Ray Phillips autobiography
Drummer Ray Phillips was a founding member of influential Welsh heavy rockers Budgie.
In his autobiography, The Ray Phillips Story: An Awful Biography of a Great Life – From Budgie to Tredegar and Beyond, Ray tells the story of his life. It’s a personal and musical journey filled with trials, tribulations and triumphs… and a jolly good laugh! Each book comes with a 12-song sampler CD of Ray's work over the years, personally signed by the man himself.
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Drummer Ray Phillips was a founding member of influential Welsh heavy rockers Budgie. The original Budgie line-up made three albums from 1971–73 that punched above their weights to influence heavyweight bands to come – Megadeth, Metallica and Soundgarden, to name three.
After leaving Budgie in late 1973, Ray formed Ray Phillips Woman, a group that would tread the boards all over the UK from 1974–77.
Ray would eventually reunite with ex-Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge in Freeze, Storm and then Tredegar – the latter band releasing an accomplished self-titled album in 1986.
After Tredegar, Ray recorded albums under the Six Ton Budgie moniker and then in 2011 he released his first solo album, ‘Judgement Day’.
In The Ray Phillips Story: An Awful Biography of a Great Life – From Budgie to Tredegar and Beyond, Ray tells the story of his life. It’s a personal and musical journey filled with trials, tribulations and triumphs… and a jolly good laugh!
The 496-page book is printed in full colour on high-quality 130gsm satin art paper. The book contains 118,000 words and over 600 images, many of which you won't have seen before. Each book comes with a 12-track sampler CD of Ray's work over the years, personally signed by Ray himself. The CD has songs by Ray, Woman, Titus Oats, Tredegar and Six Ton Budgie.
The Ray Phillips Story: An Awful Biography of a Great Life – From Budgie to Tredegar and Beyond, published in April 2018, tells the story of original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips' life. It’s a personal and musical journey filled with trials, tribulations and triumphs… and a jolly good laugh! After leaving Budgie in late 1973, Ray formed Ray Phillips Woman, a group that would tread the boards all over the UK from 1974–77. Ray would eventually reunite with ex-Budgie guitarist Tony Bourge in Freeze, Storm and then Tredegar – the latter band releasing an accomplished self-titled album in 1986. After Tredegar, Ray recorded albums under the Six Ton Budgie moniker and then in 2011 he released his first solo album, ‘Judgement Day’. More details here.
For further information, contact Chris Pike (chris.pikenz@gmail.com, RIP) or Ray (sixtonbudgie@yahoo.com).
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