The Best of The Damned

by The Damned

Overview

Rock & roll doesn't get much more recklessly fun than the early recordings of the Damned, one of the bands that (along with the Sex Pistols, the Clash, and Sham 69) helped to define early British punk rock. While the late-'70s gems Damned Damned Damned, Music for Pleasure, and Machine Gun Etiquette are all well-worth acquiring, The Best of the Damned can serve as a fine introduction to the band's early years. In fact, such hard-hitting, freewheeling classics as "New Rose," "Smash It Up," "I Just Can't Be Happy Today," "Love Song," and the outrageous "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" are essential listening for anyone with even a casual interest in the punk movement. Characterized by their rawness, these classics are considerably different from the more polished and produced Gothic material the Damned would record in the 1980s -- which ranged from inspired to forgettable. If listeners can own only one Damned CD, this is it. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2023
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667030120
Rank:	6504

Tracks

1. New Rose
2. Love Song
3. Neat Neat Neat
4. I Just Can't Be Happy Today
5. Jet Boy, Jet Girl
6. Hit or Miss
7. There Ain't No Sanity Clause
8. Smash It Up, Pts. 1 & 2
9. Plan 9 Channel 7
10. Rabid (Over You)
11. Wait for the Blackout
12. History of the World, Pt. 1
13. Disco Man
14. Billy Bad Breaks
15. Dozen Girls
16. Stranger on the Town
17. Generals
18. Thanks for the Night

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Damned   Primary Artist
Captain Sensible   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Jan Rietman   Producer
Alasdair Ward   Composer
Christopher Millar   Composer
Giovanni Dadomo   Composer
Kings of Reverb   Producer
Algy Ward   Composer
Paul Gray   Composer
The Damned   Producer
MC5   Composer
Grace Slick   Composer
Wayne Shanklin   Composer
Rob Ross   CD Preparation
Roger Armstrong   Producer
Captain Sensible   Composer
Brian James   Composer
Andy Le Vien   Composer
Chris Millar   Composer
Ed Hollis   Producer
Nick Lowe   Producer
Rat Scabies   Composer
Dave Vanian   Composer
Hans Zimmer   Producer
Ray Burns   Composer
Chris Popham   CD Preparation
Yves M. Lacomblez   Composer
Billy Karloff   Composer
Alan Ward   Composer
Lou Deprijck   Composer