Damaged Goods is a British

United Kingdom

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 independent record label

Independent record label

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 and online shop

Online shop

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History

Damaged Goods started in 1988 from a living room in east London.Ian Damaged called it DamagedGoods. The first release was a re-issue of the 1977 single by Slaughter and the Dogs, "Where Have All the Bootboys Gone?". After great reviews in the UK weeklies it was followed swiftly by the band's debut album Do It Dog Style. Releases by Adam and the Ants

Adam and the Ants

Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...

, The Killjoys

The Killjoys (UK band)

The Killjoys were a punk rock/new wave band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1976, with members including Kevin Rowland and Kevin "Al" Archer, who would later form Dexys Midnight Runners, and Ghislaine 'Gil' Weston who would later join Girlschool...

, Pork Dukes

Pork Dukes

-Singles:* "Bend and Flush" b/w "Throbbing Gristle" * "Making Bacon" b/w "Tight Pussy" * "Telephone Masturbator" b/w "Melody Makers" * "Pop Stars" b/w "Save the Pigs, Burn the Fucking Farmers "...

, and Snivelling Shits followed.
Originally Damaged Goods was intended to be a re-issue punk label but by 1990, it released current bands with singles by The Roadholders, The Sect, and the debut Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers

Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...

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In early 1991, they released their first single by Billy Childish

Billy Childish

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 and Thee Headcoats

Thee Headcoats

Thee Headcoats 1989 - 2000, was a band comprising Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. Childish was featured on guitar and vocals, Brand on drums and backing vocals, and Johnson on bass. The band was the most prolific of Childish's many musical projects, releasing fourteen full...

, followed by many more, including the debut Headcoatees single as well. They now work closely with Childish, looking after his entire catalogue.
1992–1994, Damaged Goods released the debut single from Helen Love along with one off singles with Atari Teenage Riot

Atari Teenage Riot

'Atari Teenage Riot' is a German digital hardcore group formed in Berlin in 1992. The name was taken from a Portuguese Joe song 'Teenage Riot' from the 'Teen-age Riot' album, with the word 'Atari' added as an Atari ST computer was used to create compositions...

, New Bomb Turks

New Bomb Turks

The New Bomb Turks are an American punk rock band formed at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1990. The founding members are Jim Weber, Eric Davidson, Bill Randt, and Matt Reber. Sam Brown replaced Bill Randt on drums in 1999. Early on their inspiration came from the Devil Dogs, Lazy...

, Wat Tyler

Wat Tyler

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 and Asian Dub Foundation

Asian Dub Foundation

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. By 1995, DG was a full time occupation concentrating on the UK garage

UK garage

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 scene based around Toe Rag Studios

Toe Rag Studios

Toe Rag Studios is an analogue recording studio located in Hackney, London, UK.-History:The studio was founded in 1991 by Liam Watson and Josh Collins in the Shoreditch area of London. In 1997, the business relocated to Hackney due to rising overheads...

 in London

London

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 and Slim Chance’s Wild Western Rooms in Archway as well as Indie and Punk releases.

In 1995, they released the debut Holly Golightly

Holly Golightly

Holly Golightly is a British singer-songwriter. Her mother christened her after the protagonist in Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Her musical style ranges from garage rock to R&B.-Musical career:...

 album The Good Things. They have released thirteen albums by Holly.

Over the next twelve years they released records with J Church

J Church

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, TV Personalities, Armitage Shanks, Honeyrider, The Revillos

The Rezillos

The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart...

, Mikabomb, and The Priscillas

The Priscillas

-Group history:Their two singles were played on Radio 1, BBC 6Music, Xfm, and WFMU. The girls have also played sessions for Marc Riley on BBC 6Music, have been interviewed on Phill Jupitus's 6Music's breakfast show twice, plus sessions for Resonance FM, and WFMU in New York...

, The Buff Medways, The Buzzcocks, Pete Molinari and The Wolfmen

The Wolfmen

The Wolfmen are a rock music band formed in 2004 and centres around Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou...

 which is (Marco and Chris from Adam and the Ants

Adam and the Ants

Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...

 new band).

Damaged Goods has released over 340 different records on vinyl and CD.

In 2008 Damaged Goods released new albums from Billy Childish

Billy Childish

Billy Childish is an English artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist...

 and his new band The Musicians of the British Empire and a second album from Holly Golightly

Holly Golightly

Holly Golightly is a British singer-songwriter. Her mother christened her after the protagonist in Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Her musical style ranges from garage rock to R&B.-Musical career:...

 & The Brokeoffs. Pete Molinari second album recorded at ToeRag. They've also got classic re-issues from Psykik Volts, Thee Headcoatees

Thee Headcoatees

Thee Headcoatees is a band that was formed in the Medway Garage Scene in north Kent, England in 1991. The members of this all girl band were Holly Golightly, Kyra LaRubia, Ludella Black and "Bongo" Debbie Green.-Formation:...

, Johnny Moped

Johnny Moped

Johnny Moped were a mid 1970s English punk rock group from south London, who once had Chrissie Hynde and Captain Sensible within their ranks.-Biography:...

, Thee Headcoat Sect, Thee Milkshakes, Rudi

Rudi

Rudi were a punk rock/power pop band from Belfast, Northern Ireland formed in 1975.-History:Rudi formed in 1975 as a covers band with members Brian Young, Ronnie Matthews, Graham Marshall, Leigh Carson and Gordon Blair, playing rock 'n' roll and glam rock hits. The band's name was taken from a...

New signings Betty and the Werewolves have their debut single out in July, The Wolfmens debut album is out in August and new albums from Ludella Black, and Graham Day & The Gaolers, are due out later in the year.

Artists

Artists that are or have been carried by Damaged Goods include:

• Action Painting
  Action painting
  Action painting sometimes called "gestural abstraction", is a style of painting in which paint is spontaneously dribbled, splashed or smeared onto the canvas, rather than being carefully applied...
  
  
• Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants
  Adam and the Ants were a British rock band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original group, which existed from 1977 to 1980, became notable as a cult band marking the transition from the late-1970s punk rock era to the post-punk and New Wave era...
  
  
• Agebaby
• Age af Jets
• Anorak Girl
• Armitage Shanks
• Asian Dub Foundation
• Baby Birkin
• Bambi (band)|Bambi
• Betty and the Werewolves
• Bette Davis and the Balconettes
• Big Boy Tomato
• Billy Childish
  Billy Childish
  Billy Childish is an English artist, painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer and guitarist...
  
  
• Billy Childish And Holly Golightly
• Blaggers ITA
• Blubber
• Bolsheviks
• The Bristols
• Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks
  Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
  
  
• Cee Bee Beaumont
• Clayson and the Argonauts
• Cuban Boys
  Cuban Boys
  The Cuban Boys are a British band and production team, currently composed of Skreen B and Ricardo Autobahn; the band formerly also included B.L. Underwood and Jenny McLaren . Their music is characterised by fast electronic beats, heavy reliance upon samples and the repetition of the words "The...
  
  
• Cute Lepers
• Cyanide Pills
• Deep Wound
  Deep Wound
  Deep Wound was a hardcore punk band formed in 1982 in Westfield, MA. They released one self-titled 7" and contributed two songs to the compilation LP, Bands That Could Be God, both of which are sought after by fans and record collectors alike.-Overview:...
  
  
• The Dils
  The Dils
  The Dils were an American punk rock band of the late 1970s, originally from Carlsbad, California, and fronted by brothers Chip Kinman and Tony Kinman...
  
  
• Dirty Burds
• Dustball
• Dutronc
• Dweeb
  Dweeb (band)
  [dweeb] were an indie band from Coventry in the United Kingdom. Band members are Tim Alford , 'The Badgerman' , Matt Donald and Dave Ashworth...
  
  
• Fabienne Delsol
  Fabienne Delsol
  Fabienne Delsol is a French singer, who performs primarily in English. Influenced by the 1960s, her music is a mix of UK garage, Pop, and Psychedelic.-Biography:...
  
  
• Fire Dept.
• Formica
• Genius Freak
• Goldblade Featuring Poly Styrene
• Graham Day and the Gaolers
• Guaranteed Ugly
• Guy Hamper Trio
• Hard Skin
• Helen Love
• Holly Golightly
  Holly Golightly
  Holly Golightly is a British singer-songwriter. Her mother christened her after the protagonist in Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Her musical style ranges from garage rock to R&B.-Musical career:...
  
  
• Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs
• Honeyrider
• Hopper
• Huegunius
• Identity
• J Church
• Johnny Moped
  Johnny Moped
  Johnny Moped were a mid 1970s English punk rock group from south London, who once had Chrissie Hynde and Captain Sensible within their ranks.-Biography:...
  
  
• Killjoys
• Kyra Rubella
• Lockjaw
• Lovesick
• Ludicrous Lollipops
• Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers
  Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
  
  
• Ludella Black
• The Melons
  The Melons
  The Melons were an indie pop band formed in Nottingham, England in 1993, by Helen Melon and Shelly Melon , aka: Vanessa and Sheggi, Nottingham music scene veterans....
  
  
• Mikabomb
• Monkhouse
• Nat Johnson and the Figureheads
• New Bomb Turks
• Oizone
• One Car Pile-Up
• Pansy Division
• Pebbles
• PeeChees
  The PeeChees
  The PeeChee All-Season Sensations were a punk band formed in 1994 by Lookout! Records co-owners Christopher Appelgren , Molly Neuman , along with guitarist Carlos Cañedo , and bass player Rop Vasquez .The PeeChees...
  
  
• Penetration
• Period Pains
• Pete Molinari
• Phantom Pregnancies
• Piney Gir
• Pop Rivets
• Pork Dukes
  Pork Dukes
  -Singles:* "Bend and Flush" b/w "Throbbing Gristle" * "Making Bacon" b/w "Tight Pussy" * "Telephone Masturbator" b/w "Melody Makers" * "Pop Stars" b/w "Save the Pigs, Burn the Fucking Farmers "...
  
  
• Pop Am Good
• Psykik Volts
• Reverse
• The Revillos
  The Rezillos
  The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos' irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart...
  
  
• Roadholders
• Roxy Epoxy & The Rebound
• Rugrat
• Sect
• Serious Drinking European Cup Squad
• Sexton Ming
• Shelley's Children
• Shout
• Singing Loins
• Slaughter And The Dogs
• Snap Her
• Some Chicken
• Spizzenergi
• Stash
• Stratford Sparrows
• Stuckists
• Supercute
• Television Personalities
• Thee Headcoats
  Thee Headcoats
  Thee Headcoats 1989 - 2000, was a band comprising Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. Childish was featured on guitar and vocals, Brand on drums and backing vocals, and Johnson on bass. The band was the most prolific of Childish's many musical projects, releasing fourteen full...
  
  
• Thee Headcoatees
  Thee Headcoatees
  Thee Headcoatees is a band that was formed in the Medway Garage Scene in north Kent, England in 1991. The members of this all girl band were Holly Golightly, Kyra LaRubia, Ludella Black and "Bongo" Debbie Green.-Formation:...
  
  
• Toast
• Wild Billy Childish and the Blackhands
• Wild Billy Childish and the Buff Medways
• Wild Billy Childish and the Chatham Singers
• Wild Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire
• Witch
• The Wolfmen
  The Wolfmen
  The Wolfmen are a rock music band formed in 2004 and centres around Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou...