{"product_id":"the-damned-the-best-of-the-damned","title":"The Damned - The Best Of The Damned (Vinyl)","description":"With a well-received new album \u003cstrong\u003e“Darkadelic”\u003c\/strong\u003e in the shops, the \u003cstrong\u003eDamned\u003c\/strong\u003e continue to build on their legendary status. This month as well as finally releasing the \u003cstrong\u003e“David Vanian And The Phantom Chords”\u003c\/strong\u003e album as a 2LP set we are delighted to also offer\u003cstrong\u003e “The Best Of The Damned”.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis album was originally released back in 1981 and pulled together the classic singles that the band had made for the label like \u003cstrong\u003e‘Love Song’, ‘Smash It Up’ (Parts 1 and 2)’, ‘I Just\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eCan’t Be Happy Today’, ‘History Of The World Part 1’, ‘Hit Or Miss’\u003c\/strong\u003e, their Christmas single \u003cstrong\u003e‘There Ain’t No Sanity Clause’\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e‘Wait For The Blackout’.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only are these now seen as gold-standard\u003cstrong\u003e Damned\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003e‘New Rose’\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e‘Neat Neat Neat’.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere’s even \u003cstrong\u003eCaptain Sensible and the Softies’\u003c\/strong\u003e version of \u003cstrong\u003e‘Jet Boy, Jet Girl’\u003c\/strong\u003e that appeared on the flip of \u003cstrong\u003e‘Wait For The Blackout’\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1982.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou 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 \u003cstrong\u003eDamned\u003c\/strong\u003e both old and new will need no encouragement to add this to their collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. New Rose\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Love Song\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Neat Neat Neat\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. I Just Can't Be Happy Today\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. Jet Boy, Jet Girl\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6. Hit Or Miss\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e7. There Ain't No Sanity Clause\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide Two\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1. Smash It Up Parts 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2. Plan 9 Channel 7\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3. Rabid (Over You)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e4. Wait For The Blackout\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e5. History Of The World Part 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TUxFQ5QBiYk\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"The Damned","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596964860239,"sku":"DAM1","price":7.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/damned_a0f675ab-62cc-4529-bbc0-d13b5aade479.jpg?v=1787985946","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/the-damned-the-best-of-the-damned","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}