Chiswick Singles... And Another Thing

Liner Note Author: Roger Armstrong.
Recording information: Chalk Farm Studio (03/1979); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (03/1979); Nova Suite (03/1979); RMS Recording Studio (03/1979); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (03/1979); Rockfield Studios (03/1979); Sound Suite (03/1979); Utopia (03/1979); Wessex Studios (03/1979); Workhouse Studio (03/1979); Chalk Farm Studio (04/1979); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (04/1979); Nova Suite (04/1979); RMS Recording Studio (04/1979); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (04/1979); Rockfield Studios (04/1979); Sound Suite (04/1979); Utopia (04/1979); Wessex Studios (04/1979); Workhouse Studio (04/1979); Chalk Farm Studio (04/30/1979); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (04/30/1979); Nova Suite (04/30/1979); RMS Recording Studio (04/30/1979); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (04/30/1979); Rockfield Studios (04/30/1979); Sound Suite (04/30/1979); Utopia (04/30/1979); Wessex Studios (04/30/1979); Workhouse Studio (04/30/1979); Chalk Farm Studio (05/1979); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (05/1979); Nova Suite (05/1979); RMS Recording Studio (05/1979); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (05/1979); Rockfield Studios (05/1979); Sound Suite (05/1979); Utopia (05/1979); Wessex Studios (05/1979); Workhouse Studio (05/1979); Chalk Farm Studio (05/1979-06/1979); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (05/1979-06/1979); Nova Suite (05/1979-06/1979); RMS Recording Studio (05/1979-06/1979); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (05/1979-06/1979); Rockfield Studios (05/1979-06/1979); Sound Suite (05/1979-06/1979); Utopia (05/1979-06/1979); Wessex Studios (05/1979-06/1979); Workhouse Studio (05/1979-06/1979); Chalk Farm Studio (05/1979-07/1979); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (05/1979-07/1979); Nova Suite (05/1979-07/1979); RMS Recording Studio (05/1979-07/1979); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (05/1979-07/1979); Rockfield Studios (05/1979-07/1979); Sound Suite (05/1979-07/1979); Utopia (05/1979-07/1979); Wessex Studios (05/1979-07/1979); Workhouse Studio (05/1979-07/1979); Chalk Farm Studio (05/1980-10/1981); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (05/1980-10/1981); Nova Suite (05/1980-10/1981); RMS Recording Studio (05/1980-10/1981); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (05/1980-10/1981); Rockfield Studios (05/1980-10/1981); Sound Suite (05/1980-10/1981); Utopia (05/1980-10/1981); Wessex Studios (05/1980-10/1981); Workhouse Studio (05/1980-10/1981); Chalk Farm Studio (07/26/1980); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (07/26/1980); Nova Suite (07/26/1980); RMS Recording Studio (07/26/1980); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (07/26/1980); Rockfield Studios (07/26/1980); Sound Suite (07/26/1980); Utopia (07/26/1980); Wessex Studios (07/26/1980); Workhouse Studio (07/26/1980); Chalk Farm Studio (08/1979-04/1980); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (08/1979-04/1980); Nova Suite (08/1979-04/1980); RMS Recording Studio (08/1979-04/1980); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (08/1979-04/1980); Rockfield Studios (08/1979-04/1980); Sound Suite (08/1979-04/1980); Utopia (08/1979-04/1980); Wessex Studios (08/1979-04/1980); Workhouse Studio (08/1979-04/1980); Chalk Farm Studio (08/1980); Decca Studios, Moonlight Club, West Hampstead (08/1980); Nova Suite (08/1980); RMS Recording Studio (08/1980); Rock City Studios, Shepperton (08/1980); Rockfield Studios (08/1980); Sound Suite (08/1980); Utopia (08/1980); Wessex Studios (08/1980).
This single-disc collection from legendary shape-shifting U.K. punk/goth pop outfit the Damned includes A- and B-sides from the group's output for the Chiswick label, specifically from the albums Machine Gun Etiquette (1979) and The Black Album (1980). Lovingly restored and remastered, the 24-track collection may omit some of the more obscure sides from the era, but career highlights like "I Just Can't Be Happy Today," "The History of the World, Pt. 1," "Disco Man," "Love Song," and "Smash It Up" more than make up for it. ~ James Christopher Monger