Phantasmagoria (The Damned album)

Infobox Album | Name = Phantasmagoria
Type = studio
Artist = The Damned


Released = July 1985
Recorded = Eel Pie Recording Studios
(London)
(March - June 1985)
Length = 39:19
Label = Off Beat
Producer = The Damned, Jon Kelly
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8e831vsjzzua link]
Last album = "Strawberries"
(1982)
This album = "Phantasmagoria"
(1985)
Next album = "Anything"
(1986)

"Phantasmagoria" is an album by The Damned released by MCA records in July 1985. Special editions were available on white vinyl or picture disc — some versions included a free 12" of their #3 hit Eloise.

After much wrangling, The Damned received a new contract with MCA Records in October 1984 (past member Captain Sensible's hit solo career helped) and recorded the album in Eel Pie Studios between March and June 1985. It reached No. 11 in the charts, and was the band's highest charting album ever. The non-album single Eloise (a Barry Ryan cover), released six months later, became a huge UK hit reaching No. 3.

The Damned centered the entire album around David Vanian's deep voice, giving much of the album a gothic feeling. The vibe of The Damned's 18-minute gothic opera "Curtain Call" from "The Black Album" resounds throughout "Phantasmagoria". "Edward the Bear" is a light pop tune sung by Roman Jugg. The album is currently out-of-print in North America but was remastered and reissued by Geffen Records in Japan in 2007 which features replicas of the LP's outer and inner sleeves and the CD's label resembles the white vinyl edition.

Track listing

# "Street of Dreams" – 5:38
# "Shadow of Love" – 3:51
# "There'll Come a Day" – 4:15
# "Sanctum Sanctorum" – 6:27
# "Is It A Dream" – 3:27
# "Grimly Fiendish" – 3:50
# "Edward The Bear" – 3:37
# "The Eighth Day" – 3:46
# "Trojans" – 4:53

CD bonus tracks

#

"Grimly Fiendish" [The Bad Trip Mix] – 5:11
# "The Shadow of Love" [10 Inches of Hell Mix] – 6:41

Personnel

* Dave Vanian - Vocals
* Roman Jugg - Guitar, vocals on 7, keyboards
* Bryn Merrick - Bass
* Rat Scabies - Drums