Damned/England,UK 1982

A treasured item has been released that recorded a Manchester performance in October 1982, just after the release of the fifth album “Strawberries”! In 1981, Roman Jag joined the band on keyboards and guitar, and the Damned released their fifth album “Strawberries” in October 1982. However, on October 18, 1982, during the turbulent period when bassist Paul Gray left the band, a treasured item has been released that recorded a live performance at The Apollo, a concert hall with a capacity of about 3,500 people in Manchester, with a good stereo audience recording! It was recorded from the low gene master, and since there is little stereo separation, the texture is close to mono, but each part, including vocals and chorus, is very well balanced and recorded with a fairly good sound quality for that time. In addition, the pitch and positioning deviation caused by the master has been carefully corrected. The set list featured five songs from “Strawberries” including the opening number “Ignite”, “Disco Man” and “Limit Club” from the EP “FRIDAY 13TH” released in November 1981, and the encore also featured the rock and roll classic “Hippy Hippy Shake” and The Surfaris’ 1963 single “Wipe Out”. You can enjoy a rare and superb performance from about four months before Paul Gray left the band! The Apollo,Manchester,England October 18,1982 01.Ignite 02.Disco Man 03.Generals 04.I Just Can’t Be Happy Today 05.Stranger On The Town 06.Wait For The Blackout 07.Bad Time For Bonzo 08.Curtain Call 09.Dozen Girls 10.Limit Club 11.Melody Lee 12.Love Song 13.Smash It Up 14.Looking At You 15.New Rose 16.Noise Noise Noise 17.Hippy Hippy Shake 18.Wipe Out 19.Happy Talk