The PHANTOM CHORDS Discography

Date	Format	Artist	Title	Label	Catalogue
1990 May 21	UK 7" Vinyl Single	The Phantom Chords	Johnny Remember Me	M&G Records	MAGS 1
1990 May 21	UK 12" Vinyl Single	The Phantom Chords	Johnny Remember Me	M&G Records	MAGX 1
1990 May 21	UK Cassette Single	The Phantom Chords	Johnny Remember Me	M&G Records	MAGCS 1
1990 May 21	UK CD Single	The Phantom Chords	Johnny Remember Me	M&G Records	MAGCD 1
1990	UK Studio Acetate	The Phantom Chords	Dave Vanian and His Phantom Chords	Town House	Acetate
1990 November 22	UK 10" Acetate	The Phantom Chords	Born To Be Wicked	Town House	Acetate
1992 October 19	UK 7" Vinyl Single	The Phantom Chords	Town Called Pity	Camden Town Records	GNAR 003
1995	UK Studio CD Album	The Phantom Chords	Dave Vanian and The Phantom Chords	Big Beat Records	CDWIK 140

The Phantom Chords
JOHNNY REMEMBER ME

IMAGES

[UK 7"] M & G Records Ltd MAGS 1

[UK 7"] M & G Records Ltd MAGS 1 [Phantom Pack]

[UK Cassette Single] M & G Records Ltd MAGCS 1

[Australia 7"] Polydor Records 877 300-7

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Vocals - Dave Vanian
Guitar - Roman Jugg
Gretsch Guitar - Brendan Moon
Bass - Bryn Merrick
Drums - Clyde Dempsey

DETAILS

[21/05/1990 UK 7"] M&G Records MAGS 1
[21/05/1990 UK 7"] M&G Records MAGS 1 [Phantom Pack]
[21/05/1990 UK Cassette] M&G Records MAGCS 1
[1990 Australia 7"] Polydor Records 877 300-7

TRACKS

Track	Title	Composer	Time	Notes
1	Johnny Remember Me	Geoff Goddard
2	Ghost Train	Dave Vanian

CREDITS

Produced by Bill Price

NOTES

[21/05/1990 UK 7"] M&G Records MAGS 1 [Phantom Pack]
Limited edition of 5,000 numbered copies. Issued in a special edition phantom pack sleeve.

IMAGES

[UK 12"] M & G Records Ltd MAGX 1

[UK CD Single] M & G Records Ltd MAGCD 1

DETAILS

[21/05/1990 UK 12"] M&G Records MAGX 1
[21/05/1990 UK CD Single] M&G Records MAGCD 1

TRACKS

Track	Title	Composer	Notes
1	Johnny Remember Me	Geoff Goddard	A
2	Ghost Train	Dave Vanian	B1
3	Relentless	Eddy Dixon	B2

CREDITS

Produced by Bill Price

The Phantom Chords
DAVE VANIAN AND HIS PHANTOM CHORDS

WITHDRAWN POLYDOR LP

LINE UP

Vocals - Dave Vanian
Guitar - Roman Jugg
Gretsch Guitar - Brendan Moon
Bass - Bryn Merrick
Drums - Clyde Dempsey

IMAGES

Town House Acetate WITHDRAWN "Polydor" Album

INFORMATION

Following the 1989 breakup of The Damned, Vanian, guitarist Roman Jugg and bassist Bryn Merrick formed the Phantom Chords with Brendan Moon (guitar) and Clyde Dempsey (drums). In 1990, the debut single by the band ("Johnny remember me", a cover of a Geoff Goddard song) was released in the UK.

However, although an 11-track album (including "Johnny Remember Me") was written, and Polydor planned to release it, this did not happen, and only two one-sided acetates of it exist.

The band's lineup was very variable, featuring Rat Scabies on drums in live performances in 1993.

A 1995 Damned reunion (I'm Alright Jack and The Beanstalk) and later resumption of The Damned (with Vanian and Captain Sensible) meant that the Phantom Chords became a side project for Vanian, and they have released nothing since 1995. Roman Jugg left Phantom Chords, saying "I got fed up with relying on someone who was unreliable"

DETAILS

[1990 UK Album] Town House Acetate

TRACKS

Track	Title	Composer	Notes
1	Someone Up There		A1
2	Born To Be Wicked		A2
3	Gunning For Love		A3
4	Pretty Girl		A4
5	Haunted Garage		A5
6	Johnny Remember Me	Geoff Goddard	A6
7	After The Lights Go Out		B1
8	Piece Of My Heart		B2
9	King Of Fools		B3
10	Time After Time		B4
11	The Loveless And The Damned		B5

CREDITS

Produced by Bill Price

NOTES

The unreleased debut album. Two one-sided acetates exist.

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The Phantom Chords
BORN TO BE WICKED

WITHDRAWN POLYDOR SINGLE

LINE UP

Vocals - Dave Vanian
Guitar - Roman Jugg
Gretsch Guitar - Brendan Moon
Bass - Bryn Merrick
Drums - Clyde Dempsey

IMAGES

Town House Acetate WITHDRAWN Single

DETAILS

[22/11/1990 UK 10"] Town House Acetate

TRACKS

Track	Title	Composer	Time	Notes
1	Born To Be Wicked

CREDITS

Produced by Bill Price

NOTES

10" Town House Acetate, rumoured to be the withdrawn "follow-up" single to Johnny Remember Me.

The Phantom Chords
TOWN WITHOUT PITY

LINE UP

Vocals - Dave Vanian
Guitar - Roman Jugg
Rhythm Guitar - Brendan Moon
Bass - Donagh O'Leary
Drums - Clyde Dempsey

IMAGES

[19/10/1992 UK 7"] Camden Town Records GNAR 003

DETAILS

[19/10/1992 UK 7" Single] Camden Town Records GNAR 003

TRACKS

Track	Title	Composer	Time	Notes
1	Town Without Pity	Tiomkin, Washington
2	(She's A) Bad Motorcycle	Unknown

NOTES

Limited edition of 2,000 copies, available by mail order only.

The Phantom Chords
DAVID VANIAN AND THE PHANTOM CHORDS

LINE UP

Vocals - Dave Vanian
Guitar - Roman Jugg
Rhythm Guitar - Brendan Moon
Bass - Steve Lawrence
Bass - Donagh O'Leary
Drums - Clyde Dempsey

IMAGES

[1995 UK CD] Big Beat Records CDWIK 140

DETAILS

[1995 UK CD] Big Beat Records CDWIK 140

TRACKS

Track	Title	Composer
1	Voodoo Doll	Roman Jugg, Brendan Moon, Clyde Dempsey
2	Screamin' Kid	Roman Jugg
3	Big Town	David Vanian
4	This House Is Haunted	Billy Rose, Basil Adlam
5	You And I	Gonzales
6	Whiskey And Me	Donaugh O'Leary
7	Fever In My Blood	Roman Jugg, Brendan Moon, Clyde Dempsey
8	Frenzy	Hill, Stevenson
9	Shooting Jones (Blue Eyes, Black Heart)	Brendan Moon
10	Jezebel	W Shanklin
11	Tonight We Ride	David Vanian
12	Johnny Guitar	Young, Lee
13	Chase The Wild Wind	David Vanian
14	Swamp Thing	David Vanian, Roman Jugg

CREDITS

Produced by Benji Le Fe'vre
Produced [Post Production] by Duncan Cowell

Photography by Mal Stone
Photography [Live] by Mark Stringer
Design, Layout by Dave Vanian
Typography, Artwork by Phillip Lloyd-Smee

BARCODE

029667414029