The Damned
LOVE SONG

7" [Different Picture Sleeves]


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UK CHART OVERVIEW 

Release Type: Single
First appeared in chart (at position): 05/05/1979 (44)
Last seen in chart (at position): 23/06/1979 (66)
Length of time in chart: 8 weeks
Highest position in chart: 20 

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Vocals - Dave Vanian
Guitar - Captain Sensible
Bass - Algy Ward
Drums - Rat Scabies 

UK CHART POSITION 

Date Move Position
05/05/1979  New Entry  44
12/05/1979  Up 26
19/05/1979  Down  27
26/05/1979  Up  20
02/06/1979  Down  22
09/06/1979  Down  26
16/06/1979  Down  49
23/06/1979  Down  66

IMAGES 

[1979 UK 7"] Chiswick Records CHIS 112 

[1979 France 7"] Chiswick Records 2S 008 62.986 

[1979 German 7"] Chiswick Records 0037.060 

[1982 UK 7"] Big Beat | Ace Records NS 75 


 

DETAILS 

 [04/1979 UK 7"] Chiswick Records CHIS 112
 [1979 France 7"] Chiswick Records 2S 008 62986
 [1979 German 7"] Chiswick Records 0037.060
 [1979 Holland 7"] Ariola Benelux | Chiswick Records 100 672
 [02/1982 UK 7"] Big Beat | Ace Records NS 75

Tracks 

Track Title Composer Time Notes
1 Love Song  Ward, Sensible, Vanian, Scabies 2:02
2 Noise Noise Noise  Ward, Sensible, Vanian, Scabies

3SuicideWard, Sensible, Vanian, Scabies


CREDITS

Produced by E.S. Hollis
This is actually Eddie of 'Eddie & The Hot Rods'.
He is credited as E.S. Hollis instead of Ed Hollis on UK copies because Roger Armstrong's writing is not very easy to read!

NOTES

[1979 UK 7"] Chiswick Records CHIS 112
Released with four different picture sleeves, one each of the band members.
Limited Edition of 5,000 copies on RED vinyl [for EACH band member]
Incorrect writing credit of "Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward, Scabies" for B Side.
PUSH-OUT and SOLID CENTRE's exist.

[1979 France 7"] Chiswick Records 2S 008 62.986
Disque gravé et pressé en France 
Cat.# 2S 008 62986 on sleeve, 2S 008 62.986 on label 
The duration for B side [3:25] is given for the 2 songs (not detailed by songs) 
℗ 1979 Chiswick Records

[1979 Holland 7"] Ariola Benelux | Chiswick Records 100 672
STEMRA / Made in Holland 
Cat.# 100 672 on sleeve, 100.672 on label 
℗ 1979 Chiswick Records

[1979 German 7"] Chiswick Records 0037.060
TImings shown of 3:25 [Noise Noise Noise] and 3:15 [Suicide] are inaccurate
1979 German Metronome pressed injection moulded wide centred 3-track vinyl 7"
Housed in a unique textured picture sleeve with all four band members & 'Top Hit England' text.

[02 1982 UK 7"] Big Beat | Ace Records NS 75
Released with THREE different picture sleeves. No ALGY WARD individual cover.
Limited Edition of 3,333 copies on BLUE vinyl [for EACH band member]
Re-Issued in 1985 with GREY labels.
Love Song / Noise Noise Noise / Suicide
UK 1979 Chiswick CHIS 112

Dave Vanian sleeve red vinyl 

Dave Vanian sleeve 1 Scabies credit on B-side 

Dave Vanian sleeve 2 Scabies credits on B-side 

 Dave Vanian sleeve missing both labels

UK 1982 Big Beat NS 75

Dave Vanian sleeve  blue vinyl 

Dave Vanian sleeve & autograph, blue vinyl, B-side labels on both sides 

UK 1985 Big Beat NS 75

Dave Vanian sleeve 

UK 1979 Chiswick CHIS 112

Captain Sensible sleeve red vinyl 

Captain Sensible sleeve 1 Scabies credit on B-side 

Captain Sensible sleeve 2 Scabies credits on B-side 

Captain Sensible sleeve & autograph 2 Scabies credits on B-side 

Captain Sensible sleeve A-label promo 

UK 1982 Big Beat NS 75

Captain Sensible sleeve blue vinyl 

UK 1985 Big Beat NS 75

Captain Sensible sleeve 

UK 1979 Chiswick CHIS 112

Rat Scabies sleeve red vinyl 

Rat Scabies sleeve 1 Scabies credit on B-side 

Rat Scabies sleeve 2 Scabies credits on B-side 

Rat Scabies sleeve & autograph 2 Scabies credits on B-side 

Rat Scabies sleeve A-label promo 

UK 1982 Big Beat NS 75

Rat Scabies sleeve blue vinyl 

UK 1985 Big Beat NS 75

Rat Scabies sleeve 

Rat Scabies sleeve BLACK LABELS 

Love Song (continued)
UK 1979 Chiswick CHIS 112

Algy Ward sleeve red vinyl 

Algy Ward sleeve & autograph, red vinyl 

Algy Ward sleeve 1 Scabies credit on B-side 

 Algy Ward sleeve 2 Scabies credits on B-side

France 1979 Chiswick 2S 008 62986 

Germany 1979 Chiswick 0037.060 

Holland 1979 Chiswick 100.672 

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