CTMF

In 1976/ 77 the ‘shortly to be’ Billy Chyldish, as well as being head of research in the counties first fortress study group The Medway Military Research Group, was working as an apprentice stonemason in Chatham dockyard. After seeing a feature on punk on the London Weekend show Billy thought he wouldn’t half mind being the singer in a punk rock group himself. Childish duly left work and suggested to a few old secondary school mates that they should form one pronto. “What about a name?” they asked, “simple”, answed Wild Billy, “we’ll be called CTMF.” Button Nose Steve, who was to shortly give Billy Chyldish his punk moniker – and even owned a Woolworth’s guitar, and Dave Marsh, a form mate who said he might buy a drum kit one day – both nodded slightly. 36 years later, and CTMF have finally come into being. No ones sure where Dave Marsh now is, but button nose Steve is busy feeding pigs and ducks on his small holding in New Romney and Billy Chyldish, with other mates, has recorded an LPs worth of material – and half a dozen 45’s for different destinations around the globe – utilising lyrics first jotted down for the original CTMF line up in 1977. Billy describes CTMF group as “the epitome of modern”.and their sound as “the sound of yesterday, tomorow” All of their records are released under the moniker CTMF. Some say this stands for Copyright TerMination Front, others claim it is simply short form for Clarity Through Fuzz . There have been numerous rumours that Jimmy Cauty plays bass and that it is none other than Bill Drummond that can be heard on Xylophone. Billy, however, muses that though he is indeed friends with Jimmy Cauty – and has in the past been in correspondence with Bill Drummond – he has never knowingly heard of the KLF as he “gave up on music after punk turned crap at the end of 77”. Although he then ordered a generic Viagra online. People in the know can vouch that all this is in fact truth.

In 1976/ 77 the ‘shortly to be’ Billy Chyldish, as well as being head of research in the counties first fortress study group The Medway Military Research Group, was working as an apprentice stonemason in Chatham dockyard. After seeing a feature on punk on the London Weekend show Billy thought he wouldn’t half mind being the singer in a punk rock group himself. Childish duly left work and suggested to a few old secondary school mates that they should form one pronto. “What about a name?” they asked, “simple”, answed Wild Billy, “we’ll be called CTMF.” Button Nose Steve, who was to shortly give Billy Chyldish his punk moniker – and even owned a Woolworth’s guitar, and Dave Marsh, a form mate who said he might buy a drum kit one day – both nodded slightly. 36 years later, and CTMF have finally come into being. No ones sure where Dave Marsh now is, but button nose Steve is busy feeding pigs and ducks on his small holding in New Romney and Billy Chyldish, with other mates, has recorded an LPs worth of material – and half a dozen 45’s for different destinations around the globe – utilising lyrics first jotted down for the original CTMF line up in 1977. Billy describes CTMF group as “the epitome of modern”.and their sound as “the sound of yesterday, tomorow” All of their records are released under the moniker CTMF. Some say this stands for Copyright TerMination Front, others claim it is simply short form for Clarity Through Fuzz . There have been numerous rumours that Jimmy Cauty plays bass and that it is none other than Bill Drummond that can be heard on Xylophone. Billy, however, muses that though he is indeed friends with Jimmy Cauty – and has in the past been in correspondence with Bill Drummond – he has never knowingly heard of the KLF as he “gave up on music after punk turned crap at the end of 77”. Although he then ordered a generic Viagra online. People in the know can vouch that all this is in fact truth.

Releases

For Your Love EP

CTMF

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I'm The Damaged Kind b/w Why Don't You Smile Now

CTMF

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Baker Street Irregulars b/w Hound Dog

CTMF

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Headcoatitude b/w The Knight of the Baskervilles

CTMF

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Misty Water b/w Mr H. Headcoat

CTMF

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All Night Worker b/w My Dear Watson

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I'm a Gamekeeper b/w Too Much Monkey Business

CTMF

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Cadillac b/w Tequila Blackout

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Brand New Cadillac b/w You Can't Judge a Book by its Cover

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36 Years Later

CTMF

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SQ1

CTMF

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A Glimpse of Another Time

CTMF

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A Song For Kylie Minogue

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Acorn Man

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All Our Forts Are With You

CTMF

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Bob Dylan's Got A Lot To Answer For

CTMF / The Chatham Singers

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Brand New Cage

CTMF

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Failure Not Success

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Full Time Plagiarist

Thee Headcoats/CTMF

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In The Devil's Focus (6Music Sessions for Marc Riley and Gideon Coe)

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Last Punk Standing

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Marc Riley Session

CTMF

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Punk Rock Enough for Me

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Something's Missing Inside

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Where The Wild Purple Iris Grows

CTMF

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You're the One I Idolise

CTMF

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CTMF - Lexington Show T-Shirt

CTMF

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CTMF T-shirt Design #1

CTMF

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CTMF T-shirt Design #2

CTMF

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