Alone Again Or (Damned song)

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"Alone Again Or"
From the album Anything
Single by The Damned
B-side	"In Dulce Decorum (Live)"
Released	6 April 1987
Format	7"/12"/CD single
Recorded	Denmark; Hammersmith 1986
Genre	Psychedelic Rock
Length	3:38
Label	[[Music Corporation of America		MCA]] GRIM 7
Producer	Jon Kelly
Chart positions	27 (UK)
The Damned singles chronology
"Gigolo" 1987	"Alone Again Or" 1987	"In Dulce Decorum" 1987

Alone Again Or was a single released by The Damned in 1987.

The song was originally recorded by Love in 1967, and The Damned recorded it as an acknowledgement of one of their influences. Boosted by multi-format releases (including the band's first CD single, which included the first release of their version of "Eloise" on this format)and a surreal video helmed by Gerard de Thame, the single peaked at #27 - The Damned's final Top 40 hit to date.

MCA also issued the single in the USA, their first single to be issued in the territory since "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" in 1981. This release added the studio version of "In Dulce Decorum" in place of the live version on the UK release.

The track was also covered by Calexico in 2003. The Calexico cover sticks quite near to the original version.

Love's version ranked #436 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Alone Again Or" (MacLean) - 3:38
2. "In Dulce Decorum (Live)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick)

"In Dulce Decorum" was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on November 12, 1986.

Bonus Tracks on 12" single: -

1. "Alone Again Or (Mixed Again)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick)
2. "Psychomania (Live)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick)

"Psychomania" was recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon on November 12, 1986.

Bonus Tracks on CD single: -

1. "Eloise" (Ryan) - 5:07
2. "Psychomania (Live)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick)

[edit] Production credits

• Producer:
  • Jon Kelly

• Musicians:
  • Dave Vanian: Vocals
  • Roman Jugg: Guitar
  • Rat Scabies: Drums
  • Bryn Merrick: Bass

The Damned

Dave Vanian | Captain Sensible | Patricia Morrison | Monty Oxy Moron | Pinch

Former members: Brian James | Rat Scabies | Lu Edmunds | Algy Ward | Paul Gray | Roman Jugg | Bryn Merrick | Kris Dollimore | Allan Lee Shaw | Moose

The Damned discography

Studio albums: Damned, Damned, Damned | Music for Pleasure | Machine Gun Etiquette | The Black Album | Strawberries | Phantasmagoria | Anything | Not of This Earth | Grave Disorder

Live albums: Live Shepperton 80 | Live at Newcastle | Not The Captain's Birthday Party? | Mindless Directionless Energy | Final Damnation | The Damned Live | Ballroom Blitz - Live at the Lyceum | The School Bullies | Fiendish Shadows | Eternal Damnation Live | Molten Lager

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