John Peel Show
1 Stab Your Back
2 Neat Neat Neat
3 New Rose
4 So Messed Up
5 I Fall
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Brian James  -  guitar, backing vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  bass, backing vocals  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Rat Scabies 1
Brian James 2-5
   
Produced by  
Jeff Griffin  
   
Engineered by  
Mike Robinson  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 30 November 1976  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 10/12/1976



John Peel Show
1 Sick Of Being Sick
2 Stretcher Case
3 Fan Club
4 Feel The Pain
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Brian James  -  guitar, backing vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  bass, backing vocals  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Brian James 1,3,4
Rat Scabies & Brian James 2
   
Produced by  
Jeff Griffin  
   
Engineered by  
Mike Robinson  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 10 May 1977  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 16/05/1977



In Concert
1 I Feel Alright
2 Born To Kill
3 Sick Of Being Sick
4 Neat Neat Neat
5 Fan Club
6 Stretcher Case
7 Help
8 Stab Yor Back
9 So Messed Up
10 New Rose
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Brian James  -  guitar  
Captain Sensible  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
The Stooges 1
Brian James 2-5,9,10
Rat Scabies & Brian James 6
Lennon & McCartney 7
Rat Scabies 8
   
Produced by  
Jeff Griffin  
   
Recorded at  
Paris Cinema, London on 19 May 1977  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded live for In Concert on Radio 1 21/05/1977



The White Cats  -  John Peel Show
1 Escalator Of Love
2 Second Time Around
3 Teenage Dream
Line Up  
Kelvin Blacklock  -  vocals  
Eddie Cox  -  guitar  
Steve Turner  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Unknown 1
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 2,3
   
Produced by  
Bob Sargeant  
   
Recorded at  
Unknown ('Private Tape')  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 03/04/1978
Additional Information
'Second Time Around' and 'Teenage Dream' were later recorded by The Damned.



King  -  John Peel Show
1 Antipope
2 Jet Boy Jet Girl
3 My Baby Don't Care
4 Baby Sign Here With Me
Line Up  
Henry Badowski  -  vocals, keyboards, sax  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, backing vocals, piano  
 celeste on 'My Baby Don't Care'  
Kim Bradshaw  -  bass  
Dave Berk  -  drums  
Alex K.  -  violin  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 1
Deprijck, Lacomblez & Ward 2
Henry Badowski 3,4
   
Produced by  
Mike Robinson  
   
Engineered by  
Mike Robinson  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 11 July 1978  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 20/07/1978
Additional Information
'Antipope' and 'Jet Boy Jet Girl' were later recorded by The Damned and Captain Sensible & The Softies. 'Baby Sign Here With Me' was later recorded by Henry Badowski and bears more than a passing resemblance to The Damned's 'Edward The Bear'. 'I Just Can't Be Happy Today' borrows the keyboard solo from 'My Baby Don't Care'.

 

The White Cats  -  John Peel Show
1 Junkyard Angels
2 Detectives
3 Here I Go Again
4 Shotgun Lovers
Line Up  
Kelvin Blacklock  -  vocals  
Eddie Cox  -  guitar  
Steve Turner  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
Bob Sargeant  -  keyboards, guitar, vocals  
   
Written by  
Unknown  
   
Produced by  
Bob Sargeant  
   
Engineered by  
Nick Gomm  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 16 August 1978  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 25/08/1978



John Peel Show
1 Melody Lee
2 Love Song
3 I'm A Burglar
4 Looking At You
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, vocals, organ  
Algy Ward  -  bass, vocals  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
 vocals on 'I'm A Burglar'  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 1-3
M.C.5 4
   
Produced by  
Bob Sargeant  
   
Engineered by  
Nick Gomm  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 20 December 1978  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 08/01/1979



John Peel Show
1 I Just Can't be Happy Today
2 Smash It Up
3 Liar
4 I'm So Bored
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, vocals, organ  
Algy Ward  -  bass, vocals  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward & Dadomo 1
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 2,3
Vanian & Sensible 4
   
Produced by  
Tony Wilson  
   
Engineered by  
Dave Dade  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 22 October 1979  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 29/10/1979



The Evening Show
1 Plan 9 Channel 7
2 I Just Can't Be Happy Today
3 Noise, Noise, Noise
4 Drinking About My Baby
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, vocals, organ  
Algy Ward  -  bass, vocals  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 1
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward & Dadomo 2
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward & Scabies 3
Scabies, Sensible, Gray & Vanian 4
   
Produced by  
John Sparrow  
   
Engineered by  
Nick Gomm  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 16 November 1979  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for The Evening Show on Radio 1 11-13/12/1979



Capital Radio
1 I Just Can't Be Happy Today
2 Smash It Up
3 Noise, Noise, Noise
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar  
Algy Ward  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward & Dadomo 1
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 2
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward & Scabies 3
   
Recorded at  
Unknown  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for Capital Radio 30/11/1979

 

The Evening Show
1 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
2 Wait For The Blackout
3 Lively Arts
4 History Of The World
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, vocals, organ  
Paul Gray  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Gray, Vanian & Dadomo 1
Scabies, Sensible, Gray, Vanian & Karloff 2
Scabies, Sensible, Gray & Vanian 3,4
   
Produced by  
Chris Lycett  
   
Engineered by  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 9 October 1980  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for The Evening Show on Radio 1 20/10/1980



John Peel Show
1 Curtain Call
2 Hit Or Miss
3 Therapy
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, vocals, organ  
Paul Gray  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Gray 1,2
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Gray & Hart 3
   
Produced by  
Tony Wilson  
   
Engineered by  
Dave Dade  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 4, London on 6 October 1980  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 20/10/1980



In Concert
1 I Fall
2 Wait For The Blackout
3 Disco Man
4 I Just Can't Be Happy Today
5 Plan 9 Channel 7
6 Melody Lee
7 Noise Noise Noise
8 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
9 The Limit Club
10 Love Song
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar  
Paul Gray  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Brian James 1
Scabies, Sensible, Gray, Vanian & Karloff 2
Scabies, Sensible, Gray & Vanian 3,9
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward & Dadomo 4
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, & Ward 5,6,10
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward & Scabies 7
Scabies, Sensible, Gray, Vanian & Dadomo 8
   
Recorded at  
Berkeley Square, California on 6 March 1982  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
USA Recorded live for US Radio 06/03/1982



Saturday Live
1 Stranger On The Town
2 Limit Club
3 Smash It Up
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, vocals, organ  
Roman Jugg  -  guitar  
Bryn Merrick  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Gray & Vanian 1,2
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 3
   
Produced by  
Mark Radcliffe  
   
Engineered by  
Ted de Bono  
   
Recorded at  
Studio S2, London on 4 August 1984  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded live for Saturday Live on Radio 1 04/08/1984



John Peel Show
1 Thanks For The Night
2 Nasty
3 We Love You
4 Is It A Dream?
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Captain Sensible  -  guitar, vocals  
Roman Jugg  -  guitar, keyboards  
Bryn Merrick  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Sensible 1
Scabies, Vanian, Jugg, Merrick & Sensible 2,4
Jagger & Richards 3
   
Produced by  
Dale Griffin  
   
Engineered by  
Mike Robinson  
   
Recorded at  
Maida Vale 5, London on 7 July 1984  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for the John Peel Show on Radio 1 06/08/1984

 

The Evening Show
1 Shadow Of Love
2 Is It A Dream
3 Street Of Dreams
4 There'll Come A Day
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Roman Jugg  -  guitar, keyboards  
Bryn Merrick  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Vanian, Scabies, Jugg & Merrick 14
Scabies, Jugg, Vanian, Merrick & Sensible 15
Scabies, Vanian, Jugg & Merrick 16
Jugg, Merrick, Scabies & Vanian 17
   
Produced by  
Harry Parker  
   
Engineered by  
Barry Andrews & Peter Watts  
   
Recorded at  
Location Unknown on 14 April 1985  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded in session for The Evening Show on Radio 1 20/05/1985



In Concert
1 Curtain Call
2 Grimly Fiendish
3 Stranger On The Town
4 Is It A Dream
5 Smash It Up
6 The Limit Club
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Roman Jugg  -  guitar  
Bryn Merrick  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Scabies, Sensible, Gray & Vanian 1,3,6
Jugg, Vanian, Merrick, Scabies & Doctor 2
Scabies, Jugg, Vanian, Merrick & Sensible 4
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 5
   
Recorded at  
Milan, Italy on 18 July 1986  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
Italy Recorded live for Italian Radio 18/07/1986



In Concert
1 Sanctum Sanctorum
2 Wait For The Blackout
3 Psychomania
4 Anything
5 Shadow Of Love
6 In Dulce Decorum
7 Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
8 Is It A Dream
9 L.A. Woman
10 Smash It Up
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Roman Jugg  -  guitar  
Bryn Merrick  -  bass  
Rat Scabies  -  drums  
   
Written by  
Vanian, Jugg, Merrick & Scabies 1
Scabies, Sensible, Gray, Vanian & Karloff 2
Jugg, Scabies, Merrick & Vanian 3,4,6
Vanian, Scabies, Jugg & Merrick 5
Scabies, Sensible, Gray, Vanian & Dadomo 7
Scabies, Jugg, Vanian, Merrick & Sensible 8
The Doors 9
Scabies, Sensible, Vanian & Ward 10
   
Recorded at  
Big Club, Torino, Italy on 3 February 1987  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
Italy Recorded live for Italian Radio 03/021987



Greater London Radio
1 Testify
2 I Need A Life
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Kris Dollimore  -  guitar  
Alan Lee Shaw  -  theme guitar, backing vocals  
Moose  -  bass, backing vocals  
Rat Scabies  -  drums, piano  
   
Written by  
Rat Scabies & Alan Lee Shaw  
   
Recorded at  
Location Unknown on 29 November 1993  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded live for Greater London Radio 29/11/1993



Mark Radcliffe Show
1 Testify
2 I Need A Life
3 Never Could Believe
4 Neat Neat Neat
Line Up  
Dave Vanian  -  vocals  
Kris Dollimore  -  guitar  
Alan Lee Shaw  -  theme guitar, backing vocals  
Moose  -  bass, backing vocals  
Rat Scabies  -  drums, piano  
   
Written by  
Rat Scabies & Alan Lee Shaw 1-3
Brian James 4
   
Recorded at  
Location Unknown on 29 November 1993  
  Country Programme First Broadcast
UK Recorded live for the Mark Radcliffe Show on Radio 1 29/11/1993