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Billy Childish
25 Years of Being Billy Childish
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (21) - Disc #1
1. Watcha Gonna Do About It [Live 77]
2. Fun in the UK [Demo Version]
3. Beatle Boots
4. Pretty Baby [Demo Version]
5. Please Don't Tell My Baby - Billy Childish, Childish
6. For She [1st LP]
7. I Need Loving
8. Wily Coyote - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
9. True to You - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
10. You Make Me Die - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
11. Cowboys Are Square - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
12. Get Out of Here Pretty Girl - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
13. I Feel Like Giving In
14. Lie Detector - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
15. Muscle Horse
16. Somebody Else
17. Who Could Be Proud
18. I Remember - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
19. The Noble Beast (Poetry)
20. Earl of Suave
21. Smile Now
Track Listings (21) - Disc #2
1. Wild Man - Billy Childish, Childish
2. Girl from '62 - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
3. Davey Crockett - Billy Childish, Childish, B
4. Shirts Off
5. We'er Gone
6. Anarchy in the U.K. - Billy Childish, Cook, Paul [Punk]
7. One More Bottle to Drink
8. All My Feelings Denied - Billy Childish, Kyra [2]
9. I Love My Woman
10. Deer Stalking Man
11. The Bitter Cup - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
12. The Ballad of Hollis Brown - Billy Childish, Dylan, Bob
13. This Wondrous Day
14. Punk Rock Ist Nict Tot
15. I'm Hurtin'
16. Hurt Me - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
17. The Same Tree
18. I Belive
19. Archive from 1959
20. Troubled Mind - Billy Childish, Childish, Billy
21. Fire

CD Details

All Artists: Billy Childish
Title: 25 Years of Being Billy Childish
Members Wishing: 3
Total Copies: 0
Label: Damaged Goods
Original Release Date: 1/1/2002
Re-Release Date: 11/12/2002
Album Type: Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Africa, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 615187321024, 766489503929

Synopsis

Album Description

Billy Childish has been releasing records, painting, writing poetry & generally doing his own thing for the last 25 years. So he thought it would be a good idea to release a compilation to celebrate the fact. This great album features tracks by The Pop Rivits, The Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars, Thee Headcoats & right up to date with the Buff Medways as well as solo tracks & a bit of poetry. Available on Deluxe triple gatefold limited edition vinyl & double CD. A good way to catch up on Mr. Childish's Jubilee year! Damaged Goods. 2002.

CD Reviews

A near-perfect sampler

Jersey Kid | Katy, Texas, America! | 10/12/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"A fine retrospective/sampler of the celebrated Billy Childish covering the period from his entry into recorded music with the Pop Rivits or Pop Rivets through the early stages of the Buff Medways.

Any album such as this is prone to become dated and increasingly unrepresentative of the performer as time passes. This circumstance is exacerbated by the fact that Billy Childish desolves his bands and creates new ones about every 5 years. I mention this because this compendium does not address most of the Buff Medways output and absolutely none of the two (yes, two) bands that have been formed since 2002.

That does not and should not imply that '25 Years of Being Childish' is not a valuable purchase. To my mind, it is quite the opposite as it provides the best means to evaluate his material. In a manner somewhat similar to Neil Young having his country recordings and garage recordings, Mr. Childish has his ultra-garage recordings, blueserecordings as well as spoken word/poetry recordings. When one adds to this that he has - in various media - released well over 75 albums, this two CD package functions as a sampler to aid the listener in determing which Billy Childish is worthy of further listening."

Good, but I had to search

alena | San Francisco, CA USA | 07/02/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I quite liked the cd, but there are a few tracks that I had to skip through. If anyone wanted to see how much better Billy Childish has gotten over the years, this cd showcases it perfectly. Overall, it is definitely worth the wait! Enjoy!"