The Damned honour Brian James with new covers album
The Damned have announced a new album, Not Like Everybody Else, dedicated to the memory of Brian James, the band’s founding guitarist and chief song-writer, who died on March 6, 2025.
The Damned have announced a new album, Not Like Everybody Else, dedicated to the memory of Brian James, the band’s founding guitarist and chief song-writer, who died on March 6, 2025.
Recorded in five days at Revolver Studio, Los Angeles, the album features Dave Vanian on vocals, Captain Sensible on guitar, Rat Scabies on drums, Paul Gray on bass and joined by longtime keyboardist Monty Oxymoron.
The sessions marked the first time in 40 years that Scabies has returned to the studio with the band.
Say the band, “each tune has been chosen because they were by artists that had an impact on Brian’s guitar playing and in turn his songwriting and in turn the Damned as a band.”
The first track released is R Dean Taylor’s “There’s A Ghost In My House”, which arrived on October 30.
Among the tracks, the band’s cover of “The Last Time” by The Rolling Stones, featuring James himself, taken from his final London performances with The Damned, at Hammersmith Odeon, in October 2022.
The album coincides with The Damned’s 50th anniversary celebrations, which begin with a one-off covers show at Albert Hall, Manchester on January 28, 2026.
The Damned will also play a special 50th anniversary show at OVO Arena Wembley on Saturday, April 11 2026.
Tracklisting for the LP and CD versions of Not Like Everybody Else is:
