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Holly Golightly


Holly Golightly (real name) started her musical career as a founder member of all girl garage band Thee Headcoatees in 1991.

She spent four years with Thee Headcoatees before releasing her debut record, 'The Good Things', in 1995. Where the Headcoatees sound was a blend of girl group sounds and three-chord garage-rock with all the original songs coming from the pen of Billy Childish, Holly's solo sound is more a blend of pre-rock electric blues, folk rock, and less frantic rock & roll. Apart from the wide range of covers of such artists as Willie Dixon, Ike Turner, LeeHazelwood, Wreckless Eric, and Bill Withers, Golightly also writes all her own material.

Holly Golightly is definitely the most interesting and diverse artist to come out of the Billy Childish school and is certainly one of the better singer/songwriters of the post-grunge era.

Since her debut in 1995, Golightly has been very prolific, releasing a number of long play records and numerous singles for a wide variety of labels and has toured America eight times. Holly's sound has remained remarkably consistent throughout, but each record has a quality that sets it apart from the others. In 1999 she released an album with her friend Billy Childish, on which the two sound like a scuffed-up British version of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood.

After playing several west coast shows with The White Stripes, and supporting them at their some of their London shows, Holly has become good friends with Jack and Meg, recording a duet with them, 'It's true that we love one another', for their new album 'Elephant'. Holly has also recently been recording in the US with garage band The Greenhornes and they released a special Christmas 2002 single together.

Over the years Holly has been guest vocalist on various other bands projects, including live with Mudhoney and on a couple of Rocket From The Crypt releases.

She has just finished recording her new album, '...Truly she is noneother' her first for two years at Toe Rag and Gizzard studios in London. It will be released in June and will be supported with a US tour and also some UK dates too.

If anyone would like to complie a list of release's Holly has appeared on, it would be greatly appreciated.

Check out some US tour photos.
Holly's Official site is


Discography
 

Vinyl Albums     Cassettes    CDs    Singles/EPs    Videos      Compilation - Vinyl    CDs    Cassettes     Singles/EPs
  Record Title Label Cat. No. Date Value (USD)
  The Good Things (10") Damaged Goods DAMGOODLP65 6/95
  The Main Attraction Teenage Kicks KICK LP7 12.50
  Laugh It Up Vinyl Japan ASKLP56 09/96
  Painted On Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI 474 08/97
  Up The Empire Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI 506 02/98
  Serial Girlfriend Damaged Goods DAMGOOD156LP 10/98
  In Blood
with Billy Childish
Wabana ORE22LP 08/11/99
  God Don't Like It Damaged Goods DAMGOOD180LP 03/00
  Desperate Little Town
with Dan Melchior
Sympathy For The Record Ind. SFTRI591 01/01
  The Main Attraction (re-release) Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 189-LP 04/01
  Singles Round-Up Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 190-LP 03/09
  Truly She is None Other Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 213LP 28th Jul 2003
  Slowly But Surely Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 232 Oct 2004
  My First Holly Goloightly Album Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 242CD June 2005
  LP (Not Out Yet) Sympathy For The Record Ind. SFTRI 674 in limbo (May 2002)


 

Vinyl Albums     Cassettes    CDs    Singles/EPs    Videos      Compilation - Vinyl    CDs    Cassettes     Singles/EPs
  Record Title Label Cat. No. Date Value (USD)
  The Good Things Damaged Goods DAMGOODCD 65 6/95
  The Main Attraction Teenage Kicks KICK CD7 28.00
  Laugh It All Up! Vinyl Japan ASKCD 74 18/8/97
  Painted On Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI 474 08/97
  Up The Empire Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI 506 02/98
  Serial Girlfriend Damaged Goods DAMGOOD156CD 10/98
  In Blood
with Billy Childish
Wabana ORE22CD 08/11/99
  God Don't Like It Damaged Goods DAMGOOD180CD 03/00
  Live In America Majestic Twelve MJ12.005 07/08/00
  Desperate Little Town
with Dan Melchior
Sympathy For The Record Ind. SFTRI591 01/01
  The Main Attraction (re-release) Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 189-CD 04/01
  Singles Round-Up Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 190-CD 03/09
  Truly She is None Other Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 213CD 28th Jul 2003
Down Gina's at 3 Sympathy For The Record Ind. SFTRI 734 06/04
  Slowly But Surely Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 232CD Oct 2004 NEW!!!


 

Vinyl Albums     Cassettes    CDs    Singles/EPs    Videos      Compilation - Vinyl    CDs    Cassettes     Singles/EPs
  Record Title Label Cat. No. Date Value (USD)
  Hey Mom! The Garage Is On My Foot Vol 1
"In You"
Damaged Goods DAMGOODLP102 1996
  18 Thoughts of British Trash
"Hold Me Baby"
Vinyl Japan ASKLP72 16/11/98
  Today's Top Girl Groups Vol.1
"Run Cold"
Spinout 1998
  Allright, This Time Just The Girls
"Anyway You Like It"
Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI576 06/99
  Root Damage
"Anyway You Like It" & "Laughing To Keep From Crying" with Dan Melchior
Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI713 2003

 

Vinyl Albums     Cassettes    CDs    Singles/EPs    Videos      Compilation - Vinyl    CDs    Cassettes     Singles/EPs
  Record Title Label Cat. No. Date Value (USD)
  Do The Nuclear Tests In Paris And Beijing
"Good Enough"
Vinyl Japan MASKCD58 1995
  Hey Mom! The Garage Is On My Foot Vol 1
"In You"
Damaged Goods DAMGOODCD102 1996
  18 Thoughts of British Trash
"Hold Me Baby"
Nippon Columbia COCB-83050 10/98
  Your Soldiers In Psychological Warfare - Fall & Winter 1999
"You Love Is Mine"
Surefire 1999
  Allright, This Time Just The Girls
"Anyway You Like It"
Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI576 06/99
  Genre Non-Specific
"Give Back Time"
Surefire 2000
  Turbo's Tunes
Rain Down Rain
Kill Rock Stars KRS319 2001
  Totally Damaged
Give Back Time
Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 200-CD 2001
  Root Damage
"Anyway You Like It", "I'll Follow Her Down" & "Laughing To Keep From Crying" with Dan Melchior
Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI713 2003

 

Vinyl Albums     Cassettes    CDs    Singles/EPs    Videos      Compilation - Vinyl    CDs    Cassettes     Singles/EPs
  Record Title Label Cat. No. Date Value (USD)
  Jiggy Jiggy Vinyl Japan PAD13
  Jiggy Jiggy (CDS) Vinyl Japan TASKCD13
  Virtually Happy
(Ltd 750 only)
Damaged Goods DAMGOOD75 9/95
  Mary Ann Vinyl Japan PAD 26 2/96
  Mary Ann (CDS) Vinyl Japan TASKCD 26 2/96
  Girl In The Shower Super Electro SE 710 10/96
  Pinkie Please Come Back Super Electro SE 711 10/96 8.00
  No Big Thing Hangman's Daughter KETCH 15 6/96
  No Hope Bar Teenage Kicks KICK 016 09/96
  Come The Day
(picture disc)
Damaged Goods DAMGOOD110 09/96
  Won't Go Out
(Double single)
Sympathy for the Record Ind. SFTRI 471 8/96
  Sand Box Theory 12/96
  Your Love Is Mine Flapping Jet FJ-008 03/98
  You Shine/Box Elder Damaged Goods DAMGOOD166 12/04/99
  Listen/Rain Down Rain Kill Rock Stars KRS344 05/99
  Pretty Good Love EP Smartguy SMART004 2002
  Little Stars / I Don't Hear You Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 211 12/02
  'Walk A Mile' / 'Don't **** Around With Love' (feat Sexton Ming) Damaged Goods DAMGOOD 220 7th July 2003
  On The Fire EP
7" & CD
Damaged Goods DAMGOOD ??? 07/03/2005

E-mail me if you have more information on any of these or other records: Pat Davies



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