The Black Album (The Damned album)

The Black Album
Studio album with live tracks by
the Damned
Released3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
RecordedMay–June and 26 July 1980
VenueShepperton Studios, Shepperton, 26 July 1980
StudioRockfield Studios, Monmouth, Wales, May–June 1980
Genre
Length77:42
LabelChiswick
Producer
The Damned chronology
Machine Gun Etiquette
(1979) 		The Black Album
(1980) 		Strawberries
(1982)
Singles from The Black Album
  1. "The History of the World (Part 1)"
    Released: 26 September 1980
  2. "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde"
    Released: 13 February 1981 (US)
  3. "Wait for the Blackout"
    Released: May 1982
  4. "Lively Arts"
    Released: October 1982

The Black Album is the fourth studio album by English punk rock band the Damned, and the first to feature Paul Gray on bass guitar. It was released on 3 November 1980 by Chiswick as a double album, with "Curtain Call" filling the whole of side 3, and a selection of live tracks recorded at Shepperton Studios at a special concert for Damned fan club members on side 4. The album peaked at No. 29 on the UK Charts.[4]

  1. ^ https://post-punk.com/the-damned-the-black-album/ Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. ^ Stegall, Tim. "These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence These 5 albums embody the Damned's punk-rock magnificence". Alternative Press. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ The Damned: The Black Album. Classic Rock. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "THE BLACK ALBUM". Official Charts. 29 November 1980. Retrieved 15 July 2024.