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Hello folks,



just a quick reminder of our 3 new releases for this week:-



Piney Gir - For The Love Of Others 7"



Piney Gir, sometime electronic exotica lover (Peakahokahoo); genuine all-American country girl (The Piney Gir Country Roadshow), makes her recording debut on Damaged Goods with this lovely 7" single. It's this year's official Damaged Goods Christmas single and it's fab! It's £2.99 +p&p. For more details and to order click below for the DG shop:-





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The Cute Lepers - Smart Accessories CD/LP/Digi



This is the 2nd long-player from the Cute Lepers, entitled "Smart Accessories" and it's out now! The limited vinyl comes on a choice of 4 different colours (red/green/white or grey) at £8.99 +p&p, or a bundle pack of all 4 colours for £31.99 +p&p. The CD is a lovely digipack, cost £9.99 +p&p. Or download for £7.99 Click on the cover art to order yours:-



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“Smart Accessories” is the second album from Seattle’s Cute Lepers who, as I’m sure you know, are a six/sometimes seven-piece band from Seattle, WA equally influenced by first wave punk, mod-revival, power pop, with the spirit of Johnny Thunders...together with occasional hints of doo-wop, early 60's rock 'n' roll and a load of female back-up vocals. Led by chief songwriter Steve E. Nix & Kicks (yes that’s Steve E. Nix & Kicks from seminal Seattle band The Briefs!).

After a couple sold out singles and lengthy tours of the United States and Europe, summer 2008 their debut album "Can't Stand Modern Music" was released on DG in Europe and Blackheart Records (yeah... the label Joan Jett started up a few decades ago!), it combined the attitude of punk rock, the style of mod, and the polished sound of pop. The album went on to win the Best Punk Album category in the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. Now their back with their second album “Smart Accessories” follows much the same path, 13 new tracks including the recent single ‘Berlin Girls’ along with 12 other future punk-pop classics. The band are currently on a lengthy European tour throughout December.





Various Artists - A Christmas Gift For You (Download only)



Yes it’s a Damaged Goods Christmas Compilation featuring some of the best Christmas tracks we’ve released over the last 20 odd years, plus a few exclusives as well. All for a bargain price of £5.99 Available from i-tunes or direct from the DG shop.



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Holly Golightly has two tracks on here, one from a couple of years back ‘Christmas Tree On Fire' and one from 2002 with The Green Hornes (Featuring Patrick Keeler (The Raconteurs) & Jack Lawrence (Raconteurs & The Dead Weather) called ‘Little Stars'.

Billy Childish has three with three different bands, The MBE’s excellent Christmas 1979, The Buff Medways ‘Merry Christmas Fritz’ and a really early DG release Thee Headcoatees ‘Santa Claus’ (originally Damgood12, a 7” Picture Disc)

We have last years Xmas 7” Goldblade and Poly Styrenes ‘City Of Christmas Ghosts’ as well as 2005’s TV Smith single ‘Xmas Bloody Xmas’ plus 2001’s Helen Love Xmas 7” ‘Merry Christmas (I Don’t Wanna Fight)’

Then we have brand new exclusive tracks from The Cute Lepers and The Singing Loins and a great new band called ‘Severe’.

Last up we have a couple of obscure tracks from the 1994 and 1996 Christmas singles, Wat Tyler doing ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’ and Monkhouse (a great lost band from Belfast doing ‘Guinness And Wine’.

Next year this might even make it out on record along with a bunch of new tracks as well, but it’s good to have it all in one place.



Here's the full track listing...

1 Christmas Tree On Fire *Holly Golightly*

2 The Cute Lepers Christmas Song *Cute Lepers*

3 Christmas 1979 *Wild Billy Childish And The M.B.E's*

4 Ding Dong Merrily On High *Singing Loins*

5 Merry Christmas (I Don't Wanna Fight) *Helen Love*

6 Santa Claus *Thee Headcoatees*

7 City Of Christmas Ghosts *Goldblade Featuring Poly Styrene*

8 Little Stars *Holly Golightly And The Greenhornes*

9 Stop The Cavalry *Severe*

10 Silver Bells *Cuckooland*

11 Xmas Bloody Xmas *Tv Smith*

12 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen *Wat Tyler*

13 Guinness And Wine *Monkhouse*

14 Merry Christmas Fritz *Buff Medways*





Festive Vibes!



Ian & Duncan

www.DAMAGEDGOODS.co.uk