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The Chatham Singers are Billy Childish on Vox\/Guitar, Julie on Vox\/Bass, Wolf Howard on Drums and 'Bludy' Jim on Harp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis top notch 7 inch 45 contains recordings from two different sessions. Firstly, there's a version of Billy's \"\u003cem\u003eTroubled Mind\u003c\/em\u003e\" (a previous fave for Thee Headcoats \/ The Buff Medways), a home recording live onto Revox G-36 1\/2 track. Secondly, there is \"\u003cem\u003eRanscombe Farm Boogie\u003c\/em\u003e\", taken from 2020's album Kings Of The Medway Delta, recorded at Jim Riley's Ranscombe Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe resulting genius requiring to be pressed onto a 45 for discos, radio presenters and fair lost souls afar. 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The core band of Billy Childish on Vox \/ Guitar Nurse Julie on Vox \/ Bass WolfHoward on Drums \u0026amp; ‘Bludy’ Jim on Harp are joined on this album by Graham Coxon (Blur) on Guitar and James Taylor (Prisoners \/ James Taylor Quartet) on Keyboard\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Damaged Goods","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50521864241483,"sku":"311154","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"LP","offer_id":50521864765771,"sku":"311153","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/9bf5639f-b94b-47a2-adc0-2dc1767dc975_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727996071"},{"product_id":"kings-of-the-medway-delta","title":"Kings of the Medway Delta","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first Damaged Goods release of 2020 is a brand new album featuring Wild Billy and his regular cohorts Nurse Julie and Wolf Howard. 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