Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords

Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords
David Vanian
Background information
Also known as	The Phantom Chords David Vanian & the Phantom Chords
Genres	Gothic rock Gothabilly Psychobilly
Years active	1990—c.1999
Labels	Polydor, Big Beat, Camden Town
Associated acts	The Damned, Naz Nomad and the Nightmares

Members	Dave Vanian (vocals) Roman Jugg (guitars) Brendan Mooney (guitars) Clyde Dempsey (drums) Charmaine de Valois (bass) Steff B. Joseph (bass) Donagh O'Leary (bass) Rat Scabies (drums) Steve Lawrence (bass) Bryn Merrick (bass)

Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords (a.k.a. (the) Phantom Chords) were a 1990s British rock band, featuring The Damned's Dave Vanian on vocals. Playing rockabilly and gothic rock, sometimes referred to as gothabilly, they performed a mixture of covers and new material.

History

Following the 1989 breakup of The Damned, Vanian, guitarist Roman Jugg and bassist Bryn Merrick formed the Phantom Chords with Brendan Mooney (guitar) and Clyde Dempsey (drums). In 1990, the debut single by the band ("Johnny Remember Me", a cover of a Geoff Goddard song) was released on Polydor in Australia and M&G Records in the UK.

However, although an 11-track album (including "Johnny Remember Me") was written, and Polydor planned to release it, this did not happen, and only two one-sided acetates of it exist (although it has since become available through bootlegs). A promotional cassette was available for purchase at some of the venues when the band toured the United States later in 1993.

The Phantom Chords released another single in 1992, "Town Without Pity" (a cover of a 1960s Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington song) on Camden Town Records. Now featuring Donagh O'Leary on bass following the departure of Bryn Merrick In 1995, after touring in Britain and the US, they released a full-length album, David Vanian and the Phantom Chords, on Big Beat Records. At this time they performed "This House Is Haunted" on VH1 UK ^[1] as well as "Born To Be Wicked" on ITV's It's Bizarre.

The band's line-up was variable. A 1993 Damned reunion (I'm Alright Jack and The Beanstalk) and later resumption of The Damned (with Vanian and Captain Sensible) meant that the Phantom Chords became a side project for Vanian, and they have released nothing since 1995. Roman Jugg left Phantom Chords, saying "I got fed up with relying on someone who was unreliable".^[2] However, concerts by Phantom Chords were still taking place in December 1999.^[3]

Discography

Albums

Unreleased album (1990)
David Vanian and the Phantom Chords (1995, Big Beat)

Singles

"Johnny Remember Me" (1990, Polydor)

Released as 12" single, 7" and CD.
Featured "Johnny Remember Me" (Goddard) b/w "Ghost Train" and "Relentless"

"Town Without Pity" (1992, Camden Town)

Featured "Town Without Pity" b/w "(She's a) Bad Motorcycle"

Books

Barry Hutchinson: After The Lights Go Out: A Biography of The Phantom Chords. 2015.

References

↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4N0DzYvdsM
↑ Interview with Roman Jugg, c. 2003- The Limit Club Retrieved 7 February 2007
↑ Phantom Chords gig review Retrieved 7 February 2007

External links

Myspace pages: 1, 2, 3 (fan)
Phantom Chords information, Damned12.freeserve.co.uk: page 1 (intro), p2 (album lyrics), p3 (single lyrics)
Full discography, Idiotbox
Performance & Dave Vanian interview, November 1993
On the AMG
*New* Dave Vanian & The Phantom Chords Website !

The Damned

Dave Vanian Captain Sensible Monty Oxymoron Pinch Stu West Brian James Rat Scabies Lu Edmonds Dave Berk Henry Badowski Jon Moss Lemmy Algy Ward Gary Holton Paul Gray Roman Jugg Bryn Merrick Paul Shepley Kris Dollimore Alan Lee Shaw Moose Harris Garrie Dreadful Patricia Morrison Spike Smith

Studio albums	Damned Damned Damned Music for Pleasure Machine Gun Etiquette The Black Album Strawberries Phantasmagoria Anything Not of This Earth Grave Disorder So, Who's Paranoid?

Live albums	Live Shepperton 1980 Live at Newcastle The Captain's Birthday Party Not the Captain's Birthday Party? Final Damnation Ballroom Blitz – Live at the Lyceum Molten Lager Live at the 100 Club

Compilation albums	Light at the End of the Tunnel The Radio One Sessions Smash It Up: The Anthology 1976–1987

EPs	Friday 13th EP Testify

Singles	"New Rose" "Neat Neat Neat" "Stretcher Case Baby" "Problem Child" "Don't Cry Wolf" "Love Song" "Smash It Up" "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" "White Rabbit" "The History of the World (Part 1)" "There Ain't No Sanity Clause" "Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde" "Wait for the Blackout" "Lovely Money" "Dozen Girls" "Lively Arts" "Generals" "Thanks for the Night" "Grimly Fiendish" "The Shadow of Love" "Is It a Dream?" "Eloise" "Gigolo" "Anything" "Alone Again Or" "In Dulce Decorum" "Fun Factory" "Prokofiev" "Shut It" "Little Miss Disaster"

Associated acts	Masters of the Backside London SS The Lords of the New Church Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords Naz Nomad and the Nightmares

Related articles	Discography "Nasty" The Damned: Don't You Wish That We Were Dead

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