- The Damage
The Damage is a collection of
Ludus songs culled from theManchester post-punk group's albums, singles, b-sides, and live recordings. It includes the band's most famous song, Breaking the Rules, as well as a cover ofBrigitte Bardot 's 1970 single "Nue au Soleil". The sleeve includes Ludus biogpraphy written byLTM ownerJames Nice , band discography and excerpts from contemporary reviews of the original Ludus records, as well as several reproductions ofLinder Sterling 'scollage s.This compilation includes 1 song from EP
The Visit (track 6), 2 songs from EP Pickpocket (tracks 7 and 17), 3 songs from the albumThe Seduction (tracks 8, 9 and 10) and 1 song from the LPDanger Came Smiling (track 14). The rest of the material consists of songs from 7" and 12" singles, one song (track 1) that was previously available only on earlier Ludus compilations, and 3 songs recorded at the famous concert in Manchester's Hacienda in 1982. Out of 18 songs on this compilation, 8 are also available on the other two Ludus reissue CDs.Tracklisting:
#How High Does the Sky Go
#She She
#Let Me Go Where My Pictures Go
#Nue au Soleil
#Little Girls
#I Can't Swim I Have Nightmares
#Hugo Blanco
#See the Keyhole
#My Cherry Is in Sherry
#The Escape Artist
#Mirror Mirror (live)
#Wrapped in Silence (live)
#Too Hot to Handle (live)
#Howling Comique
#What a Falling Off Was There
#Patient (7" version)
#The Fool
#Breaking the Rules
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