"Little Miss Disaster" is a song by punk rock band the Damned, released 1 December 2005 on their own Lively Arts label. It was the band's first single release since " Shut It" in 1996. The band's lineup shifted again, with Stu West making his recording debut on

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for the group, having taken over on live dates from

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, who had begun to concentrate on her daughter Emily and managing the band. The song continued the style the band established for their ''

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'' album, with their unique

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/ psychedelic sound, fast

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s and swirling keyboards topped off with a dramatic vocal. From 11 November 2005, the band began selling copies of the single on their Little Miss Disaster Tour. The sleeve featured

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as a result of a collaboration between the band and the Emily Strange website. On 1 December, the single was made available via the band's website, with a limited edition of 1,000 vinyl copies (with a red-splattered vinyl pattern), and on CD. The B-side, a live version of "Anti-Pope", was taken from the DVD ''MGE25'', recorded live at

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Academy on 4 December 2004 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their album ''

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''.

Track listing

7” version: - # "Little Miss Disaster" ( Sensible, Carr) – 4:47 # "Anti-Pope (Live)" ( Scabies, Sensible, Vanian,

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) – 3:31 CD version: - # "Little Miss Disaster" (Sensible, Carr) – 4:47 # "Anti-Pope (Live)" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, Ward) – 3:31 # "

The History of the World (Part 1) "The History of the World (Part 1)" is a single by English rock band the Damned, released in September 1980 by Chiswick Records. It was co-produced by the band with Hans Zimmer and was included on the band's '' The Black Album''. The record was ...

" (Scabies, Sensible, Vanian,

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) (video track, taken from the ''MGE25'' DVD)

Production credits

* Producers: ** The Damned ("Little Miss Disaster") ** Dash Productions Ltd. (live tracks) * Musicians: **

Dave Vanian David Vanian (born David Lett, 12 October 1956) is an English rock musician, and lead singer of the punk rock band the Damned. Formed in 1976 in London, the Damned were the first British punk band to release a single, release an album, have ...

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Captain Sensible Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. Captain Sensible co-founded the punk rock band the Damned, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. H ...

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** Stu West − bass **

Monty Oxymoron Monty Oxymoron (born Laurence Burrow, 27 September 1961 in Cambridge, England) is a keyboardist for the English punk rock group the Damned. Biography His previous bands include Punk Floyd and Dr. Spacetoad Experience, with Captain Sensible. H ...

− keyboards ** Pinch − drums

References

{{Authority control 2005 singles The Damned (band) songs Songs written by Captain Sensible 2005 songs