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Damned
Phantasmagoria
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Street of Dreams
2. Shadow of Love
3. There'll Come a Day
4. Sanctum Sanctorum
5. Is It a Dream
6. Grimly Fiendish
7. Edward the Bear
8. The Eighth Day
9. Trojans
10. Grimly Fiendish [Bad Trip]
11. The Shadow of Love [Ten Inches of Hell Mix]
12. Is It a Dream [Wild West Express Mix Live]
Track Listings (15) - Disc #2
1. Grimly Fiendish [Spic N Span Mix][Version]
2. Edward the Bear [*][Version]
3. The Shadow of Love [Pressure Mix][*][Version]
4. Nightshift [*]
5. Let There Be Rats [*] - The Damned,
6. Wiped Out [*] - The Damned,
7. Would You [*]
8. Is It a Dream [Wild West End Mix][Version]
9. Street of Dreams [Live][*][Version]
10. Curtain Call [Live][*][Version]
11. Pretty Vacant [Live][*][Version] - The Damned, Cook
12. Wild Thing [Live][*][Version] - The Damned, Taylor
13. Shadow of Love [*][Version] - The Damned, Jugg
14. Is It a Dream [*][Version]
15. Street of Dreams [*][Version]

CD Details

All Artists: Damned
Title: Phantasmagoria
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ume Imports
Original Release Date: 1/1/1985
Re-Release Date: 3/17/2009
Album Type: Extra tracks, Import
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Goth & Industrial, Dance Pop
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 600753162415, 0600753162415

Synopsis

Album Description

Digitally remastered and expanded two CD edition of the veteran British Punk/New Wave rockers' 1985 album including a bonus CD that contains additional bonus tracks including mixes, b-sides, live recordings and radio sessions. Their first album to be recorded after the departure of Captain Sensible, Phantasmagoria was recorded at Eel Pie Studios between March and June 1985. It reached #11 in the UK charts, and was the band's highest charting album ever. 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. 27 tracks. Universal.

CD Reviews

At last!

J. Onorato | Hobart, IN USA | 03/31/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I can't believe it has taken so long for this album to finally make it to downloads. I've looked all over the place for a copy of the CD - it seems non-existent. I always thought it kind of groundbreaking. It was like The Damned had finally learned how to write music. It was a very trendy album at the time of it's release. Heck, Ferris Bueller had a Phantasmagoria poster on his wall in his movie! Considering it's role in pop culture - I mean, Dave Vanian DID kinda help bring the whole Goth thing to the masses- it never made sense why the album would be so impossible to find. But now, finally, it's here. Yeah, it sounds dated, but I've been dying to hear 'The Shadow of Love', 'Is it a Dream' and 'Edward the Bear' in their original forms. That remix / B-side cd from a while ago was just dreadful.

This is The Damned at their most 'pop.' If you're a fan of mid-80's music, you'll probably like Phantasmagoria and also, their follow-up album, 'Anything.'"