The Shadow Of Love
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| From the album Phantasmagoria | |||
| Single by The Damned | |||
| B-side | "Nightshift" | ||
| Released | 10 June 1985 | ||
| Format | 7"/10"/12" single | ||
| Recorded | 1985 | ||
| Genre | Goth/Rock | ||
| Length | 3:51 | ||
| Label | [[Music Corporation of America | MCA]] GRIM 2 |
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| Producer | Jon Kelly | ||
| Chart positions | 25 (UK) | ||
| The Damned singles chronology | |||
| "Grimly Fiendish" 1985 |
"The Shadow Of Love" 1985 |
"Is It A Dream?" 1985 |
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The Shadow Of Love was a single released by The Damned in 1985.
It was released in several formats, with the 10" and 12" versions featuring different mixes of "The Shadow of Love", as well as a bonus track, "Would You". Limited numbers of the 7" single inclused a bonus record, featuring Rat Scabies' solo single "Let There Be Rats", previously only available via mail order. The song was promoted with the help of a video directed by Peter Cornish, and reached #25 in the UK charts.
MCA also issued the single in Germany, with the German 7" featuring a slightly different mix of "The Shadow of Love".
[edit] Track listing
- "The Shadow of Love" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) - 3:51
- "Nightshift" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick)
Bonus Tracks on 10" version: -
- "The Shadow of Love (Ten Inches of Hell Mix)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) - 6:32
- "Would You" (Mason, Scabies, Jugg, Vanian, Merrick)
Bonus Tracks on 12" version: -
- "The Shadow of Love (The Pressure Mix)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick)
- "Would You" (Mason, Scabies, Jugg, Vanian, Merrick)
[edit] Production credits
- Producers:
- Jon Kelly on "The Shadow of Love"
- The Damned on "Nightshift" and "Would You"
- Musicians:
- Dave Vanian: Vocals
- Roman Jugg: Guitar, vocals on "Edward the Bear"
- 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 |
| Related articles |
| Masters of the Backside | London SS | The Lords of the New Church | David Vanian And The Phantom Chords | Punk Floyd |
