Anything was The Damned's seventh studio album

Album

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, released in 1986.

Between July and August 1985 the band and producer Jon Kelly

Jon Kelly

Jon Kelly is a British music producer who has produced albums and singles for Chris Rea, The Damned, Kate Bush, Pele , The Beautiful South, Prefab Sprout, Deacon Blue, Heather Nova, The Levellers, Fish, Lynsey De Paul and Nolwenn Leroy.-References:...

 decamped to Puk Recording Studios in Gjerlev, Denmark to record their follow-up. In contrast to the straightforward sessions for their previous album, recording was rife with problems. Kelly attempted to steer the band towards the 'Goth Opera' style that had served them so well, but the band wanted to move in a new direction, with a psychedelic rock flavour – epitomised by their cover of Love

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’s "Alone Again Or".

The album received lackluster reviews, and, considering the expenditure involved, was a commercial flop, peaking at #40 on the UK charts and spending just two weeks in the Top 100. It would lead to the band’s contract with MCA

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 being terminated, and would be the band’s last album for a decade.

The distinctive carving on the cover was made by Howard Rayhoult. On some pressings of the vinyl release this was unpainted, while some were coloured by Jef Hartley and Booce. The CD version of the album uses the coloured cover.

Anything spawned the UK hit singles "Anything" (#32), "Gigolo" (#29) and "Alone Again Or" (#27).

It was re-released on CD in 2009, and contained many extra tracks of remixes and live performances.

Tracklisting

All songs by Jugg/Merrick/Scabies/Vanian except as noted.

1. "Anything" (Crowley/Jugg/Merrick/Scabies/Vanian) - 4:47
2. "Alone Again Or" (Bryan MacLean
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   ) - 3:38
3. "Portrait" - 3:50
4. "Restless" - 4:57
5. "In Dulce Decorum
   In Dulce Decorum
   "In Dulce Decorum" was a single released by The Damned in 1987.The song was originally recorded for the Anything album, but was issued as a single to promote the MCA retrospective Light at the End of the Tunnel. The track was inspired by Wilfred Owen's poem Dulce et Decorum Est, and began with an...
   
   " - 4:47
6. "Gigolo" - 6:02
7. "The Girl Walks Down" - 4:35
8. "Tightrope Walk" - 4:21
9. "Psychomania" - 4:03

Singles

• "Anything" (#32 UK)
• "Gigolo" (#29 UK)
• "Alone Again Or" (#27 UK)
• "In Dulce Decorum
  In Dulce Decorum
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Personnel

• Producer
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  • Jon Kelly
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• Musician
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  • Dave Vanian: Vocals
  • Roman Jugg
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    : Guitar
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    , Keyboards
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    , Vocals
  • Rat Scabies
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    : Drum
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  • Bryn Merrick
    Bryn Merrick
    Bryn Merrick is a musician who was a member of Cardiff-based punk band Victimize and who later joined The Damned between 1983 and 1989. He recorded the bass for albums Phantasmagoria and Anything. He replaced Paul Gray in 1983, when Paul went to UFO...
    
    : Bass
    Bass guitar
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    , Vocals

• Guest Musicians
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  • Blue Weaver
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    : Keyboards
  • Paul "Shirley" Shepley: Keyboards
  • Paul "Wix" Wickens
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    : Keyboards
  • Suzie O’List: Backing vocals
  • Kurt Holm: Trumpet
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