The DamnedThe Best of

First-wave UK punk in full buzzsaw flight. 'Neat Neat Neat' is a frantic, breakneck blast, 'Smash It Up' opens gentle before erupting into their biggest hit, and 'Love Song' points toward the gothic post-punk they'd later pioneer. These are the band who fired off the first British punk single, 'New Rose,' beating the Sex Pistols to shops by a week back in October 1976. The full arc of a band that never stood still.