THE DAMNED "THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL" 1987 DOUBLE LP EX./VG OOP PROMO

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LAST YEAR I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY (SORRY ABOUT THAT), OR IF THERE'S SOME REFLECTIONS. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING!

THANKS FOR LOOKING. ALL RECORDS WILL MAIL OUT INSIDE A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE.

NOTE: I HAVE A FEW DAMNED LPs/12” RECORDS FROM DAVES COLLECTION I AM LISTING.

ARTIST- THE DAMNED

TITLE- “THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL”

TRACK LISTING- SEE PHOTOS & BELOW

YEAR OF RELEASE- 1987

LABEL- MCA RECORDS

CAT.#- MCA2-8024

RECORD CONDITION- THIS RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER, NO VISIBLE DINGS, MARKS, SCRATCHES, BLEMS ETC. BOTH SIDES SOUND GREAT. BOTH LABELS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VERY VERY LIGHT SURFACE SOUND ON THE LEAD IN GROOVES, SONGS SOUND GREAT...

JACKET CONDITION- THE JACKET IS IN VG CONDITION. SMALL TEAR OF THE PAPER ALONG THE LEFT EDGE , CAN KIND OF SEE IN THE PHOTO.

ADDITIONAL INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. HAS A GOLD EMBOSSED PROMO STAMP. THIS IS A COOL DOUBLE LP EANTHOLOGY. ALSO INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVES

MORE INFO ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE-

The Damned are an English rock band formed in London, England in 1976 by lead vocalist Dave Vanian, guitarist Brian James, bassist (and later guitarist) Captain Sensible, and drummer Rat Scabies. They were the first punk rock band from the United Kingdom to release a single, "New Rose" (1976), release an album, Damned Damned Damned (1977), and tour the United States. They have nine singles that charted on the UK Singles Chart Top 40.

The band briefly broke up after Music for Pleasure (1977), the follow-up to their debut album, was critically dismissed. They quickly reformed without Brian James, and released Machine Gun Etiquette (1979). In the 1980s they released four studio albums, The Black Album (1980), Strawberries (1982), Phantasmagoria (1985), and Anything (1986). The latter two albums did not feature Captain Sensible, who had left the band in 1984. In 1988, James and Sensible rejoined to play what was said to be the Damned's final live show. This was released the next year as the live album Final Damnation.

The Damned again reformed for a tour in 1991. In 1995, they released a new album, Not of This Earth, which was Scabies's last with the band. This was followed by Grave Disorder (2001), and their most recent album, So, Who's Paranoid? (2008).

Despite going through numerous lineup changes, the formation of Vanian, Sensible, keyboardist Monty Oxymoron, drummer Pinch and bassist Stu West had been together from 2004 until Stu West left the band in 2017 and Paul Gray rejoined, having been part of the band in the 1980s.

The band is well known for being one of the first gothic rock bands and a major influence on the goth subculture with lead singer Dave Vanian's vampire themed costume and dark lyrics being major influences.

The Damned influenced future hardcore punk bands with their fast-paced, energetic playing style and attitude. Along with the Sex Pistols and the Clash, they helped to spearhead the punk movement in the United Kingdom. They are sometimes referred to as British punk's "band of firsts," having made accomplishments mentioned previously, as well as other "firsts" like the first punk band to break up and come back.

The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a double compilation album by the Damned, released by MCA in 1987 as a retrospective collection. The same name was also given to a concurrently released video cassette and an approved band biography by Carol Clerk.

The package was marketed as a greatest hits collection, but while it includes many of the band/s acknowledged standards, several of the songs were album tracks, while others were B-sides or other rarities. This Damned retrospective, however, is the only one to unite studio recordings from all of the studio albums the band had released between 1977 and 1986.

MCA issued the Anything album track "In Dulce Decorum" as a single to support the release. The Light at the End of the Tunnel charted for a week at No. 87 in the UK Album Charts, the band's final chart entry to date.

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• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – Record Service GmbH

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• Design [Package] – Phil Smee

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