Dave Vanian

My name is Dave Vanian. I was the lead singer of the legendary British punk band, The Damned. We were the first punk band to have a single. First to tour America, first UK band to play CBGB (supporting the Dead Boys) and we blew them away.I now sing for Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords. The Damned changed members quite a bit in the old days.LINE UP 1 - JAN 1976 TO JULY 1977 RAT SCABIES - DRUMS RAY BURNS - BASS BRIAN JAMES - GUITAR DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS ------------------------------------------- LINE UP 2 - JULY 77 - APRIL 78 (THEN SPLIT UP) LU EDMUNDS - GUITAR BRIAN JAMES - GUITAR RAT SCABIES - DRUMS ** CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - BASS DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS **(RAT LEFT IN OCT 77,AND WAS REPLACED BY DAVE BERK FOR THE REST OF THE EUROPEAN TOUR,THEN HE WAS REPLACED BY JON MOSS,BORROWED FROM A BAND CALLED LONDON,FOR THE BRITISH TOUR ,HE LATER PLAYED FOR CULTURE CLUB) -------------------------------------------- LINE UP 3 (REFORMED AS 'THE DOOMED') SEPT 5 '78 AT THE ELECTRIC BALLROOM LEMMY - BASS DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - GUITAR RAT SCABIES - DRUMS ------------------------------------------ LINE UP 4 (STILL AS 'THE DOOMED')SEPT 78 HENRY BADOWSKI - BASS DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - GUITAR RAT SCABIES - DRUMS (HENRY BADOWSKI STAYED WITH THE DOOMED FOR A FEW WEEKS AND DID SEVERAL GIGS) ------------------------------------------ LINE UP 5 ( BACK AS THE DAMNED) OCT 78 - DEC 79 ALISTAIR ' ALGY ' WARD - BASS DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS RAT SCABIES - DRUMS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - GUITAR (THEY WERE STILL THE DOOMED WHEN ALGY JOINED ,BUT SUBSEQUENTLY WENT BACK TO 'THE DAMNED' ) -------------------------------------------- LINE UP 6 - JAN 80 - EARLY 81 PAUL GRAY - BASS DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS RAT SCABIES - DRUMS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - GUITAR ( PAUL GRAY JOINED FROM EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS .) ------------------------------------------ LINE UP 7 - EARLY 81 - FEB 83 ROMAN JUGG - KEYBOARDS DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS RAT SCABIES - DRUMS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - GUITAR PAUL GRAY - BASS (ROMAN JOINED FROM 'VICTIMIZE' ) --------------------------------------------- LINE UP 8 - MAR 83 - AUG 84 BRYN MERRICK - BASS DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS CAPTAIN SENSIBLE - GUITARS RAT SCABIES - DRUMS ROMAN JUGG - KEYBOARDS/GUITAR ( BRYN JOINED FROM ' VICTIMIZE ') --------------------------------------------- LINE UP 9 - AUG 84 - 89 DAVE VANIAN - VOCALS ROMAN JUGG - GUITAR BRYN MERRICK - BASS RAT SCABIES - DRUMS