Across their new 50 year career The Damned have been associated with some acts more closely than others, especially so when it comes to playing live. Seemingly something clicked every couple of years that drew such a clutch of outsiders to other like minded bands. First there was the Adverts in 1977, then came The Ruts in '79. A couple of years later and the Anti-Nowhere League entered the scene with a flurry of expletives and biker gang attitude. The mid-80's saw an unexpected flush of success for The Damned as the band raided Beau Brummel's wardrobe and delivered some big chart friendly ballads (brilliant they are too!). With this new direction came another kind of support in the form of Dr & The Medics. They were a perfect fit, an outlandish six piece pulled from the imagination of Lewis Carroll.
I first became aware of them through a mate who started seeing their gigs in Brighton and London. They then appeared on the telly, playing live on the Whistle Test in late 1985 playing 'The Miracle Of The Age' and 'No One Love's You When You've Got No Shoes'.
Sadly, I only got to see them once in the '80's when they played with The Damned at their 10th Anniversary Tea Party in Finsbury.
This year, The Damned are renewing this partnership with the Medics (not to forget The Fuzztones too) on their December tour.
So, here from 1985, here is a set from the Doctor and Co. from when they played an anti-heroin benefit at the Crystal Palace Bowl.
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