Damned Damned Damned

This anniversary edition of The Damned's debut album contains not only the original album on Disc One but also a second disc of BBC sessions and rarities and a third containing the band's first gig supporting the Sex Pistols at the 100 Club. An exclusive fourth disc contains a rare hour-long documentary on the making of the album and the events leading up to it, with comments from the band and contemporaries such as Chrissie Hynde and Glenn Matlock.

The box set is packed with rare photos (some never seen before) as well as a brand new essay from MOJO's Kieron Tyler, who for the first time interviews all four members of the band to provide a great background to the album - all encased in a fanzine-style book.

'The Damned Disciples Song Book' in its original hardback form and with the album's lyrics illustrated with great photos is also made available exclusively to his set for the first time since 1976. There are also three badges and a poster containing Pete Frame's legendary Rock Family Tree of the various permutations and line-ups of this great British band.

Each track features the hammering toms of Rat Scabies and Captain Sensible's bass-as-guitar propelling Brian James' machine gun axe. If Dave Vanian's frequently flat delivery sounded distinctly laissez faire then it all added to the thrill of a band bent on acts of auto-destruction.

The album highlights a number of firsts. The first UK punk single ('New Rose'), the first punk band to land a major tour (supporting Marc Bolan) and, of course, the first proper punk LP (easily a year before the Pistols).