The Damned have announced a covers album, Not Like Everybody Else, arriving January 23rd. The lead single and opening track “There’s a Ghost in My House” by R. Dean Taylor drops on Thursday.
The album pays tribute to the memory of The Damned’s late founding guitarist Brian James, who penned many of the band’s early songs. James passed away earlier this year at the age of 70.
It’s an illustration of a young James that adorns the sleeve for the new covers album. The flower-power aesthetic of the cover is also indicative of the song selections, with The Damned dipping into a collection of largely ’60s garage/psych tunes.
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Numerous British invasion-era acts are featured, including The Kinks with the titular “I’m Not Like Everybody Else,” The Rolling Stones (“The Last Time”), Pink Floyd (“See Emily Play”), The Creation (“Making Time”), and The Animals (“When I Was Young”). The Damned also pay homage to their proto-punk forerunners, Iggy and the Stooges, with a rendition of “Gimme Danger.”
Not Like Everybody Else was recorded across five days at Revolver Studio in Los Angeles. The band’s lineup on the tribute album features Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensible on guitar, Rat Scabies on drums — his first studio recordings with The Damned in 40 years — Paul Gray on bass, and keyboardist Monty Oxymoron.
In related news, The Damned are also featured on a separate covers album, Killed By Deaf – A Punk Tribute to Motörhead, out October 31st. Their inclusion on the comp isn’t a cover of Motörhead; rather, it’s a rare live recording of the late Lemmy Kilmister performing alongside The Damned on the latter’s classic “Neat Neat Neat.”
You can pre-save Not Like Everybody Else via this location. Check out the artwork and tracklist below.
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Not Like Everybody Else Tracklist:
01. There’s A Ghost In My House (R. Dean Taylor)
02. Summer In The City (Joe Cocker)
03. Making Time (The Creation)
04. Gimme Danger (Iggy & The Stooges)
05. See Emily Play (Pink Floyd)
06. I’m Not Like Everybody Else (The Kinks)
07. Heart Full Of Soul (The Yardbirds)
08. You Must Be A Witch (The Lollipop Shoppe)
09. When I Was Young (The Animals)
10. The Last Time (The Rolling Stones)