Cherry Red Records Captain Sensible: Women And Captains First, Expanded Edition

RE-PRESS: CD ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 2009
Captain Sensible was a founding member of legendary punk band The Damned. Whilst still a member of The Damned in 1982 he signed a solo deal with A&M Records.
In June 1982, he reached number 1 in the UK with a cover of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Happy Talk’ from the musical ‘South Pacific’. This classic album also includes the follow up hit singles ‘Wot’ and ‘Croydon’.
It also includes six bonus tracks – including B-sides (one of which ‘Damned On 45’ is a seven minute medley of Damned/Captain tracks) and a track from The Captain’s own archives.
This reissue includes extensive sleeve notes by Pat Gilbert (Mojo, Record Collector).
Captain is still in The Damned who are still performing and releasing albums to date.
1. WOT
2. A NICE CUP OF TEA
3. BRENDA, PARTS 1 & 2
4. YANKS WITH GUNS
5. HAPPY TALK
6. MARTHA THE MOUTH
7. NOBODY’S SWEETHEART
8. (WHAT D’YA GIVE) THE MAN WHO’S GOTTEN EVERYTHING
9. WHO IS MELODY LEE, SID?
10. GIMME A UNIFORM
11. CROYDON
BONUS TRACKS
12. IT (B-SIDE TO HAPPY TALK)
13. I CAN’T STAND IT (DEMO) (B-SIDE TO HAPPY TALK)
14. STRAWBERRY DROSS (B-SIDE TO WOT)
15. JIMI HENDRIX’S STRAT (B-SIDE TO CROYDON)
16. DAMNED ON 45 (B-SIDE TO GLAD IT’S ALL OVER)
17. JOE MEEK