- Artist: The Damned
- Title: The Black Album
- Year: 1980
- Format: Vinyl 12 in.
- Rating (1-10): 7
- Owner: Tracy
- Acquired: ? I’m thinking…
- Keeper: Yes
This version of The Damned’s The Black Album is the original release on the Chiswick label. That means it’s a full color gatefold sleeve double album. We also have another version that is mostly black, with no gatefold, and no second record. The second is mostly live stuff. I can’t remember when and where I got this, but I do remember that not too long ago it still had the shrink wrap on it. So, it’s old, but almost new, if you know what I’m saying.
I’ve always loved the song “Wait for the Blackout” and there are some other great ones on this record. But there’s some other stuff that just drags it down. Which is how I feel about every record by The Damned. Read more about The Black Album.
- Artist: The Damned
- Title: Music for Pleasure
- Year: 1977
- Format: Vinyl 12 in.
- Rating (1-10): 7
- Owner: Mary?
- Acquired: Unknown origin
“Music for Pleasure”, the second album by The Damned, is a lot more garage rock punk than I remembered. There are also moments that sound more like acid rock. I guess for 1977 that was more likely than it seems now. I like it and it’s hard to sit still when it’s playing, but I’ll admit that we won’t play this one that often. Gotta love the “smile price” sticker placed directly(?) on the record jacket. A real bonus is the oxblood colored vinyl. Not available on cassette, CD, MP3, etc.
Not sure where the first The Damned record is, but it’s gotta be here somewhere. While I look for it you can read about the complicated history of the band, or the “Music for Pleasure” record, or the cool label that put it out, Stiff Records.
- Artist: Captain Sensible
- Title: There Are More Snakes Than Ladders
- Year: 1984
- Format: Vinyl 7 in.
- Rating (1-10): 7
- Owner: Mary
- Acquired: 1984 – Unknown origin.
- Keeper: Yes
“There Are More Snakes Than Ladders” is a surprisingly tasty pop number from a solo Captain Sensible, better known for his work as guitarist for The Damned. The flip, “The 4 Marys Go Go Dance All Night at the Groovy Cellar”, like most B-sides is a silly throw away number. Should I file it under C or S?
- Artist: Naz Nomad & The Nightmares
- Title: Give Daddy the Knife Cindy
- Year: 1984
- Format: Vinyl 12 in.
- Rating (1-10): 5
- Owner: Tracy Sigler
- Acquired: 1984 – I have no idea where I got this. Mail order?
- Keeper: Yes
This is a phony band, with a phony soundtrack, to a phony movie. The truth is this band is acutally The Damned. The singer Dave Vanian’s voice is immediately recognizable. This record is mostly an eclectic collection of covers of hits from the 1960s. “Nobody But Me”, “Cold Turkey”, etc. My favorite track is an original (I think) at the end of side two, “Just Call Me Sky.” It’s supposed to sound like a “live” show. Unfortunately, it fades away just as it gets going…
