The Damned – I Just Can't Be Happy Today

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Label:	Chiswick Records – CHIS 120
Format:	Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Push-Out Centre
Country:	UK
Released:	Nov 16, 1979
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Punk, Goth Rock

Tracklist

A		I Just Can't Be Happy Today Written-By – Ward, Sensible, Vanian, Dadomo, Scabies*
B1		Ballroom Blitz Bass [Blitz On Ballroom Bass] – Lemmy Written-By – Nicky Chinn / Mike Chapman*
B2		Turkey Song Written-By [Uncredited] – Alasdair Ward, Dave Vanian, Ray Burns

Companies, etc.

Record Company – EMI Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Chiswick Records
Published By – Rock Music Co. Ltd.
Published By – Chinnichap Ltd.
Published By – Rak Publishing Ltd.
Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
Pressed By – EMI Records
Distributed By – EMI Records Ltd.

Credits

Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Mike Shipley
Producer – Roger Armstrong, Damned*

Notes

Track B2 "Turkey Song" is not listed on sleeve nor on label, writing credits according to Machine Gun Etiquette - 25 th Anniversary Edition.

On back cover:
Manufactured and distributed by EMI Records Limited

On labels:
Track A "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" published by Rock Music Co Ltd
Track B1 "Ballroom Blitz" published by Chinnichap Ltd / Rak Publ Ltd

℗ 1979 Chiswick Records
Made in Gt. Britain

On runouts:
All is stamped except BUY THE ALBUM & CAPTS LAST LAUGH which are etched

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Label side A): CHIS 120-A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): CHIS 120-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): CHIS 120 A-2 BUY THE ALBUM.
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): CHIS 120 B-1 CAPTS LAST LAUGH
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): CHIS 120 A-2 2 BUY THE ALBUM. RG
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): CHIS 120 B-1 1 CAPTS LAST LAUGH T
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 3): CHIS 120 A-2 1 BUY THE ALBUM. 47
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 3): CHIS 120 B-1 1 CAPTS LAST LAUGH MG
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 4): CHIS 120 A-2 1 BUY THE ALBUM. R M
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 4): CHIS 120 B-1 1 CAPTS LAST LAUGH T
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 5): CHIS 120 A-2 R R BUY THE ALBUM 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 5): CHIS 120 B-1 O R CAPTS LAST LAUGH 2 ̶3̶ ̶3̶ ̶3̶ ̶
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 6): CHIS 120 A-2 P BUY THE ALBUM 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 6): CHIS 120 B-1 RD CAPTS LAST LAUGH 1
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 7): CHIS 120 A-2 AM BUY THE ALBUM 2
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 7): CHIS 120 B-1 GH CAPTS LAST LAUGH 2 ̶3̶ ̶3̶ ̶

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	I Just Can't Be Happy Today (7", 45 RPM, Promo, DJ Edit)	Chiswick Records	CHIS 120	UK	1979
Recently Edited	I Just Can't Be Happy Today (7", 45 RPM, Promo)	Chiswick Records	CHIS 120	UK	1979
Recently Edited	I Just Can't Be Happy Today (7", Single, Solid)	Chiswick Records	CHIS 120	UK	1979
New Submission	I Just Can't Be Happy Today (7", 45 RPM, White Label)	Chiswick Records	CHIS 120	UK	1979
New Submission	Ballroom Blitz (7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, White Label)	Chiswick Records	CHIS 120	UK	1979

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Reviews

bbarathy May 28, 2021
A or B side labels can be missing. I have copies of both.
ornerybro Nov 21, 2014
There is a version of this single with an alternate middle section I'm told is like the Peel Sessions version. I have only heard it once and couldn't afford it at the time. It had the same cover and there wasn't any other way to distinguish it other than listening that I can remember. Can anyone shed some light? It is one of the only ones I need to complete my collection.