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wild billy childish and the black hands - play capt. calypso hoodoo party - em records - cd

Genre: Wave / Pop / Rock

1. Rum N Coca-Cola
2. Underneath The Mango Tree
3. I Love Paris
4. Track 4
5. Captn Jack Is Boss
6. Sen Me To The Lectric Chair
7. Anarchy In The Uk
8. Three Blind Mice
9. Tequilla
10. Yellow-Skinned Baby
11. Dread Luck

Billy Childish is a man of many hats -- writer, painter, rocker -- and his three decade spanning body of work while wearing each of those chapeaux has proven to be remarkably varied. Nothing would really surprise us, but Childish and EM Records have thrown us for a loop with this reissue of a rare album from 1988.

Calico Jack alias Wild Billy hooked up with his backing band The Blackhands (aka Bill, Ludella, Kyra, Richard, Dave, and Seamus) to slip into, of all things, a calypso kind of mood! Fear not diehard fans, he's still got his trademark reckless snarl though as he rambles through loose and light hearted renditions of "Rum And Coca Cola", "I Love Paris" and "Anarchy In The U.K." Raw and gritty, and recorded with one microphone!