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Billy Childish forms The Guy Hamper Trio following a long-standing connection with James Taylor, stretching back to their early ’80s bands The Milkshakes and The Prisoners. Here, Childish steps into his Guy Hamper alias on guitar, joined by Julie Childish on bass and Wolf on drums—alongside Taylor on Hammond organ.
The result is rough-edged, blues-rooted instrumental rhythm & blues—loose, loud and wilfully unrefined. Built on a love of groove but played with deliberate disregard for perfection, the trio lean into grit and spontaneity rather than precision.
This release pairs ‘Taulkinham, Tennessee’ with ‘A Surprise To You, No Surprise To Me’, capturing the band’s scrappy, organ-led attack in full flow—direct, unpolished and made for those who like their R&B with a bit of dirt under the nails.
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Taulkinham, Tennessee
A Surprise To You, No Surprise To Me