Damned1976
Founder Member of The Damned
Historical person
Dave Vanian Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Dave Vanian, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
9 records1976–19799 events1 places
Chronological biography
1976
New Rose1976
Sings on New Rose, widely recognised as the first single released by a British punk band.
1977
Damned Damned Damned1977
The Damned release Damned Damned Damned, the first full-length album by a British punk band.
Music for Pleasure1977
The Damned release their second album Music for Pleasure before temporarily breaking apart.
Neat Neat Neat1977
The Damned release Neat Neat Neat, one of the band's defining early punk recordings.
Damned Album Chart13 March 1977
Damned Damned Damned enters the UK albums chart during the first major wave of British punk.
1978
Damned Reformation1978
Returns as the Damned regroup after their initial breakup and resume recording and performing.
1979
Love Song Chart Entry5 May 1979
Love Song enters the Official Singles Chart and becomes the Damned's first UK Top Twenty hit.
Smash It Up Chart Entry20 October 1979
Smash It Up enters the Official Singles Chart during the successful Machine Gun Etiquette period.
Titles and roles
Member of The Damned · Singer
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.