Year: 1977
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 38 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Punk Rock
THE DAMNED are a punk-rock band originally from Croydon, England, a suburb of London, who were
formed in 1976. Despite being one of the definitive early punk bands
they were also one of the most ambitious; with their later albums moving
away from gothic rock to psychedelic rock. They are notable for being the first of the british punk
band to release a official single, put out an album and tour the United States.
Their debut album, "Damned Damned Damned" was released 6 months before
The Sex Pistols’ debut "Never Mind The Bollocks". THE DAMNED have dissolved and reformed many times, with singer Dave Vanian
remaining the sole constant. They have incorporated many styles in
their music, most notably psychedelia, gothic and new wave. In addition to serving as inspiration for many of the
american young bands who created hardcore music beacause their fast punk (in 1976), THE DAMNED are also
generally regarded as one of the founders of goth / dark music. Original
members Dave Vanian (David Lett), Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns), and
Rat Scabies (Chris Millar) were all members of the semi-legendary Masters of the Backside which included future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde.
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Year: 1978
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 11
Time: 32 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Punk Rock
"Music for Pleasure" is the second studio album by English punk
rock band the Damned. It was released on 18 November 1977, through
record label Stiff. "Music for Pleasure" was produced by Nick
Mason of Pink Floyd and featured new member Lu Edmunds on guitar
alongside Brian James, as well as guest saxophonist Lol Coxhill. The
album was the last album-length studio release to feature original
guitarist Brian James,
who would rejoin the band in the late '80s and early '90s for a live
album and studio single. It was also the group's final album release on
Stiff Records. It saw the band move into more complex song structures,
while maintaining the punk sound of their debut album. At the time of
its release, the album was dismissed by critics as a poor misstep.
During August and September they recorded "Music for pleasure", by
produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason (of all people), which
eventually did just the job for media hacks with a desire to write them
off as has-beens. A notable flop, the LP was rather strange in a way
that words can't describe, but boasted another clutch of fine songs,
some of which were new ones by James. ‘Politics', a re-done 'Stretcher
Case', 'You Take My Money' were James originals, but the standout was
Sensible / Scabies' infamous attack on the band Television (‘Idiot
Box'), complete with parodic Tom Verlaine guitar. Avant garde
saxophonist Lol Coxhill even appeared on one track, the Stooges-like
'You Know'. The press hated it and therefore slated it. Scabies, who had
to be persuaded to stay in the band to record the LP, left the band
before it was released in November. The LP flopped dramatically: despite
brilliant cover art by Barney Bubbles, the bad reviews sunk it.
"machine gun etiquette"Year: 1979
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 11
Time: 36 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Punk Rock
"Machine gun etiquette" was THE DAMNED's third album but the
first after a quasi-breakup and founding guitarist Brian James'
departure, which was quite the blessing in disguise. The Damned made
history with their punk debut, "Damned Damned Damned" but their second
album, "Music for pleasure", was a real stinker. Without James they were
able to reinvent themselves. Bassist Captain Sensible switched to
guitar and they made an amazing record, far and away their best and one
of the best albums of the era. The first song, "Love Song," is
absolutely brilliant and the band recorded here (in my opinion) the
first "proto-hardcore" songs ever. Hell, the whole record is great.
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Year: 1980
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 18
Time: 58 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
Far
from the Sex Pistols scandals and increasing "mainstream" of The Clash music, there was a third way which adopted by THE DAMNED
and this
was, of experimentation with many styles such as: post-punk, goth rock,
cold wave and even sounds from the 60s decade like garage or
psychedelia. With its debut album THE DAMNED demonstrated its fast and noisy punk-rock (in 1976), but
with this "The black album" the band wanted to be more creative than
destructive, and recorded a concept album from start to finish as the huge
work who had made their admired The Who with "Quadrophenia" or David Bowie with "Ziggy Stardust", a work of aArt in a nutshell. Often
this disk is described as one of must on the list of so-called "Art
Punk" due to high musical quality, but I personally think this is a complete post-punk album or goth-punk album, nothing more. The thing is THE DAMNED
started to record very good albums with high quality in many aspects:
creativity, originaliy, technical level, sound production, etc. Since
"The black album" nothing to do with its three first albums.
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"strawberries"Year: 1982
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 11
Time: 48 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
"Strawberries", originally titled "Strawberries for Pigs",
is the fifth studio album by English punk rock band The Damned. It was
released in October 1982 by record label Bronze. Describing the album we
can to say this is a mix with classic punk-rock, goth rock and also
an increasing influence of dark pop sounds. Despite
their sound more melodic, the album is excellent and highly
recommended. This release here was made in 2015 through major "Universal Music" (Sanctuary Records) on LP and CD format.
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NAZ NOMAD AND THE NIGHTMARES"give daddy the knife Cindy"
Year: 1984
Country: UK
Label: Big Beat
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 30 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock
"Naz Nomad and The Nightmares" was a one-off project featuring the
members of punk rock band The Damned. Naz Nomad and
The Nightmares released one album entitled Give Daddy The Knife Cindy in
1984. The album was packaged to look like the re-issue of a 1967
soundtrack album to a (fictitious) low budget American horror film. A
copyright notice on the front cover claimed the film was "Copyright 1967
American Screen Destiny Pictures", and credits are given for the film's
stars, director and producer. The album itself featured covers of songs
by garage rock and psychedelic acts who had influenced the Damned, plus
two original numbers in the same style. Each member of the band took on
pseudonyms different from those used in The Damned for the project.
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"phantasmagoria"Year: 1985
Label: Universal
Format: CD , LP
Tracks: 8
Time: 58 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Rock
"Phantasmagoria" is the sixth album by The Damned, released by
MCA
records in July 1985. Special editions were available on white vinyl or
picture disc — some versions included a free 12" of their No. 3 hit
Eloise. After much wrangling, the Damned received a new contract with
MCA Records in October 1984 (past member Captain Sensible's hit solo
career helped) and recorded the album in Eel Pie Studios
between March and June 1985. It reached No. 11 in the charts, and was
the band's highest charting album ever. The non-album single "Eloise,"
(a Barry Ryan cover), released six months later, became a huge UK hit
reaching No. 3. The Damned centred the entire album around David
Vanian's deep voice, giving much of the album a gothic feeling. "Edward
the Bear" is a light pop tune sung by Roman Jugg. The album is currently
out-of-print in North America but was remastered and reissued by Geffen
Records
in Japan in 2007, which features replicas of the LP's outer and inner
sleeves and the CD's label resembles the white vinyl edition. One of the
best gothic albums written ever. Excellent
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"anything"Year: 1986
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: New Wave
After Captain Sensible left the Damned
in 1984 when his solo career took off with the freak success of his
single "Happy Talk," Dave Vanian took over the creative reins of the
group, and he began nudging their music in a direction that reflected
his growing interest in the goth movement. The Damned's flirtation with
goth led to them signing a major label deal for the first time and
enjoying one of their biggest commercial successes with the 1985 album "phantasmagoria". "Anything" probably was their most economic profitous album, but at the same time, their less talented. Despite all, there are three good songs (released as singles): "Eloise", "gigolo" and "in dulce decorum".
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"not of this earth"
Year: 1996
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
Underrated, understood and forgot album. Due to unknown reasons, this album was released through different record labels, with different artworks and also differently untitled ("I'm alright jack and the bean stalk" for example), and maybe these all facts became in a complete faillure. The reality was the album passed unuticied by both, medias and audience. But despite this, the album is simply another great piece of rock, recorded by this legend band: The Damned.
Year: 2001
Label: Nitro
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 13
Time: 58 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
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"so, who's the paranoid?"Year: 2008
Label: The english channel
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 13
Time: 60 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
Like
any album from a band on the wrong side of 30, "So, Who's Paranoid?"
comes with a stigma attached: The success rate on these kinds of
middle-aged reunion projects is already low, and factor in a founding
role in the '70s punk scene and members named Captain Sensible and Rat
Scabies and the odds plunge to a nearly microscopic level.
Realistically, the Damned is lucky enough to still be alive. Yet somehow
the band has done two better than expectations would warrant, not only
staying together (intermittently, and with a revolving cast of new and
original members) but recording an album that somehow rises above
mediocrity. So, Who's Paranoid? plays like a slideshow of the Damned's
career, moving from simplistic, three-chord punk ("A Nation Fit for
Heroes," "Nothing") to crooning goth ("Under the Wheels"), capping off
with a baggy, shambling psych exploration that would be destructive if
not placed safely at the end of the album. Along the way, the band makes
room for some bloated Broadway style numbers ("Since I Met You,"
"Nature's Dark Passion") and even a dash of Britpop ("Danger to
Yourself"), a thematic limpness that is either a sign of distraction or a
way of showing off how diversely talented the band is. This cobbled,
retrospective feel is the greatest failing here but ultimately feels
like a quibble compared to how badly things could have turned out. The
album is consistently smart and musically gratifying, if not overly
sharp, and with the generally even tone established by Dave Vanian's
refreshingly wry lyrics, it maintains a somewhat united feeling despite
its scrapbook sensibility. For a band seemingly long past their prime,
this level of quality is no small accomplishment, digging at old veins
to create a smaller-scale version of the Damned's earlier successes.
Year: 2018
Label: Universal
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 10
Time: 43 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
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"darkadelic"
Year: 2023
Label: Ear
Format: CD, LP
Tracks: 12
Time: 40 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
"Manchester academy-machine gun etiquette anniversary"
Year: 2024
Label: Easy Action
Format: 2 x CD, DVD
Tracks: 14
Time: 50 min.
Genre: rock
Style: Goth Punk
