The Damned - Music For Pleasure

Original Release Date

1977

Release Information

UK LP 1977 (Stiff - SEEZ 5)

A1 Problem Child 2:12
A2 Don`t Cry Wolf 3:13
A3 One Way Love 3:44
A4 Politics 2:25
A5 Stretcher Case 2:01
A6 Idiot Box 4:49
B1 You Take My Money 2:03
B2 Alone 3:36
B3 Your Eyes 2:52
B4 Creep (You Can't Fool Me) 2:14
B5 You Know 5:02

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UK CD 2002 (Castle Music - CMFCD 506). Remastered

1 Problem Child 2:11
2 Don`t Cry Wolf 3:10
3 One Way Love 3:40
4 Politics 2:22
5 Stretcher Case 1:50
6 Idiot Box 4:53
7 You Take My Money 2:00
8 Alone 3:32
9 Your Eyes 2:49
10 Creep (You Can't Fool Me) 2:14
11 You Know 5:02
Bonus Tracks
12 Help 1:45
13 Sick Of Being Sick 2:32
14 Singalong A Scabies 0:59

12: B-Side of New Rose, 1976
13: B-Side of the Stretcher Case freebie, 1977
14: B-Side of Neat Neat Neat, 1977

Chart Placings

None

Credits

Lu - guitar
Brian James - guitar & vocals
Captain Sensible - bass guitar & vocals
Rat Scabies - drums
Dave Vanian - vocals

Produced by Nick Mason
Engineered by Nick Griffiths, Brian Humphries
Recorded at Britannia Row Studios, London

Special thanks to Lol Coxhill (saxes on 'You Know')

Reviews & Opinions

RECORD COLLECTOR, 1988: Originally released back in 1977, this second long player from The Damned was greeted with a universal thumbs-down by the critics and fans alike. And judging by comments in the recently published biography, band members still think it's a load of old rubbish. How wrong they all are! [read full review here]

IRA ROBBINS, THE NEW MUSIC RECORD & TAPE GUIDE, 1987: Surprisingly enough, the second Damned opus turned its back on new wave formalistics and was produced by Nick Mason, drummer of true blue old farts Pink Floyd. With added guitarist Lu Edmonds and no audible stylistic plan, the attack sounds blunted, and there aren't as many great songs as on the first LP. Despite a great cover, Music for Pleasure doesn't live up to the title.

Additional Notes

Lengths given on original labels are incorrect. Correct lengths are given above

Images

UK LP 1977 (Stiff - SEEZ 5). Click here for more

UK CD 2002 (Castle Music - CMFCD 506). Click here for more