Friday 13th (EP)

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]

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)

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

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

References
  1. 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. 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. "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.
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