Mick Hampshire – From 30,000 Feet 7″ EP (pre-order)

£11.00

Artist – Mick Hampshire

Release – From 30,000 Feet 7″ EP

Label – Spinout Nuggets

Cat No. – SN134

Release date – 31st October 2024

In stock

SKU: SN133-1 Category:

Description

Artist – Mick Hampshire

Release – From 30,000 Feet 7″ EP

Side A
1. From 30,000 Feet (3:20)
2. Crying Like A Little Child (3:17)

Side B
1. Don’t The Sky Look Pretty (2:46)
2. When You’re In This Mood (3:31)

Label – Spinout Nuggets

Cat No. – SN134

Release date – 31st October 2024

Mick Hampshire lives in a boat moored on the River Medway, and has been making noise since ’81, making a nice stamp in the shape of Mickey & The Milkshakes, which led onto The/Thee Milkshakes.

The Milkshakes were a very prolific group, with joint song-writing from Mick Hampshire and Billy Childish, drums bashed by Bruce Brand, and bass notes hit by Mark Gilbert/John Gawen/Russell Wilkins. A female variation followed the band, The Delmonas, which included Mick’s long-term partner, and musical collaborator, Miss Ludella Black.

Following the demise of The Milkshakes, Mick has also released his musical wonders under Micky & the Salty Sea Dogs, and Mickey and Ludella.

Mick currently raids sound systems with The Masonics, a stripped-back trio of guitar, bass and drums, mixing 60s Beat, Garage and Instrumental vibes, but with a Punk ethic, and has been since 1991.

Not happy solely to wield a Burns guitar at an amazed audience, Mick is also a very talented painter and abstract artist. Some of his works can be seen on some of his record sleeves – including this very record, and…

In 2022, armed only with his Grimshaw semi-acoustic guitar, unamplified, Mick played and sang through a single microphone, and the sound was crisply collected by a mobile recording device under the direction of long-term friend Kevin Younger (The High Span, Armitage Shanks, Ye Ascoyne d’Ascoynes, etc), in a back room. the results were captured on Mick’s first solo album, titled ‘Mick’s Cat And Rooster Blues’.

Mick Hampshire follows his album release with this four-track EP, once again crisply collected by a mobile recording device under the direction of long-term friend Kevin Younger, through a single microphone.

Limited to 300 copies.

There’s no stopping this man!

Line Up:
Mick Hampshire – Vocals/Guitar

Notes:
Produced by Kevin Younger.
Cover by Arthole.

 

Additional information

Format Options

Both 7" EPs

You may also like…