The Damned Unveil album artwork for new greatest hits career-spanning collection ‘Black Is The Night’

The greatest surviving British punk band THE DAMNED are set to release their most comprehensive collection of songs yet with a new greatest hits collection  released via BMG. The career-spanning best of album includes an expansive 39 song track-list curated by the band themselves including upcoming 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 amongst plenty of others. Smee commented:

“I loved working with the band back in the 80’s 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.” – Phil Smee

Pre-order the album here: https://thedamnedband.lnk.to/BITNPR

The Damned will also play a special immersive theatrical show at The Palladium partnered with Hammer House Of Horror on 28th October 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’ Track-list:

Love Song
Wait For The Black Out
Generals
I Just Can’t Be Happy Today
Bad Time For Bonzo
Democracy?
White Rabbit
Antipope
Ignite
Melody Lee
Smash It Up Pt 1 & 2
New Rose
Neat, Neat, Neat
Stretcher Case Baby
Sick Of Being Sic
kBorn To Kil
lRabid (Over You)
Problem Child
1 Of The 2
So Messed Up
Machine Gun Etiquette
Disco Man
Fan Club
Suicide
Eloise
Plan 9 Channel 7
Grimly Fiendish
The Shadow of Love
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
Street Of Dreams
The History Of The World (Part 1)
Curtain Call
Alone Again Or
Lively Arts
Standing On The Edge Of Tomorrow
Stranger On The Town
Fun Factory
Under The Floor Again
Black Is The Night (Brand New Track)