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Dave Vanian And The Phantom Chords A.K.A. The Phantom Chords Were A 1990s American/British Band Featuring The Damned's Dave Vanian On Vocals. Playing Rockabilly And Gothic Rock They Performed A Mixture Of Covers And New Material. Following The 1989 Breakup Of The Damned Vanian Guitarist Roman Jugg And Bassist Bryn Merrick Formed The Phantom Chords With Brendan Moon Guitar And Clyde Dempsey Drums . In 1990 The Debut Single By The Band "Johnny Remember Me" A Cover Of A Geoff Goddard Song Was Released On Polydor In Australia And M&G Records In The UK. However Although An 11-Track Album Including "Johnny Remember Me" Was Written And Polydor Planned To Release It This Did Not Happen And Only Two One-Sided Acetates Of It Exist Although It Has Since Become Available Through Bootlegs . The Phantom Chords Released Another Single In 1992 "Town Without Pity" A Cover Of A 1960s Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington Song On Camden Town Records. In 1995 After Touring In Britain And The US They Released A Full-Length Album David Vanian And The Phantom Chords On Big Beat Records. At This Time They Performed "This House Is Haunted" On VH1 UK. The Band's Lineup Was Very Variable Featuring Rat Scabies On Drums In Live Performances In 1993. A 1995 Damned Reunion I'm Alright Jack And The Beanstalk And Later Resumption Of The Damned With Vanian And Captain Sensible Meant That The Phantom Chords Became A Side Project For Vanian And They Have Released Nothing Since 1995. Roman Jugg Left Phantom Chords Saying "I Got Fed Up With Relying On Someone Who Was Unreliable". However Concerts By Phantom Chords Were Still Taking Place In December 1999.

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