlemen of Rock & Roll/The Best Vol. 2 (1999) Jap Compilation
  • Ready Sect Go! (1999) Thee Headcoats Sect
  • I Am the Object of Your Desire (2000)
  • Elementary Headcoats – Thee Singles 1990-1999 (2001) 45s Compilation
  • Live at the Dirty Water Club (2001)

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