Damaged Goods is a British

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

History

Damaged Goods records formed in 1988 from a living room in east London. The first release was a re-issue of the 1977 single by

Slaughter and the Dogs Slaughter and the Dogs are an English punk rock band formed in 1975 in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Their original line-up consisted of singer Wayne Barrett McGrath, rhythm guitar Mick Rossi, drummer Brian "Mad Muffet" Grantham, lead guitarist M ...

, "Where Have All the Bootboys Gone?". Following positive reviews in the UK music press it was followed by a reissue of the same band's debut album ''Do It Dog Style''. Releases by

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, The Killjoys,

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, and

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followed. Damaged Goods was originally intended to be a punk re-issue label but by 1990 was releasing contemporary bands, including a single by The Sect, and an EP by

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. In early 1991, they released their first single by

Billy Childish Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper, 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has le ...

(with

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), followed by many more, including the debut Thee Headcoatees single. They now manage the Billy Childish back catalogue. Between 1992 and 1994, Damaged Goods released the debut single from

Helen Love Helen Love are an indie band from Wales whose music is a combination of punk rock, bubblegum pop and disco dance music. The band was formed in 1992 by Helen Love (vocals, guitar) with Sheena (guitar, keyboards), Roxy (bass, drum machine), an ...

along with one-off singles with Atari Teenage Riot,

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and

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. By 1995, DG was a full-time occupation concentrating on the UK

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scene based around

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and Slim Chance's Wild Western Rooms in Archway, as well as indie and punk releases. In 1995, they released the debut Holly Golightly album ''The Good Things''. They have since released fifteen albums by Holly. Over the next decade Damaged Goods released records by J Church,

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, The Revillos, Mikabomb, The Priscillas,

The Buff Medways Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper, 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has le ...

, and

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2008 saw the release of new albums from

and his new band The Musicians of the British Empire and a second album from Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs. Re-issues included Psykik Volts, Thee Headcoatees,

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Thee Milkshakes Billy Childish (born Steven John Hamper, 1 December 1959) is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music, writing and visual art. He has le ...

and

Rudi Rudi, born Albert Rudolph (January 24, 1928 – February 21, 1973), also known as Swami Rudrananda, was born in Brooklyn, New York. Rudi was a spiritual teacher and an antiquities entrepreneur in New York City.Swami Rudrananda udi ''Spiri ...

and further releases included Betty and the Werewolves, the debut album from

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and new albums from Ludella Black and Graham Day & the Gaolers. In 2010 Damaged Goods was named 'DIY Label of the Week' by BBC Radio 1 journalist Huw Stephens. During the 2010s Damaged Goods released new albums by

, Cyanide Pills, Cowbell, Giuda,

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, The Senior Service, The Cute Lepers, Pete Molinari, Piney Gir & many more. 2018 was Damaged Goods 30th anniversary and is celebrating with a retrospective compilation and a 7" singles club as well as five gigs in London. Latest signings include Amyl And The Sniffers, Galileo 7, Thee Dagger Debs & The Shadracks

Artists

* Action Painting *

* Agebaby * Age of Jets * Amyl And The Sniffers * Anorak Girl * Armitage Shanks *

* Baby Birkin * Bambi * Betty and the Werewolves * Bette Davis and the Balconettes * Big Boy Tomato *

Blaggers ITA Blaggers ITA (formerly The Blaggers) were a British punk rock band founded in 1988. Main vocalist Matty 'Blagg' Roberts had previously fronted Oi! band Complete Control, who released an LP on ''Oi! Records'' in 1985 Blaggers ITA were noted for ...

* Blubber * The Bolsheviks * The Bristols * The Budget Girls * Butcher Boy *

* Case * Cee Bee Beaumont * The Chefs * Clayson and the Argonauts * Cowbell *

Cuban Boys The Cuban Boys are an English electronic group and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood ("Blu") and Jenny McLaren (Autobahn's sister). Their music is characterised ...

* Cyanide Pills *

Deep Wound Deep Wound was an American hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Westfield, Massachusetts. They released one self-titled 7" and contributed two songs to the compilation LP, '' Bands That Could Be God'', both of which are sought after by fans and re ...

* The Del Monas *

The Dils The Dils were an American punk rock band formed 1976 and active until 1980, originally from Carlsbad, California, and fronted by the brothers Chip Kinman and Tony Kinman. They appeared as the second act in the "battle of the bands" sequence i ...

* The Dirty Burds * Dustball * Dutronc * Dweeb * Terry Edwards *

* Fire Dept. * Formica * The Gaggers * The Galileo 7 * Genius Freak * Giuda * Goldblade Featuring Poly Styrene * Graham Day and the Gaolers * Guaranteed Ugly * Guy Hamper Trio * Hard Skin *

* Holly Golightly * Honeyrider *

Hopper Hopper or hoppers may refer to: Places *Hopper, Illinois * Hopper, West Virginia * Hopper, a mountain and valley in the Hunza–Nagar District of Pakistan * Hopper (crater), a crater on Mercury People with the name * Hopper (surname) * Grace H ...

* Huegunius * Identity * J Church * Jimi Ben Band *

* The Killjoys * Kyra Rubella * Lockjaw * Lovesick * Ludicrous Lollipops * The Lurkers *

* Ludella Black * The Melons *

Thee Mighty Caesars Thee Mighty Caesars were a Medway scene garage/punk group, formed by Billy Childish (vocals/guitar) in 1985 after the demise of The Milkshakes, alongside John Agnew (bass) and Graham Day (drums), who initially was still also in fellow Medway ...

* Mikabomb * The Milkshakes * Monkhouse * Nat Johnson and the Figureheads *

* Oizone * One Car Pile-Up *

Pansy Division Pansy Division is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California, San Francisco, California, United States, in 1991 by singer-songwriter Jon Ginoli and bassist Chris Freeman (musician), Chris Freeman. Conceived as the first openly hom ...

* Pebbles * PeeChees * Penetration * Period Pains * Pete Molinari * Phantom Pregnancies * Piney Gir * Piney Gir Country Roadshow * Pop Rivets *

* Pop Am Good * Psykik Volts * The pUKEs * Reverse * The Revillos * Roadholders * Roxy Epoxy & The Rebound * Rugrat * The Sect * The Senior Service * Serious Drinking European Cup Squad * Severed Limb * Sexton Ming * Shelley's Children * The Shadracks * The Shall I Say Quois * Shout * Singing Loins *

Slaughter And The Dogs Slaughter and the Dogs are an English punk rock band formed in 1975 in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Their original line-up consisted of singer Wayne Barrett McGrath, rhythm guitar Mick Rossi, drummer Brian "Mad Muffet" Grantham, lead guitarist M ...

* Slime * Snap Her * The SolarFlares * Some Chicken * Thee Spivs *

Spizzenergi Spizzenergi are an English punk/ new wave band led by vocalist/guitarist Spizz (real name Kenneth Spiers, born Solihull 1959). Formed in the late 1970s, the band changed its name every year, subsequent names including Athletico Spizz 80, Spizz ...

* Thee Stash * Stratford Sparrows * Stuckists * Supercute * Tallulah Gosh *

Television Personalities The Television Personalities are an English post-punk band formed in 1977 by London singer-songwriter Dan Treacy.Earp, Joseph.The Missing Man Of Music: A Search For The Elusive Dan Treacy Of Television Personalities. ''The Brag'', 26 July 2016 ...

* Thee Dagger Debs *

* Thee Headcoatees * Thrilled Skinny * Toast * The Unwanted * The Users *

* Wild Billy Childish and the Blackhands * Wild Billy Childish and the Buff Medways * Wild Billy Childish and the Chatham Singers * Wild Billy Childish and CTMF * Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire * Wild Billy Childish and the Spartan Dreggs * Witch *

References

External links

Official website

BBC Interview 2010
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History

Artists

See also

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