The Black Album is fourth album by The
Damned. Released by Chiswick Records in October of 1980 (just in time
for Halloween), it was a double album set that obviously references
The Beatles' White Album. However when it was released by their US
label I.R.S. Records it was trimmed down to just a single disc. Which
is fine because what was omitted (a side of live versions of past
hits) and a seventeen-minute composition (“Curtain Call”) are
both on the skippable side.
The album contains a few Damned classics
“Wait For The Blackout”, “Hit Or Miss”, “Dr. Jeckle &
Mr Hyde” and the stand-out “Drinking About My Baby”.Musically
there's a subtle change in direction from the full-throttle punk rock
of their first few albums. There are elements of jangle pop, power
pop and goth rock. Some of the songs aren't that
successful, while others certainly are. It's definitely one of the
Damned's last great albums and worthy of at least a listen or three.
Here is the video review:
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