Budgie (band)
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Budgie is a Welsh
Hard Rock
/Heavy Metal
band from Cardiff
. They are widely considered as one of the first heavy metal
bands and a seminal influence to many acts of that scene, with fast, heavy rock (an influence on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
(NWOBHM) and such acts as Metallica
) being played as early as 1971. The band has been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day". Notable Budgie songs include "Breadfan
", "Crash Course In Brain Surgery", "Parents", "I Turned To Stone" and "Napoleon Bona - Parts 1 & 2".
, Wales
under the name Hills Contemporary Grass. Their original line-up consisted of Burke Shelley
(b. John Burke Shelley, 10 April 1947, Tiger Bay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales) on vocals and bass
, Tony Bourge
(b. Anthony James Bourge, 24 November 1948, Tiger Bay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales) on guitar
and vocals, and Ray Phillips
(b. Raymond John Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales) on drums
. After performing several gigs
in 1968, the band changed their name to Budgie the following year and recorded their first demo. The band originally formed under such names as Hills Contemporary Grass and Six Ton Budgie. Burke Shelley has said that the band's name came from the fact that he, "loved the idea of playing noisy, heavy rock, but calling ourselves after something diametrically opposed to that".
Their debut album in strong blues oriented hard rock
lines was recorded at Rockfield Studios
with Black Sabbath
producer Rodger Bain
and released in 1971, followed by Squawk
in 1972. The third album, Never Turn Your Back On a Friend
(1973), contained "Breadfan", which was covered by Metallica
in 1988, the band having covered another Budgie song, "Crash Course In Brain Surgery" earlier in their career. Ray Philips left the band before the fourth album In for the Kill was recorded and was replaced by Pete Boot (b. Peter Charles Boot, 30 September 1950, West Bromwich
, Staffordshire
).
In late 1974, the band were joined by drummer Steve Williams
for the album Bandolier
, for live shows promoting this album and the follow-up, 'If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules', the band were augmented by Welsh guitarist Myf Isaac, but both Bourge and Isaac left mid 1978 and were replaced by ex Trapeze guitarist Robert Kendrick. Music from the 1978 LP Impeckable
was featured in the 1979 film J-Men Forever
(shown frequently on the USA Network's "Night Flight" television series in the 1980s) which is now a cult classic. In late 1978, having been dropped by A&M and with no new recording contract, this line up floundered, and after 12 months Kendrick was replaced by "Big" John Thomas (b. 21 February 1952) in late 1979. This line up recorded two albums for Kingsley Wards 'Active' label: 'Power Supply' and 'Nightflight'. 1982 saw them signed to RCA for 'Deliver us From Evil' their final recording for a 'major label'.
The band continued to have success during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
scene, playing the Reading Festival in 1980 and then headlining the festival in 1982. They built a particular following in Poland
, where they played as the first heavy metal
band behind the Iron Curtain
, in 1982. Also notable was their tour support of Ozzy Osbourne
's Blizzard of Ozz Tour
.
The band stopped gigging in 1988, members went into studio production, occasionally guesting on other projects; Thomas most notably worked on the Phenomena CD with Glenn Hughes out of the Black Sabbath studios.
Although the group has had very little commercial success in America, they have enjoyed a strong fan following in Texas and they have been known to receive radio airplay from Joe Anthony and Lou Roney on KMAC/KISS
radio in San Antonio in the 1970s, the band reformed using various drummers for one-off gigs in 1995, 1996 for outdoor festivals 'La Semana Alegre' in San Antonio, Texas
. They toured in 2002-6, mostly in the United Kingdom, the NYC/NJ area, Dallas, and with a few shows in Europe including the Sweden Rock Festival and a return to post-Communist Poland. In 1999 the band reunited in Letchworth and officially reformed.
In 2006 Budgie undertook a thirty five date United Kingdom
tour and a new album, titled You're All Living In Cuckooland
, was released in the UK on 7 November that year. In 2007 they played dates in Sweden and Poland.
On 4 July 2007 Lees announced his departure from the band to concentrate on his teaching and solo career.
Following the departure of Lees, Dio
lead guitarist and songwriter Craig Goldy
offered his services while Ronnie James Dio
was completing commitments with Heaven & Hell on their World Tour.
In February 2008 Craig Goldy
accompanied Budgie on their first tour of Australia
and has continued playing with Budgie as 'guest guitarist' for all of their shows.
Budgie's November 2010 tour of Eastern Europe had to be cancelled as Shelley was hospitalised on 9 November in Wejherowo
, Poland, with a 6 cm aortic aneurism. After surgery, he returned to Britain for recovery, but no decision of the future of the band has been made.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
Hard Rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
/Heavy Metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band from Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. They are widely considered as one of the first heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands and a seminal influence to many acts of that scene, with fast, heavy rock (an influence on the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
New Wave of British Heavy Metal
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal was a heavy metal movement that started in the late 1970s, in Britain, and achieved international attention by the early 1980s. The movement developed as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black...
(NWOBHM) and such acts as Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
) being played as early as 1971. The band has been noted as "among the heaviest metal of its day". Notable Budgie songs include "Breadfan
Breadfan
"Breadfan" is a heavy metal song originally recorded by Budgie, appearing on their 1973 album Never Turn Your Back on a Friend. The title refers to having a love of money, bread being slang for money. It was also featured in the video game Brütal Legend....
", "Crash Course In Brain Surgery", "Parents", "I Turned To Stone" and "Napoleon Bona - Parts 1 & 2".
Career
Budgie formed in 1967 in CardiffCardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
under the name Hills Contemporary Grass. Their original line-up consisted of Burke Shelley
Burke Shelley
Burke Shelley is the bass guitarist and vocalist of the Welsh rock group Budgie.In 1982 Shelley was reported to be a born again Christian....
(b. John Burke Shelley, 10 April 1947, Tiger Bay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales) on vocals and bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Tony Bourge
Tony Bourge
Tony Bourge was the original guitarist for the Welsh rock band Budgie. He left the band in 1978. In 1982 he rejoined original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips and formed Tredegar with future members of Cloven Hoof singer Russ North and guitarist Andy Wood.Tony has since retired from the music business...
(b. Anthony James Bourge, 24 November 1948, Tiger Bay, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales) on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
and vocals, and Ray Phillips
Ray Phillips (musician)
Ray Phillips Ray Phillips Ray Phillips ( (b. Raymond Anthony Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales), was the original drummer for the Influential Welsh rock band Budgie...
(b. Raymond John Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales) on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
. After performing several gigs
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
in 1968, the band changed their name to Budgie the following year and recorded their first demo. The band originally formed under such names as Hills Contemporary Grass and Six Ton Budgie. Burke Shelley has said that the band's name came from the fact that he, "loved the idea of playing noisy, heavy rock, but calling ourselves after something diametrically opposed to that".
Their debut album in strong blues oriented hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
lines was recorded at Rockfield Studios
Rockfield Studios
Rockfield Studios, near Monmouth in Wales and just outside the village of Rockfield, Monmouthshire are where many of British rock music’s most successful recordings have been made.-History:...
with Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
producer Rodger Bain
Rodger Bain
Rodger Bain is a British former record producer, known for producing heavy metal albums by bands such as Black Sabbath and Judas Priest in the 1970s.-Career:...
and released in 1971, followed by Squawk
Squawk (album)
Squawk is Budgie's second album. Released in September 1972, it was certified Gold in 1973. The cover art was by Roger Dean.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Burke Shelley - vocals, bass, mellotron, piano*Tony Bourge - guitar*Ray Phillips - drums...
in 1972. The third album, Never Turn Your Back On a Friend
Never Turn Your Back On a Friend
Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is Budgie's third album, released in 1973. A remastered version was released in late 2004.This is the band's best known album and is notable for its inclusion of "Breadfan", the band's best-known song...
(1973), contained "Breadfan", which was covered by Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
in 1988, the band having covered another Budgie song, "Crash Course In Brain Surgery" earlier in their career. Ray Philips left the band before the fourth album In for the Kill was recorded and was replaced by Pete Boot (b. Peter Charles Boot, 30 September 1950, West Bromwich
West Bromwich
West Bromwich is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, in the West Midlands, England. It is north west of Birmingham lying on the A41 London-to-Birkenhead road. West Bromwich is part of the Black Country...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
).
In late 1974, the band were joined by drummer Steve Williams
Steve Williams (rock drummer)
Steve Williams , is drummer for Welsh rock band Budgie. He joined Budgie for recording album Bandolier late 1974. Steve Williams plays Pearl drums and Paiste cymbals...
for the album Bandolier
Bandolier (album)
Bandolier is Budgie's fifth album, released in September 1975 through MCA Records. It reached #36 in the UK and was certified gold in 1976. The album was released in the US on A&M Records in late 1975.The...
, for live shows promoting this album and the follow-up, 'If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules', the band were augmented by Welsh guitarist Myf Isaac, but both Bourge and Isaac left mid 1978 and were replaced by ex Trapeze guitarist Robert Kendrick. Music from the 1978 LP Impeckable
Impeckable
Impeckable is Budgie's seventh album, released in February 1978 on A&M Records.-Track listing:#Melt the Ice Away – 3:33#Love for You and Me – 4:04#All at Sea – 4:21#Dish It Up – 4:21#Pyramids – 4:22#Smile, Boy, Smile – 4:31#I'm a Faker Too – 4:48...
was featured in the 1979 film J-Men Forever
J-Men Forever
J-Men Forever is a 1979 comedy film by Philip Proctor and PeterBergman of the Firesign Theatre. The film is a pastiche using film clips from Republic serials, re-dubbed with comic dialog to tell a tale of world conquest by sex, drugs and rock and roll....
(shown frequently on the USA Network's "Night Flight" television series in the 1980s) which is now a cult classic. In late 1978, having been dropped by A&M and with no new recording contract, this line up floundered, and after 12 months Kendrick was replaced by "Big" John Thomas (b. 21 February 1952) in late 1979. This line up recorded two albums for Kingsley Wards 'Active' label: 'Power Supply' and 'Nightflight'. 1982 saw them signed to RCA for 'Deliver us From Evil' their final recording for a 'major label'.
The band continued to have success during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal
New Wave of British Heavy Metal
The New Wave of British Heavy Metal was a heavy metal movement that started in the late 1970s, in Britain, and achieved international attention by the early 1980s. The movement developed as a reaction in part to the decline of early heavy metal bands such as Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black...
scene, playing the Reading Festival in 1980 and then headlining the festival in 1982. They built a particular following in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, where they played as the first heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band behind the Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain
The concept of the Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological fighting and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1989...
, in 1982. Also notable was their tour support of Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
's Blizzard of Ozz Tour
Blizzard of Ozz Tour
The Blizzard of Ozz Tour was the first concert tour by English heavy metal musician Ozzy Osbourne as a solo artist. The tour, which was in support of Osbourne's debut album Blizzard of Ozz, covered the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada, beginning on 12 September 1980 and concluding a...
.
The band stopped gigging in 1988, members went into studio production, occasionally guesting on other projects; Thomas most notably worked on the Phenomena CD with Glenn Hughes out of the Black Sabbath studios.
Although the group has had very little commercial success in America, they have enjoyed a strong fan following in Texas and they have been known to receive radio airplay from Joe Anthony and Lou Roney on KMAC/KISS
KISS-FM
KISS-FM is a radio station broadcasting an active rock format serving the San Antonio, Texas area. The Cox Radio outlet broadcasts at 99.5MHz.- History :...
radio in San Antonio in the 1970s, the band reformed using various drummers for one-off gigs in 1995, 1996 for outdoor festivals 'La Semana Alegre' in San Antonio, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. They toured in 2002-6, mostly in the United Kingdom, the NYC/NJ area, Dallas, and with a few shows in Europe including the Sweden Rock Festival and a return to post-Communist Poland. In 1999 the band reunited in Letchworth and officially reformed.
In 2006 Budgie undertook a thirty five date United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
tour and a new album, titled You're All Living In Cuckooland
You're All Living in Cuckooland
You're All Living In Cuckooland is Budgie's eleventh album. Released in November 2006, it is their first official studio album in 24 years...
, was released in the UK on 7 November that year. In 2007 they played dates in Sweden and Poland.
On 4 July 2007 Lees announced his departure from the band to concentrate on his teaching and solo career.
Following the departure of Lees, Dio
Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice. Naming the band Dio made sense from a commercial...
lead guitarist and songwriter Craig Goldy
Craig Goldy
Craig Goldy is an American guitarist, mostly notably of the band Dio.Before Dio, he played in the bands Vengeance, Rough Cutt, and Giuffria. He replaced Jake E. Lee in Rough Cutt and was himself replaced by Amir Derakh in this group. Prior to joining Rough Cutt, he had played in the band Vengeance...
offered his services while Ronnie James Dio
Ronnie James Dio
Ronald James Padavona , better known as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal vocalist and songwriter. He performed with, amongst others, Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, and his own band Dio, which means God in Italian. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser...
was completing commitments with Heaven & Hell on their World Tour.
In February 2008 Craig Goldy
Craig Goldy
Craig Goldy is an American guitarist, mostly notably of the band Dio.Before Dio, he played in the bands Vengeance, Rough Cutt, and Giuffria. He replaced Jake E. Lee in Rough Cutt and was himself replaced by Amir Derakh in this group. Prior to joining Rough Cutt, he had played in the band Vengeance...
accompanied Budgie on their first tour of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and has continued playing with Budgie as 'guest guitarist' for all of their shows.
Budgie's November 2010 tour of Eastern Europe had to be cancelled as Shelley was hospitalised on 9 November in Wejherowo
Wejherowo
Wejherowo is a town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northern Poland, with 47,435 inhabitants . It has been the capital of Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999; previously, it was a town in Gdańsk Voivodeship .-History:...
, Poland, with a 6 cm aortic aneurism. After surgery, he returned to Britain for recovery, but no decision of the future of the band has been made.
Current members
- Burke ShelleyBurke ShelleyBurke Shelley is the bass guitarist and vocalist of the Welsh rock group Budgie.In 1982 Shelley was reported to be a born again Christian....
– leadLead vocalistThe lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(1967–1988, 1995–1996, 1999–present) - Steve WilliamsSteve Williams (rock drummer)Steve Williams , is drummer for Welsh rock band Budgie. He joined Budgie for recording album Bandolier late 1974. Steve Williams plays Pearl drums and Paiste cymbals...
– drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
(1974–1986, 1999–present) - Craig GoldyCraig GoldyCraig Goldy is an American guitarist, mostly notably of the band Dio.Before Dio, he played in the bands Vengeance, Rough Cutt, and Giuffria. He replaced Jake E. Lee in Rough Cutt and was himself replaced by Amir Derakh in this group. Prior to joining Rough Cutt, he had played in the band Vengeance...
– guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s (2008–present)
Past members
- Ray PhillipsRay Phillips (musician)Ray Phillips Ray Phillips Ray Phillips ( (b. Raymond Anthony Phillips, 1 March 1949, Ely, Cardiff, South Glamorgan, South Wales), was the original drummer for the Influential Welsh rock band Budgie...
– drums (1967–1974) - Pete Boot – drums (1974)
- Jim Simpson – drums (1986–1988)
- Robert "Congo" Jones - drums (1995–1996)
- Tony BourgeTony BourgeTony Bourge was the original guitarist for the Welsh rock band Budgie. He left the band in 1978. In 1982 he rejoined original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips and formed Tredegar with future members of Cloven Hoof singer Russ North and guitarist Andy Wood.Tony has since retired from the music business...
- guitars (1967–1978) - Rob KendrickRob KendrickRob Kendrick is best known as guitarist for the English band, Trapeze. Trapeze had major musical success in the 1970s and early 1980s with their hit single, "Black Cloud".The original band, Trapeze, broke up in the 80's...
- guitars, backing vocals (1978–1979) - John "Big" Thomas - guitars (1979–1988, 1995–1996, 1999–2002)
- Duncan MackayDuncan Mackay (musician)Duncan Mackay is a British composer, singer, arranger, and keyboard player.-External links:...
– keyboards (1982) - Andy Hart – guitars (2002–2003)
- Simon LeesSimon LeesSimon Lees – Guitarist, Singer, Songwriter, ProducerBorn 1970 in Wolverhampton.Formed Wombourne rock band Osprey in 1986. Recorded “Scene of the Action” 6 song demo at Far Heath Studios in January 1989. Engineered and produced by Angus Wallace...
– guitars (2003–2007)
Additional musicians
- Myf Isaac - guitars (1975–1978) (touring)
- Richard Dunn - keyboards (1976) (session musician)
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Budgie Budgie (album) - Personnel :*Rodger Bain - Producer*Tony Bourge - guitar, vocals*Ray Phillips - percussion, drums*Burke Shelley - bass, vocals, mellotron*Ray Dorsey - Liner Notes*Shepard Sherbell - Design, Photography*David Sparling - Artwork, Cover Painting... |
| 1972 | Squawk Squawk (album) Squawk is Budgie's second album. Released in September 1972, it was certified Gold in 1973. The cover art was by Roger Dean.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Burke Shelley - vocals, bass, mellotron, piano*Tony Bourge - guitar*Ray Phillips - drums... |
| 1973 | Never Turn Your Back on a Friend Never Turn Your Back On a Friend Never Turn Your Back on a Friend is Budgie's third album, released in 1973. A remastered version was released in late 2004.This is the band's best known album and is notable for its inclusion of "Breadfan", the band's best-known song... |
| 1974 | In For The Kill |
| 1975 | Bandolier Bandolier (album) Bandolier is Budgie's fifth album, released in September 1975 through MCA Records. It reached #36 in the UK and was certified gold in 1976. The album was released in the US on A&M Records in late 1975.The... |
| 1976 | If I Were Brittania I'd Waive the Rules |
| 1978 | Impeckable Impeckable Impeckable is Budgie's seventh album, released in February 1978 on A&M Records.-Track listing:#Melt the Ice Away – 3:33#Love for You and Me – 4:04#All at Sea – 4:21#Dish It Up – 4:21#Pyramids – 4:22#Smile, Boy, Smile – 4:31#I'm a Faker Too – 4:48... |
| 1980 | Power Supply Power Supply (album) Power Supply is Budgie's eighth studio album, released in 1980 on Active Records, a sublabel of RCA Records... |
| 1981 | Nightflight Nightflight Nightflight is Budgie's ninth album. Released in 1981 on RCA Records. There is no remastered version of this album at the present time.-Track listing:#"I Turned to Stone" #"Keeping a Rendezvous" #"Reaper of the Glory"... |
| 1982 | Deliver Us From Evil Deliver Us From Evil (Budgie) Deliver Us From Evil is Budgie's tenth album. Released in 1982 on RCA Records. Unfortunately there is no remastered version of this album at the present time.-Track listing:#"Bored With Russia" #"Don't Cry" #"Truth Drug"... |
| 2006 | You're All Living in Cuckooland You're All Living in Cuckooland You're All Living In Cuckooland is Budgie's eleventh album. Released in November 2006, it is their first official studio album in 24 years... |
Live albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Heavier Than Air - Rarest Eggs Heavier Than Air - Rarest Eggs Heavier Than Air – Rarest Eggs is an album of compiled live tracks spanning Budgie's career. We Came, We Saw... is a companion to this album.-Track listing:Disc 1:# Rape Of The Locks# Rocking Man# Young Is A World# Hot As A Docker's Armpit... (live compilation of 1972-1981 material) |
| We Came, We Saw... We Came, We Saw... We Came, We Saw... is an album of compiled live tracks culled from Budgie's live shows in the early 80's, with an emphasis on songs released during that period rather than the band's older, more well-known work... (live compilation of 1980-1982 material) |
|
| 2002 | Life in San Antonio Life in San Antonio Life In San Antonio is a reunion 2002 album by the band Budgie, recorded live on August 2nd at the Sunken Garden Theater in San Antonio, Texas.-Track listing:#"Crime Against the World"#"Melt the Ice Away"#"Gunslinger"#"Panzer Division Destroyed"... |
| 2005 | Radio Sessions 1974 & 1978 (double album) |
| 2006 | The BBC Recordings The BBC Recordings (Budgie album) The BBC Recordings was the last live compilation album by Welsh rock band Budgie. The tracks on this album were taken from five shows.-Reading Festival 1980:#Breaking All the House Rules#Crime Against the World#Napoleon Bona-Parts 1 & 2#Forearm Smash... (live compilation of 1972-1982 material) |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Best of Budgie |
| 1981 | Best of Budgie |
| 1996 | An Ecstasy of Fumbling - The Definitive Anthology |
| 1997 | Best of Budgie |
| 2004 | The Last Stage |
Miscellaneous albums
- TredegarTredegar (album)Tredegar is the self-titled debut album by the Welsh heavy metal band Tredegar. The vocals on all but one song on the album were recorded by guest singer Carl Sentence as the band did not have a full-time frontman in place when recording began...
(1986) - A release by the band TredegarTredegar (band)Tredegar were a British heavy metal band formed in 1982.It was named after the town in Wales.-History:Tredegar were formed by former Budgie members Tony Bourge and Ray Phillips. Their debut album was recorded in 1986 with the help of Persian Risk's Carl Sentance as a guest vocalist as the band did...
, featuring Tony BourgeTony BourgeTony Bourge was the original guitarist for the Welsh rock band Budgie. He left the band in 1978. In 1982 he rejoined original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips and formed Tredegar with future members of Cloven Hoof singer Russ North and guitarist Andy Wood.Tony has since retired from the music business...
and Ray Phillips - Six Ton Budgie - Unplucked (1995) - drummer Ray Phillips' band
- Six Ton Budgie - Ornithology v.1 (1996) - drummer Ray Phillips' band
- The Extreem - From Out Of The Sky (1999) - pre-Budgie late 60's efforts, Japan only CD
- Budgie And Beyond (1999) - 80's solo works, out-takes, unreleased demos ~ Australian Fan Club "Sabre Dance" release on VSC label (Gold CD)
- Booty's B-Sides (2003) - Boot 66 with ex-Budgie Pete Boot and various artists
- The Battle of My Mind (2006) - Pete Boot with Andy Colley (guitar)
Singles (UK-exclusive unless stated otherwise)
- "Crash Course In Brain Surgery" / "Nude Disintegrating Parachutist Woman" (1971, MCAMusic Corporation of AmericaMCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
MK 5072) - "Whiskey River" / "Guts" (1972, MCA MK 5085)
- "Whiskey River" / "Stranded" (1972, MCA 2185) - US-exclusive release
- "Zoom Club (Edit)" / "Wondering What Everyone Knows" (1974, MCA 133)
- "I Ain't No Mountain" / "Honey" (1975, MCA 175)
- "Smile Boy Smile" / "All at Sea" (1978, A&MA&M RecordsA&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...
AMS 7342) - "Crime Against the World" / "Hellbender" (1980, Active BUDGE 2)
- "Keeping a Rendezvous" / "Apparatus" (1981, RCARCARCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
BUDGE 3) - "I Turned To Stone (Part 1)" / "I Turned To Stone (Part 2)" (1981, RCA BUDGE 4)
- "Bored With Russia" / "Don't Cry" (1982, RCA 271)
External links
- Official website
- http://www.myspace.com/budgieofficialmyspaceOfficial MyspaceMyspaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
page] - Budgie biography from BBC Wales
- [ Artist page at Allmusic]