Thee Headcoats - And The Band Played Johnny B. Goode

  

  Garage rock legend Billy Childish is showing no signs of slowing down. Whenever I visit the Damaged Goods site (https://damagedgoods.co.uk/) there's usually a new release upcoming from one of the great man's many projects. 

  A couple of years ago I featured a song by Thee Headcoats (https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2023/02/thee-headcoats-cops-and-robbers-alt.html) and they're back today with the opening track of a new album titled The Sherlock Holmes Rhythm ’n’ Beat Vernacular. 

https://damagedgoods.co.uk/discography/thee-headcoats-the-sherlock-holmes-rhythm-n-beat-vernacular/

  There's been many words written about Billy Childish down the years so I think all I need to add is, go listen to the song. It's called And The Band Played Johnny B. Goode... 

Thee Headcoats - Cops and Robbers (Alt.)

  

  One new release I've been looking out for so that I can play it on the show is a split single on Damaged Goods Records featuring Thee Headcoats and CTMF both contributing versions of a song called Full Time Plagiarist. It's a forerunner of Thee Headcoats' first new album for 23 years. Unfortunately it only seems to be available on vinyl at the moment. 

  I did however notice a couple of interesting things. Firstly, CTMF also have a new album on the way. Titled Failure Not Success, you can order it here :          https://damagedgoods.greedbag.com/buy/failure-not-success/

  Secondly, there's another new single by Thee Headcoats. I'm featuring one of the songs from it today. 

  Unmistakably a Wild Billy Childish modern day classic, it's also available via Damaged Goods :   https://damagedgoods.greedbag.com/buy/cops-and-robbers-20/

  It's got a groove that brings to mind Bowie's The Gene Genie (it's actually a Bo Diddley cover) and it's called Cops And Robbers...