The Milkshakes
When his punk band, the Pop Rivets, broke up in 1980, Billy Childish formed a new group with Mickey Hampshire, a Pop Rivets roadie who had been performing in a group called Mickey and the Milkshakes. The two began writing songs together and released their first LP, Talkin' About, in 1981. With Childish on guitar and vocals, Hampshire on guitar and vocals, Bruce Brand on drums, and Russ Wilkins (later replaced by John Agnew) on bass, the Milkshakes sound was a primitive blend of British beat groups, like the early Kinks at their toughest, and hard-rocking American guitar instrumentalists, like Link Wray. This sound came to be known as the "Medway sound" and Childish has been playing a variation on it throughout his whole career. The Milkshakes were a very prolific group, recording nine records in their six years together. Childish and Hampshire split the lead vocal duties and the band was very much a blend of Childish's primitive songwriting and Hampshire's more melodic leanings. The group also masterminded and backed a Medway girl group, the Delmonas. The Milkshakes broke up in 1984 and Childish, Brand, and Agnew went on to form Thee Mighty Caesars where Childish's raw punk-blues could roam untainted by any semblance of professionalism.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Talking 'bout
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 11 Nov 2016
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20 Rock and Roll Hits of the 50s and 60s
Rock - Released by ACE RECORDS on 27 Nov 2006
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Thee Knights of Trashe
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 11 Nov 2016
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After School Session
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 11 Nov 2016
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On The Line
The Milkshakes, Harvey, Will Henderson
Soul - Released by The Milkshakes, Harvey and Will Henderson on 15 Dec 2022
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Talking 'bout / After School Session
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 11 Nov 2016
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Nothing Can Stop These Men
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 12 Sep 2005
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In Germany
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 12 Sep 2005
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Thee Knights of Trashe / Revenge – Trash From the Vaults
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 11 Nov 2016
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Revenge – Trash From the Vaults
Alternative & Indie - Released by Damaged Goods on 11 Nov 2016
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20 Rock & Roll Hits of the 50's & 60's - The Milkshakes
Rock - Released by Crazy Warthog Media on 1 Jan 2021
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