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"Problem Child" is a single by English punk rock band the Damned,[2][3][4] released on 30 September 1977 by Stiff Records as a preview for the band's second studio album, Music for Pleasure. The tracks were produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason, and were the first to be released featuring new member Lu Edmunds. The single again failed to chart in the official UK Top 75, though it did reach No. 27 on the NME chart, which used a different sample of record shops.
| "Problem Child" | ||||
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| Single by The Damned | ||||
| from the album Music for Pleasure | ||||
| B-side | "You Take My Money" | |||
| Released | 30 September 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | Britannia Row Studios, Islington, August 1977 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 2:15 | |||
| Label | Stiff BUY 18 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Scabies, James | |||
| Producer(s) | Nick Mason | |||
| The Damned singles chronology | ||||
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The single was reissued in Stiff's Damned 4 Pack mail-order set. A CD version was issued in the Stiff Singles 1976-1977 box set by Castle Music in 2003.
The single was also issued in Germany.
Track listing
edit- "Problem Child" (Scabies, James) - 2:15
- "You Take My Money" (James) - 2:00
Production credits
edit- Producers:
- Musicians:
- Dave Vanian − vocals
- Brian James − guitar
- Captain Sensible − bass
- Rat Scabies − drums
- Lu Edmunds − guitar
References
edit- ^ "Music Week" (PDF). p. 102.
- ^ Tyler, Kieron (2017). Smashing It Up: A Decade of Chaos With The Damned. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-1785581908.
- ^ Jokinen, Jenna (2014-05-16). We're Punk Rockers, Brick Chuckers, Finger Fuckers": Masculinities in John King's Human Punk (PDF) (Thesis). University of Eastern Finland.
- ^ Robb, John (2023). "Feel the Pain: The Damned". The art of darkness. Manchester University Press. p. 159-174. doi:10.7765/9781526173225.00017.
External links
edit- "Problem Child" at Discogs (list of releases)
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