1976
Melody Maker · London
Became famous
Draft. The ad text below is a paraphrase from documented sources. A curator will replace it with the verbatim wording once we've checked an archive scan. The outcome and citation are otherwise accurate.
classified · as printed
Drummer (ex-London SS auditions) seeks musicians for new band. Influences: NY Dolls, Stooges, MC5. London area.
What happened next
Brian James answered the ad. The two recruited Captain Sensible and Dave Vanian to complete The Damned, who released 'New Rose' in October 1976 — the first British punk single. They have since gone through more lineup changes than any of their contemporaries and are, somehow, still going.
Source
Melody Maker classifieds, 1976. Per Brian James interviews and The Damned biographies; exact wording pending scan.
Further
cite this ad
“Drummer (ex-London SS auditions) seeks musicians for new band. Influences: NY Dolls, Stooges, MC5. London area.” — Melody Maker, 1976. Musolist museum, /museum/british-weeklies/rat-scabies-mm-ad-1976.