Never Mind the Sex Pistols... It was The Damned who pioneered UK punk.

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“On the third night of our first tour Captain wore a nurse’s uniform and we were always drunk on stage. It was just chaos every night. Audiences hated us, motorcycle gangs chased us. It seemed like half the country wanted to beat the shit out of us.” #DaveVanian #TheDamned

Happy 66th birthday to #DaveVanian of #TheDamned .

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Dave Vanian of The Damned 1977, the Starwood, L.A. Photo by David Arnoff

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Dave Vanian backstage at the ‘Supersonic’ television show, 1977. Photo by Erica Echenberg

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Dave Vanian of The Damned at The Roxy, London, England. Photo by Derek Ridgers

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Happy birthday
#DaveVanian ..
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Happy 67th birthday to #DaveVanian of The Damned.

44 years ago today
The Damned supported by Eater and The Boys played at the Roxy, London, January 17, 1977.
The photo is from Derek Ridger's excellent book 'Punk London 1977'.

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Super early photos of Dave Vanian performing with The Damned at Redcar Coatham Bowl as captured by Cindy Stern during their “New Rose” era in 1976 while on tour supporting the Flaming Groovies

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January 17th 1977, The Damned, The Boys and Eater perform at the Roxy Club London. Photo by Derek Ridgers

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Happy birthday David Lett aka Dave Vanian, English rock musician and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned, born on this day in 1956, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

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Dave Vanian, Mont-de-Marsan, France. 21 August 1976. Photo by Caroline Coon.

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44 years ago today
The Damned and The Adverts at University of Lancaster, June 27, 1977.

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Happy birthday David Lett aka Dave Vanian, English rock musician and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned, born on this day in 1956, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

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Dave Vanian of The Damned with wife Laurie Vanian, backstage at The Roundhouse, Camden Town, London, United Kingdom, December 1977. Photos by Erica Echenberg

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Lovesong by The Damned
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Gaye Advert joins Dave Vanian of The Damned performs on stage at Roundhouse, London, England, on April 24th, 1977. Photo by Gus Stewart

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46 years ago
Gaye Advert singing 'Neat, Neat, Neat' with Dave Vanian during the encore of the Damned gig at the Roundhouse, London, April 1977

Photo by Gus Stewart

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