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The Damned: Anything

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On December 1, 1986, “MCA” label released “Anything”, the seventh Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded June – August 1986, at “Puk Recording Studios” in Denmark, and was produced by Jon Kelly.

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian – lead vocals
  • Roman Jugg – vocals, guitars, keyboards
  • Bryn Merrick – vocals, bass
  • Rat Scabies – drums
  • Blue Weaver – keyboards
  • Paul “Shirley” Shepley – keyboards
  • Paul Wickens – keyboards
  • Kurt Holm – trumpet
  • Suzie O’List – backing vocals
  • Jon Kelly – engineer, mixing
  • Henrik Nilsson – additional engineering
  • Lance Phillips – additional engineering
  • Alan O’Duffy – additional engineering
  • Ken Thomas – mixing
  • Nigel Walker – mixing
  • Howard Raybould – album cover carving
  • Jef Hartley – album cover painting
  • Booce – album cover painting
  • The Leisure Process – design, art direction
  • Nick Knight – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Roman Jugg, Rat Scabies, Bryn Merrick and Dave Vanian, except where noted.

  1. Anything
  2. Alone Again Or – Bryan MacLean
  3. The Portrait
  4. Restless
  5. In Dulce Decorum
  6. Gigolo
  7. The Girl Goes Down
  8. Tightrope Walk
  9. Psychomania

The Damned: Machine Gun Etiquette

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On November 9, 1979, “Chiswick” label released “Machine Gun Etiquette”, the third Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded March – August 1979, at “Sound Suite”, “Wessex Sound Studios”, “Utopia Studios”, “Workhouse Studios”, “SGS Studios” “Chalk Farm Studios”, and was produced by Roger Armstrong, Ed Hollis, Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Algy Ward.

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian – lead vocals
  • Captain Sensible – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, mandolin, inner sleeve drawing
  • Algy Ward – bass, backing vocals
  • Rat Scabies – lead and backing vocals, drums
  • Lemmy Kilmister – bass, guitar, backing vocals 
  • Anthony More – synthesizer
  • Joe Strummer – backing vocals 
  • Topper Headon – backing vocals 
  • Henry Badowski – backing vocals 
  • Paul Simonon – hand claps
  • Alvin Clarke – engineer
  • Mike Shipley – engineer 
  • Gary Edwards – engineer 
  • Jeremy Green – engineer 
  • Rik Watton – engineer 
  • Damian Korner – engineer 
  • G. H. Wallis – engineer
  • Vic Keary – engineer 
  • Phil Smee – artwork
  • Alan Ballard – front cover photography
  • Mick Young – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Algy Ward, except where noted.

  1. Love Song
  2. Machine Gun Etiquette
  3. I Just Cam’t Be Happy Today – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Giovanni Dadomo
  4. Melody Lee
  5. Anti-Pope – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Phillip Burns
  6. These Hands
  7. Plan 9 Channel 7
  8. Noise, Noise, Noise – Rat Scabies, Captain Sensinble, Dave Vanian, Algy Ward, Jennet Ward
  9. Looking at You – Michael Davis, Wayne Kramer, Fred “Sonic” Smith, Dennis Thompson, Rob Tyner
  10. Liar
  11. Smash It Up (Part 1)
  12. Smash It Up (Part2)

The Damned: Music for Pleasure

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On November 18, 1977, “Stiff Records” label released “Music for Pleasure”, the second Damned (The) studio album. It was recorded in August 1977, at “Britannia Row Studios” in London, and was produced by Nick Mason.

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian – vocals
  • Brian James – lead and slide guitar, backing vocals
  • Lu Edmunds – rhythm guitar
  • Captain Sensible – bass, backing vocals,
  • Rat Scabies – drums
  • Lol Coxhill – saxophone
  • Nick Griffiths – engineering

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian James, except as noted.

  1. Problem Child – Brian James, Rat Scabies
  2. Don’t Cry Wolf
  3. One Way Love
  4. Politics
  5. Stretcher Case – Brian James, Rat Scabies
  6. Idiot Box – Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies
  7. You Take My Money
  8. Alone
  9. Your Eyes – Brian James, Dave Vanian
  10. Creep (You Can’t Fool Me)
  11. You Know

The Damned: Phantasmagoria

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In July 1985, “Off Beat” label released “Phantasmagoria”, the sixth Damned studio album. It was recorded March – June 1985, at “Eel Pie Recording Studios” in London, and was produced by Jon Kelly, Bob Sargeant, Dave Vanian, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick and Rat Scabies.

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian– lead vocals
  • Roman Jugg– lead and backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bryn Merrick– bass, backing vocals
  • Rat Scabies– drums
  • Paul Shepley – additional keyboards
  • Andy Richards– additional keyboards
  • Luís Jardim– percussion
  • Gary Barnacle– saxophone, brass
  • Steve Nieve– keyboard inspiration
  • Jon Kelly– engineer
  • Chris Ludwinsky – additional engineering
  • Booce – artwork
  • Bob Carlos Clarke – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg and Bryn Merrick, except where noted.

  1. Street of Dreams
  2. Shadow of Love
  3. There’ll Coe a Day
  4. Sanctum Sanctorum
  5. Is It a Dream – Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick, Captain Sensible
  6. Grimly Fiendish – Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Roman Jugg, Bryn Merrick, Clive “Doctor” Jackson
  7. Edward the Bear
  8. The Eight Day
  9. Trojans

Damned: Damned Damned Damned

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On February 18, 1977, “Stiff” label released “Damned Damned Damned”, the debut Damned studio album. It was recorded September – December 1976 and January 1977, and was produced by Nick Lowe. “Damned Damned Damned” was the first full-length album released by a UK punk group

Personnel:

  • Dave Vanian – vocals
  • Brian James – vocals, guitar
  • Captain Sensible – vocals, bass
  • Rat Scabies – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Brian James, except where noted.

  1. Neat Neat Neat
  2. Fan Club
  3. I Fall
  4. Born to Kill
  5. Stab Your Back
  6. Feel the Pain
  7. New Rose
  8. Fish – Brian James, Tony james
  9. See Her Tonite
  10. 1 of the 2
  11. So Messed Up
  12. I Feel Alright – The Stooges