The Damned was the first British punk band to release a single, “New Rose,” on October 22, 1976, followed by the release of the first British punk album, Damned Damned Damned, produced by Nick Lowe, and originally released by a nascent Stiff Records on February 18, 1977. Now, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band’s dramatic breakthrough, BMG will release an deluxe edition of that debut album on February 17, almost exactly 40 years to the day since its original issue.
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The Damned’s debut is celebrated as part of BMG’s new “Art of The Album” series, featuring fully remastered audio and new sleeve notes within both the CD and LP formats recalling the story of the band’s conception and the album’s creation. The notes include interviews with original band members Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James and Rat Scabies.
Track Listing
- Neat Neat Neat
- Fan Club
- I Fall
- Born To Kill
- Stab Yor Back
- Feel The Pain
- New Rose
- Fish
- See Her Tonite
- 1 of The 2
- So Messed Up
- I Feel Alright
The Damned (currently David Vanian, Captain Sensible, Monty Oxymoron, Andrew ‘Pinch’ Pinching, and Stu West) embark on an extensive world tour this spring, including a two-month North American run, returning to play a series of U.K. festivals in the summer. They also headed into the studio this winter to start work on a brand new album, their first since 2008’s So, Who’s Paranoid?
Related: The Damned’s “New Rose” is the first U.K. punk single
North American Shows 2017
April 6 – Los Angeles, CA – Belasco Theater
April 7 – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues ***
April 8 – Anaheim, CA – House Of Blues ***
April 9 – Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues ***
April 11 – San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore ***
April 12 – Sacramento, CA – Ace Of Spades ***
April 14 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom ***
April 15 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore ***
April 16 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox ***
April 18 – Salt Lake City, U – The Depot ***
April 19 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall ***
April 21 – St. Louis, MO – Delmar Hall ***
April 22 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ***
April 23 – Chicago, IL – House Of Blues ***
April 24 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom ***
April 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe at Old National Ctr. ***
April 27 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s ***
April 28 – Cleveland, OH – House Of Blues ***
April 29 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall ^^^
April 30 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Theatre ^^^
May 2 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda ^^^
May 4 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club ^^^
May 5 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw ^^^
May 6 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony ^^^
May 7 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA ^^^
May 9 – Baltimore, MD – Sound Stage ^^^
May 11 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade/Heaven ^^^
May 12 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House Of Blues ^^^
May 13 – St, Petersburg, FL – State Theater ^^^
May 14 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution ^^^
May 16 – New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues ^^^
May 17 – Houston, TX – House Of Blues ^^^
May 18 – Dallas, TX – House Of Blues ^^^
May 19 – Austin, TX – Mohawk Outdoors ^^^
May 21- Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater ^^^
*** w/ Bleached
^^^ w/ The BellRays
LA Show w/ Alice Bag and the Sissy Bears
Watch The Damned perform “Fan Club” in 1977
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