At this time, I wanted to bring your attention to two Damned re-issues that I think you might want to check out. The great Drastic Plastic label out of Nebraska has been re-issuing some serious titles. Two of them are Machine Gun Etiquette and The Black Album. I became curious, after reading stellar reviews. I tracked the 200 gram black vinyl version of each when I was back in LA earlier this month. I think they sound really good. The mids and lows are very open and well rendered. If you don’t have these albums or are looking to upgrade, this is a good way to take care of that easily. Here is some info in case you want to check them out. DP do not mess around.

http://www.drasticplasticrecords.com

http://www.drasticplasticonline.com/The-Damned—Machine-Gun-Etiquette—Vinyl-Record-150-Gram-Opaque-Red-or-200-Gram-Black_p_2510.html

http://www.drasticplasticonline.com/The-Damned—Black-Album—Vinyl-Record-150-Gram-Marbled-Grey-or-200-Gram-Black_p_2509.html

I Forgot How Great This Collection Is Dept.: The Radio sessions of The Adverts. You can hear the band evolve from session to session at an astonishing rate. Not a bad track in the bunch. I was listening to the CD version in Asheville the other day. What a band!

https://www.discogs.com/Adverts-The-Wonders-Dont-Care-The-Complete-Radio-Recordings/master/339757

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Hour 01

01. The Damned - I Just Can’t Be Happy Today (DJ ed.) / Machine Gun Etiquette 25th

02. The Damned - Noise, Noise, Noise (alt mix) / The Utopia Bootleg

03. The Damned - New Rose (Peel session) / Peel Sessions of the Damned

04. The Damned - Stranger On The Town / Strawberries

05. The Damned - Melody Lee / Machine Gun Etiquette 25th

06. The Damned - Plan 9 Channel 7 / Machine Gun Etiquette 25th

07. The Damned – One Way Love / Music for Pleasure

08. The Damned - I Believe The Impossible / single

09. The Damned - Rabid (Over You) / single

10. The Damned – Alone / Music for Pleasure

11. The Damned - Over The Top / Tales from the Damned

12. The Damned - Ballroom Blitz / Machine Gun Etiquette 25th

13. The Damned - Wait For The Blackout / The Black Album

14. The Damned - Lively Arts / The Black Album

15. The Damned - Silly Kid’s Games / The Black Album

Hour 02

01. The Damned - Drinking About My Baby / The Black Album

02. The Damned - Twisted Nerve / The Black Album

03. The Damned - Hit Or Miss / The Black Album

04. The Damned - Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde / The Black Album

05. The Damned - Sick Of This And That / The Black Album

06. The Damned - The History Of The World (Part 1) / The Black Album

07. The Damned - 13th Floor Vendetta / The Black Album

08. The Damned - Therapy / The Black Album

09. The Damned - Curtain Call / The Black Album