New Rose

"New Rose" was the first single by British punk rock group The Damned, released on October 22, 1976. It was the first single by a British punk group,^[1] and was released in the Netherlands, Germany, and France in 1977.

Written by guitarist Brian James, "New Rose" was issued on the Stiff Records label. The B-side was a cover of The Beatles' hit "Help!", performed about twice as fast as The Beatles's original version. Both songs have since become staples of The Damned's live shows, and appear on various compilations, and "New Rose" was included on the group's full-length debut Damned Damned Damned.

The single was reissued in Stiff's mail order Damned 4 Pack mail-order set. A CD version was issued in the Stiff Singles 1976-1977 boxed set by Castle Music in 2003. "Help!" also appears on Hits Greatest Stiffs.

Cover versions

Guns N' Roses covered the track on their 1993 covers album "The Spaghetti Incident?"

The Dumfux - Corey Taylors cover band, often performs this song live.

Seminal Portland punk icons Poison Idea covered the track on their 1992 covers album "Pajama Party"

The Eagles of Death Metal covered this song at a concert in Dublin on August 29th, 2007.

Japanese guitarist/singer Hide from X Japan covered the song on his solo tour, Hide Your Psychommunity tour 1994.^{[citation needed]}

Other Japanese bands such as Kuroyume and J from Luna Sea also covered this song at concerts.

Track listing

1. "New Rose" (James) - 2:46
2. "Help!" (Lennon, McCartney) - 1:43

Production credits

• Producer: Nick Lowe

• Musicians:
  • Dave Vanian — singer
  • Brian James — guitar
  • Captain Sensible — bass guitar
  • Rat Scabies — drums

References

1. ^ "Damned Damned Damned" by Ned Raggett, from Allmusic.com; URL accessed March 10, 2007

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