120 g clear vinyl A year after the Damned's "New Rose" became the first UK punk single to hit the shops, Damned Damned Damned became the first full-length UK punk LP. Released in April 1977, it beat the Pistols' Never Mind The Bollocks to the record presses by six months. Brian James' minimalist songwriting, backed by the legendary Captain Sensible / Rat Scabies rhythm section, turned angular two-minute manifestos like "Fan Club" and "Neat Neat Neat" into pure punk poetry. In just over 30 minutes, the first chapter in the sacred book of punk had been carved on vinyl. Featuring the original sleeve (the first 2,000 copies of the album were released with a photo of Eddie & The Hot Rods mistakenly printed on the back cover and a sticker apologizing for the error).
