On October 20th, 1980, The Damned release their fourth studio album—The Black Album—a record whose sleeve parodies The Beatles White Album, and whose music moved the band into a more Gothic-Rock direction.
The album features the singles The History of the World (Part 1), Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Wait for the Blackout, and Lively Arts.
Tracklist:
- A1 Wait for the Blackout
- A2 Lively Arts
- A3 Silly Kids Games
- A4 Drinking About My Baby
- A5 Twisted Nerve
- A6 Hit or Miss
- B1 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- B2 Sick of This And That
- B3 History of the World Pt. 1
- B4 13th Floor Vendetta
- B5 Therapy
- C1 Curtain Call
