Friday 13th (EP)

Friday 13th EP
EP by
The Damned
Released13 November 1981
RecordedOctober 1981[1]
StudioRockfield Studios, Rockfield, Wales[1]
GenrePunk rock
Length14:17
LabelNEMS
ProducerTony "Broozer" Mansfield
The Damned chronology
There Ain't No Sanity Clause
(1980) 		Friday 13th EP
(1981) 		Lovely Money
(1982)

Friday 13th EP is a four-track EP by English rock band the Damned, issued as the result of a one-off deal with the NEMS Records label.[2] It was released on 13 November 1981, which fell on a Friday.[3]

The EP was released in the UK and Sweden on 7" vinyl, and also in Germany on 12" vinyl.[4] In 1981, EPs were still eligible for the UK Top 75 Singles chart, and Friday 13th reached No. 50.[5]

The lead-off track, "Disco Man", was featured on many compilations, also becoming a live favourite.[3] Two of the other three tracks, "Billy Bad Breaks" and "Limit Club", were composed by the band; the final track was a cover version of The Rolling Stones song "Citadel". "Limit Club" was a tribute to the late Malcolm Owen of The Ruts.

Track listing

All songs written by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray and Dave Vanian, except where noted.

  1. "Disco Man" – 3:20
  2. "Limit Club" – 4:15
  3. "Billy Bad Breaks" – 3:53
  4. "Citadel" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 2:48

Personnel

The Damned
Technical personnel
Cover Design
  • Linda Roast

Charts

Chart (1981) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[5] 50
UK Indie Chart[7] 2

References

  1. ^ a b c The Chiswick Singles ... And Another Thing (Media notes). The Damned. Chiswick Records. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Robbins, Ira; Pattyn, Jay. "Damned". Trouser Press. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Hutchinson, Barry (April 2017). The Chaos Years: An Unofficial Biography. Barry Hutchinson. pp. 178–180. ISBN 978-0-244-30256-6.
  4. ^ "The Damned – Friday 13th EP". Discogs. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Friday 13th – Chart History". UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ Tyler, Kieron (2017). Smashing It Up: A Decade of Chaos with the Damned. Omnibus Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-78558-190-8.
  7. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2020.