
"Machine Gun Etiquette", the 1979 album by The Damned is one of the greatest punk albums ever and if you've never had a copy in your collection, now's the time. Due in mid February from Drastic Plastic Records , the album has been fully remastered by the pros at Masterdisk, and pressed in a limited edition of 1000 copies, with 500 being on blue vinyl and the other 500 on 180 gram vinyl. This album features killer Damned tracks like Smash It Up, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Love Song, and more, and is [...]
"Love Song" can be found on The Damned album, Machine Gun Etiquette .

I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard The Damned. I had just walked into my favorite indie record store (Play It Again Records in suburban Detroit, which is still the best record store I ever visited) and 'Ignite' from Strawberries was playing. As I wandered around the store for the next 30 minutes, I was blown away by this band that shifted from the punk ferosity that I loved, to brilliantly arranged post-punk anthems like 'Stranger On The Town" which almost has a Motown feel to them. I was hooked and spent the next [...]