The greatest surviving British punk band THE DAMNED will release its most comprehensive collection of songs yet with a new greatest-hits LP, due on November 1 via BMG. The career-spanning best-of album includes an expansive 39-song tracklist curated by the bandmembers themselves, including the brand new single "Black Is The Night". They chose designer Phil Smee to create the gothic artwork. Smee has worked with the band numerous times throughout their long-lasting career as well created legendary designs for MOTÖRHEAD, Elton John and MADNESS, among plenty of others. Smee commented: "I loved working with the band back in the '80s and I like to think we came up with some iconic designs. Certainly, I see the many DAMNED logos I came up with still used on t-shirts to this day. "I've not cut corners with this new album, even setting all the sleeve copy by hand, which took me back to 'The Black Album' which I hand-lettered with a shaky pen. "THE DAMNED are a totally unique band, I've always loved everything they've done. I still get excited about every design project that comes along, but I was particularly pleased to be asked to work on THE DAMNED's 'Black Is The Night' album." THE DAMNED will play a special immersive theatrical show on October 28 at The Palladium, partnered with Hammer House Of Horror, which has sold out. Titled "A Night Of A Thousand Vampires", the evening will blend THE DAMNED's love of horror with a punk rock show that also features cabaret and supporting cast from the Circus Of Horrors. "Black Is The Night: The Definitive Anthology" track listing: 01. Love Song 02. Wait For The Black Out 03. Generals 04. I Just Can’t Be Happy Today 05. Bad Time For Bonzo 06. Democracy? 07. White Rabbit 08. Antipope 09. Ignite 10. Melody Lee 11. Smash It Up Pt 1 & 2 12. New Rose 13. Neat, Neat, Neat 14. Stretcher Case Baby 15. Sick Of Being Sick 16. Born To Kill 17. Rabid (Over You) 18. Problem Child 19. 1 Of The 2 20. So Messed Up 21. Machine Gun Etiquette 22. Disco Man 23. Fan Club 24. Suicide 25. Eloise 26. Plan 9 Channel 7 27. Grimly Fiendish 28. The Shadow of Love 29. Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde 30. Street Of Dreams 31. The History Of The World (Part 1) 32. Curtain Call 33. Alone Again Or 34. Lively Arts 35. Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow 36. Stranger On The Town 37. Fun Factory 38. Under The Floor Again 39. Black Is The Night (brand new track) THE DAMNED is: David Vanian - Vocals Captain Sensible - Guitar Monty Oxy Moron - Keyboard Pinch - Drums Paul Gray – Bass
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