With a well-received new album "Darkadelic" in the
shops, the Damned continue to build on their
legendary status.
" This month as well as finally releasing the "David
Vanian And The Phantom Chords" album as a 2LP
set we are delighted to also offer "The Best Of The
Damned".
" This album was originally released back in 1981 and
pulled together the classic singles that the band had
made for the label like 'Love Song', 'Smash It Up'
(Parts 1 and 2)', 'I Just Can't Be Happy Today',
'History Of The World Part 1', 'Hit Or Miss', their
Christmas single 'There Ain't No Sanity Clause' and
'Wait For The Blackout'. Not only are these now
seen as gold-standard Damned tracks but also map
out a musical development where they moved from
their punk roots to crafting melodic pop songs that
also took them into the charts. Better still, when
originally pressed up in 1981 the album cannily also
included those earlier classics punk classics 'New
Rose' and 'Neat Neat Neat'. There's even Captain
Sensible and the Softies' version of 'Jet Boy, Jet
Girl' that appeared on the flip of 'Wait For The
Blackout' in 1982.
" You don't mess with a classic so we have reissued
the album just as it looked back in 1981, complete
with inner sleeve and blackmail label lettering.
Saying that, fans of the Damned both old and new
will need no encouragement to add this to their
collection.
