Machine Gun Etiquette

Machine Gun Etiquette
Studio album by
the Damned
Released9 November 1979[1]
RecordedMarch–May and July–August 1979 in London, England
Studio
Genre
Length35:28
LabelChiswick
Producer
  • The Damned
  • Roger Armstrong
  • Ed Hollis
The Damned chronology
Music for Pleasure
(1977) 		Machine Gun Etiquette
(1979) 		The Black Album
(1980)
Singles from Machine Gun Etiquette
  1. "Love Song"
    Released: April 1979
  2. "Smash It Up"
    Released: September 1979
  3. "I Just Can't Be Happy Today"
    Released: November 1979[5]

Machine Gun Etiquette is the third studio album by English punk rock band the Damned, released on 9 November 1979 by Chiswick Records. The album peaked at No. 31 on the UK Charts[6]

The album was the group's first since reforming with a new lineup of previous members Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensible on lead guitar, Rat Scabies on drums, plus newcomer Algy Ward of Australian punk band The Saints on bass guitar on his only album with the band.

  1. ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 32.
  2. ^ Machine Gun Etiquette (CD liner notes). The Damned (25th anniversary ed.). Chiswick Records. 2004. CDWIKD 250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b "New Documentary Explores The Damned's 40 Year History of Anarchy, Chaos And Destruction". Decider. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ THE DAMNED- ‘MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE’ CLASSIC ALBUM REVIEW. Newsounds. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  5. ^ "The Damned singles".
  6. ^ "MACHINE GUN ETIQUETTE". Official Charts. 17 November 1979. Retrieved 6 July 2024.