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To whoever booked these guys to appear on a pop show for kids, whether you’re alive or not, just know that you are admired.

Kudos to Dave Vanian for almost single-handedly inventing the entire goth subculture

Having been 15 when this was filmed I can confirm that there was no panic about what kids were shown and we were all a bit more feral than today…..and I am very glad of this

One of the rare instances where a camera is focused more on the bassist than the lead guitarist.

The absolute best of the early punk bands ..

The Pistols and Clash got all of the press but imo, these guys blew them away.

I grew up with these guys as my hero's , I'm a regular housewife n my kids have no idea , I don't think they would believe me anyway.

This band is incredible. One of the best sounding punk bands I’ve ever heard. I love cranking up the volume and listening to this.

My favorite Punk Rock Band ever!!!!

Dave Vanian is so cool.

THIS....This was Dave's GREATEST LOOK EVER!🖤

Seen them again in 2024, and they are still absolutely magnificent.....

Saw this in 77 on Supersonic and the minute Vanian did that 'sssss' i was hooked. Went out and bought it the next day!

This song kicks the ass out of everything that's currently played on commercial radio.

Be a man, can a mystery man Be a doll, be a baby doll It can't be fun, not anyway It can't be found, no way at all A distant man can't sympathize He can't uphold his distant laws Due to form on that today I got a feeling then I hear this call I said, neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no gun at all Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat No crime if there ain't no law No cops left to mess you around No more dreams of mystery chords No more sight to bring you down I got a crazy, got a thought in my mind My mind's on when she falls asleep Feelin' fine in her restless time Then these words upon me creep I said, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no gun at all Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat Be a man, can a mystery man Be a doll like a baby doll It can't be fun, not anyway It can't be found, no way at all A distant man can't sympathize Can't uphold his distant laws Due to form on that today I got a feeling then I hear that call I said, neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no gun at all Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat She can't afford no cannon Neat, neat, neat She ain't got no name to call Neat, neat, neat

It took me a very very very long time to truly appreciate this band.

Definately, one of the most important bands of music history!

Best "punk" band of the late 70s. Punk in quotations, because they were too talented to be classified as punk. Most underrated and underpaid decades-together band I know. 40 years later, they still put on a great show!

That tumble Captain Sensible took had me in tears! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Great quality, by the way!

If you're not falling over, you're not trying!

I met Brian James once in a music venue. I said to him you are a pop star and he replied I used to be, I was very young and tentative what to do, I said buy me a drink, he replied you are mercenary and I replied that is right I was and he bought me a drink, quite a nice fella, although today I am TTotal. My favourite band in the day was The Clash but Neat Neat Neat was an iconic punk classic IMO very energetic, powerful, great stuff.

Dave Vanian just keeps bringing it! I saw the Damned live 2 months ago, timeless.

One of the most exciting tracks of the era.

I was 13 when this was first shown and for me and many others, this was the first sighting of a real punk band on national TV. We'd heard about it and read about it but never actually seen it in the flesh. Punk bands had appeared on 'So It Goes' but that was a regional programme and only shown in the North of England. "Supersonic' was shown at teatime, just as we got back from school. To get a proper idea of how totally new and exciting this was at the time I think you'd need to watch the rest of the acts on the show to give it context (notice the next act up was Leo Sayer!). I clearly remember the reaction from Mike Mansfield and the woman next to him. They were laughing but I don't think they knew why - it was a nervous "what the fuck was that?!" kind of laughter. Personally I think the Damned peaked around this time. They never looked or sounded this good again after Brian James went.

Brilliant audio, Brian James did amazing lyrics and reefs. Such a great explosion of energy they were together. Can feel it visceraly. I love it so much, big thank you.

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page were huge fans of The Damned!

Saw the Damned in ‘77 . Great energy , great sound ! This takes me back !

Incredibly talented band. My favourite punk band. They are so much more.

I bought this single! One of the greatest punk trax EVER!! They were fantastic live! Brings back memories and nostalgic for me, those were heady, thrilling and exciting times for music!

Simply lovely

Saw the Damned in 77. Dave Vanian left the stage and refused to come back until people stopped gobbing on him and throwning beer glasses at the stage... fun times!

I learned about The Damned by being a Motorhead fan. Apparently, Lemmy was a fan of bands like The Damned more so than fellow heavy metal bands. I blindly (deafly?) bought the albums "Damned, Damned Damned" & "Machine Gun Etiquette" and love both.

Ahhh the good old days...I was 17 ...best year after the hot summer off 76....and punk rock!

i was 15yo and just off to town with mum n dad, saw this clip and bought the record immediately! that was the end of 'old music' for me for years to come. great reaction from the crowd and presenters!

By god one of the greatest Goth rock / punk bands of all time

Heavy us fuck....HC, punk, speed and power, deep sound, shakes the earth. Very creative years, so much brilliant bands at the same time.

Such a high energy band

Underrated Group of rock stars

Omg I would love to look like Dave vanian

I remember watching this. Turned me into a punk rocker.

One of Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead's all time favourite songs.

The Damned have been my favorite band since 1986. I’m not old enough to have been there from the beginning. My parents bought me Final Damnation on VHS for Christmas 89 (I think) They were playing the Ibeam in San Francisco when I was still in high school and I could not go. Not old enough. It was 21+. Punk was not as fashionable as it would become 5 years later. Many of the bigger bands from the UK would play bars and 21+ venues when touring the US. As far as promoters were concerned the punk demographic was already aging. Those of us who were punk teenagers at the close of the 80’s represented a group to small to even market to. There’s a reason that even the bigger underground bands had stepped away from playing rudimentary, angry or abrasive rock and roll. Even the Damned had adjusted their sights and were aiming for an older (and more cash flush) bunch. Final Damnation itself was a nostalgia record/tour. The great thing about the Damned is that no matter the era they are among the most exiting and creative bands in the world. Even without the Captain they were pretty great. With Cap they are often the greatest rock and roll band period. I say all of that to say this: I’d never seen this video. It’s cool. I dig it man.

Oh Dave Vanian, the most beautiful man ever. Saw them few days ago performing , they are brilliant

My favorite Punk band ever.

Those guys were cool as hell

I can imagine being fourteen that year and open the tv to watch the new bands.. I just wish something equally exciting could happen to today's kids..

wow, never seen this, absolutely brilliant- sensible and vanian had such a presence, love the price tag on the guitar! loved the pistols and clash but did either of them ever record a song with such energy as this classic record(or new rose)

Dave Vanian is fantastic .

That Captain Sensible's bassline is like an earthquake 👀

I just heard this song on our local college radio and it was great. Love this footage, very funny seeing Captain falling during his antics.

I remember when my dad recorded this on Saturday night when he bought our first Panasonic VCR for $700 in June 1979 on a repeat episode of Supersonic after airing a new episode that night.

Thank you for this video. The perfect UK punk song.

Best version of the Damned hands down

So easy to forget how great this song, and the Damned were. Fucking brilliant!!

Saw them in Leeds 85 and oddly Sensible the following year in Wakey. Great days.

After all these years, I'm still in love with little dave x

Dave, looking particularly beautiful -- and The Captain as classy as any captain could be! :0)

Holy fuck this song rocks so hard 🤘And I love the singers style.

my serotonin song

Damn, a chrome hofner bass 😍😍

Thanks to my older brother going to college in Minneapolis/St Paul in 1978 I got to experience that punk scene with the Suburbs and the Suicide Commandos. The Damned was one of the albums I enjoyed totally and still to this day I play Stab Your Back in my head. Good times, no mini vans just station wagons.

Follow that Leo Sayer.

One of the most exciting Bands ever what a frontman Dave Vanian was

I remember watching this back in '77 and thinking " I don't know what the hell this is, but I want some!!!" Thanx for posting.

It really doesn't get better than this for me. Pure energy and excitement. You can't touch those early records. The Damned were a force of nature!!!

Dave looks absolutely amazing..

Two great epic singles before punk was punk. Looking back the start of a revolution in music and still epic today.

Brilliant! I remember watching this that Saturday morning.

Hello mate, just popping in (aye, ‘am auld) but just want to say,”Thank you. “ for providing some brilliant content here. Hope u are well and again thank you. Some utter gems.

This is like finding the Great Library of Alexandria. Thanks so much, friend

Love The Damned.

This was my childhood, at 9 years old my mum allowed me to bleach my hair blonde, I had my 9 hole doc Martin’s a New Rose T-shirt and a denim jacket with my badges and pins on..just how cool was my mum? Hahaha

Ain't it odd that no one has any rhythm nowadays or can even dance , it's like we've gone back thousands of years ... Pretty good little tune though !

Mansfield managed sensible later, his fascination with sensible clear with how his direction focuses on sensible all the time😢

cannot wait to see my fav band at Glastonbury 2023 😊

2023 and for ever! And yes I actually look like Dave Vanian so also I love him and the most real and best punk bands ever in rock n roll history and punk history.

Damned badass band forever 🤩🍻👏

How cool do they look man wow

These guys are so sick🖤 huge fan

I'll admit, had to check this out after watching the boys😁

Such a good song my brother and two of my mate's used to see them at the cartoon in Croydon, didn't expect them to turn up on supersonic...

I love these guys so much 🖤⚡

Remember this programme well.Good old Mike Mansfield directing op's.

Hey..! Je suis une ancienne fan des damneds .vu a Londres a l époque bouillonante des punk ..déjà les damned.avaient ce coté dark romantique représenté par Dave Vanian.. Qui dans les jeunes années est le plus beau visage de ces temps extraordinaires !

The look on Mike Mansfield's assistant's face at the start!

First live show with Dead Boys opening Dec 77. I'd just turned 15 and pogoed and gobbed all show long!

Still absolutely butt kickin‘

Thanks for this STV , this is a much better version .

I keep going back to this, just brilliant.😂

Great quality 😍

great qualty as usual, man! :-) great!!

Captain Sensible playing bass 😮

くっそカッコよすぎんだけど！！！ I love the damned I love PUNK !!! Thank you !!!

Absolutely nuts and I love it

As blisteting today as it ever was

I daily remember damned all songs

The Damned and Bauhaus = The new Generation of Post Punk and Goth 🖤

Well done, great version. Of course great band and song.

Best punk band