Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Wait For The Blackout	3:55
A2	Lively Arts	3:01
A3	Silly Kids Games	2:27
A4	Drinking About My Baby Guitar – Rat Scabies	3:28
A5	Twisted Nerve	4:31
A6	Hit Or Miss	2:35
B1	Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde	4:35
B2	Sick Of This And That	1:48
B3	History Of The World Part 1 Producer, Synthesizer – Hans Zimmer	3:52
B4	13th Floor Vendetta	3:46
B5	Therapy	7:39

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
• Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

• Bass – Paul Gray
• Drums, Vocals – Rat Scabies
• Engineer – Hugh Jones
• Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards – Captain Sensible
• Producer – The Damned (tracks: A1 to B2, B4, B5)
• Vocals, Artwork By – Dave Vanian

Notes

Issued on rainbow IRS labels with letter 'y' below track list.

Recorded at Rockfield Studios.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Matrix, Side A): SP-070012-A
• Matrix / Runout (Matrix, Side B): SP-070012-B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched): T AMSP070012-B(strikethrough)A T・7 4
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched): T AMSP070012-B(strikethrough)A T1・ 3
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Stamped): C

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CWK3015, OC 062 64 119	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album)	Chiswick Records, EMI	CWK3015, OC 062 64 119	UK	1980
DPRLP-55	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, Gre)	Drastic Plastic Records	DPRLP-55	US	2014
SP18-5168	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Chiswick Records	SP18-5168	Japan	1984
P-5597~8Z	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album, Promo, Gat)	Chiswick Records	P-5597~8Z	Japan	1980
DPRLP-55	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, 200)	Drastic Plastic Records	DPRLP-55	US	2014

Tracklist Hide Credits

1-01	Wait For The Blackout	3:51
1-02	Lively Arts	2:55
1-03	Silly Kid's Games	2:15
1-04	Drinking About My Baby	3:27
1-05	Twisted Nerve Trumpet – Ray Martinez	4:35
1-06	Hit Or Miss	2:36
1-07	Dr Jeckyll And Mr Hyde	4:31
1-08	Sick Of This And That	1:47
1-09	The History Of The World (Part 1) Engineer [Sound Fx Recording], Engineer [Mix] – Steve RanceSynthesizer – Hans Zimmer	3:52
1-10	13th Floor Vendetta Backing Vocals – David Vanian*, Hugh Jones	5:04
1-11	Therapy	6:11
1-12	Curtain Call	17:12
2-01	Love Song (Live)	2:10
2-02	Second Time Around (Live)	1:46
2-03	Smash It Up Parts 1 & 2 (Live)	4:24
2-04	New Rose (Live)	1:50
2-05	I Just Can't Be Happy Today (Live)	3:55
2-06	Plan 9 Channel 7 (Live)	5:12
2-07	White Rabbit	3:00
2-08	Rabid (Over You) Engineer [Mix] – Gary EdwardsSynthesizer – Anthony More*	3:43
2-09	Seagulls	2:36
2-10	The History Of The World (Part 1) (Single Version)	3:48
2-11	I Believe The Impossible Recorded By – Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies	2:54
2-12	Sugar And Spite Recorded By – Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies	1:30
2-13	There Ain't No Sanity Clause	2:27
2-14	Looking At You (Live)	5:51
2-15	White Rabbit (Extended Version)	5:22

Credits

• Bass – Paul Gray
• Compiled By, Research [Archive Research] – Roger Armstrong
• Design [Original Cover Design Created By], Photography By – Phil Smee
• Design [Package Designed By] – Jools De Vere
• Drums – Rat Scabies
• Engineer – Alvin Clark (tracks: 2-09), Gary Edwards (tracks: 2-08), Hugh Jones (tracks: 1-01 to 1-12), Tony Taverner (tracks: 2-07)
• Guitar – Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies (tracks: 1-04)
• Keyboards – Captain Sensible
• Liner Notes – Kieron Tyler, Roger Armstrong
• Mastered By – Adam Skeaping
• Producer – Hans Zimmer (tracks: 1-09, 2-10), Roger Armstrong (tracks: 2-07, 2-15), The Damned (tracks: 2-07, 2-13, 2-15), The Kings Of Reverb (tracks: 1-01 to 1-08, 1-10 to 1-12)
• Vocals – Captain Sensible, David Vanian*, Rat Scabies (tracks: 1-04)
• Written-By – Alasdair Ward (tracks: 2-01 to 2-03, 2-05, 2-06), Andy Le-Vien* (tracks: 2-08), Billy Karloff (tracks: 1-01), Brian James (tracks: 2-04), Christopher Millar* (tracks: 1-01 to 2-03, 2-05, 2-06, 2-08 to 2-13), David Vanian* (tracks: 1-01 to 2-03, 2-05, 2-06, 2-08 to 2-13), Dennis Thompson (tracks: 2-14), Fay Hart (tracks: 1-11), Frederick Smith* (tracks: 2-14), Giovanni Dadomo (tracks: 1-07, 2-05, 2-13), Grace Slick (tracks: 2-07, 2-15), Michael Davis (tracks: 2-14), Paul Gray (tracks: 1-01 to 1-12, 2-10 to 2-12), Raymond Burns* (tracks: 1-01 to 2-03, 2-05, 2-06, 2-08 to 2-13), Wayne Kramer (tracks: 2-14)

Notes

Recorded at Rockfield Studios, May/June 1980 except
tracks 2-01 to 2-06 recorded live at Rock City Studios, Shepperton 26.7.80
tracks 2-07 & 2-15) at Wessex Studios, April 1980
tracks 2-08 & 2-09) at Wessex Studios, February 1980
track 2-14 at Rock City Studios, Shepperton, 26 July 1980.
Sound effects on track 1-09 recorded at Nova Suite, August 1980.
Mixed at Rockfield & Portland except
track 2-07 at Maison Rouge, 6 May 1980
track 2-08 at Wessex, March 1980
tracks 2-13 & 2-14) at Matrix Studio, October 1980
track 2-15 at Maison Rouge, 22 April 1980
Sound effects on track 1-09 mixed at Nova Suite.
Mastered at Sound Mastering Ltd.

The original analogue sound recordings, from which the digital re-masters were created, are owned by Ace Records Ltd.
The digital re-masters embodied in this compilation are (P) 2005 Ace Records Ltd. (C) 2005 Ace Records Ltd.
Chiswick Records marketed & distributed by Ace Records Ltd.
Made in the UK (on back cover). Made in the E.U. (on disc).

Includes a full colour 20 page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 0 29667 42752 4
• Rights Society: MCPS
• Label Code: LC 04658
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): CDWKM2275/1
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): CDWKM2275/2
• Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LT22
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LT22

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CWK3015, OC 062 64 119	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album)	Chiswick Records, EMI	CWK3015, OC 062 64 119	UK	1980
DPRLP-55	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, Gre)	Drastic Plastic Records	DPRLP-55	US	2014
SP18-5168	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Chiswick Records	SP18-5168	Japan	1984
P-5597~8Z	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album, Promo, Gat)	Chiswick Records	P-5597~8Z	Japan	1980
DPRLP-55	The Damned	The Black Album ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, 200)	Drastic Plastic Records	DPRLP-55	US	2014