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THE DAMNED

The Damned were are a British punk rock band. They started life in 1975 as 'The London SS' with Mick Jones, Tony James and Brian James under the management of Bernie Rhodes. Chris Millar joined during the winter of 1975 as a drummer and was christened 'Rat Scabies' by Brian James. The London SS folded as Bernie Rhodes and Mick Jones formed the Clash and the remaining band members met Dave Vanian and Ray Burns who had worked with Chris Millar cleaning toilets. The Damned were born and played their first concert at the 100 club supporting the Sex Pistols in 1976.
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