Not of This Earth (The Damned album) 1624061 224879667 2008-07-10T20:35:46Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Not of This Earth | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[The Damned]] | Cover = Not of This Earth (The Damned album) cover.jpg | Released = [[11 November]] [[1995]] | Recorded = [[Summer]] 1994 | Genre = [[Rock (music)|Rock]] | Length = 42:34 | Label = [[Toshiba]] | Producer = [[David M Allen]] | Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|2}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4ojteai24xu7 link] | | Last album = ''[[Anything (The Damned album)|Anything]]''<br />(1986) | This album = '''''Not of This Earth'''''<br /> (1995) | Next album = ''[[Grave Disorder]]''<br />(2001) }} '''''Not of This Earth''''' is the eighth studio [[album]] by [[The Damned]]. It is often (perhaps more correctly) called '''''I'm Alright Jack & The Beanstalk'''''. The album has a convoluted history. Following the [[Final Damnation]] concerts in [[1988]], the original line-up of the band (singer [[Dave Vanian]], guitarist [[Brian James]], bass guitarist [[Captain Sensible]] and drummer [[Rat Scabies]]) had briefly collaborated to record the track "[[Prokofiev (song)|Prokofiev]]", which had a low-key USA-only release on the independent [[Skinnies Cut]] label. Over the following months, Scabies continued to collaborate with James and [[Kris Dollimore]], guitarist with [[The Godfathers]], on demos. Initial attempts to persuade Vanian to join the project were unsuccessful, so James and Dollimore moved on. Scabies later dug out the material, and began working on it with [[Alan Lee Shaw]] (who had previously played guitar for [[The Rings (band)|The Rings]], [[The Maniacs]], [[The Physicals]] and Brian James' band [[Brains (band)|Brains]]). This time the work progressed further, and Dollimore rejoined the project. Bass player [[Moose Harris|Moose]] (real name Jason Harris; formerly with [[New Model Army (band)|New Model Army]]) also came onboard. Vanian was contacted again, and was impressed this time, and completed the band as singer. At this point the decision was taken to perform under The Damned banner. The new line-up performed a [[BBC Radio 1]] session in November 1993, and then toured the [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[United States|U.S.]] and [[Japan]]. The group's recordings had built a cult following in Japan, and following excellent reception of the new material at the gigs there, [[Toshiba]] offered the group the funding to record it as an album. Recording took place in the UK. As well as the Scabies/Dollimore material (as a side-note, Scabies is listed under his real name of Chris Millar in the writing credits), "Prokofiev" was re-recorded. [[James Taylor (jazz)|James Taylor]] of [[James Taylor Quartet]] fame added Hammond organ to some tracks, while ex-[[Sex Pistols]] bass player [[Glen Matlock]] played on "Tailspin" and "Never Could Believe". <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Damned Jack.jpg|thumb|The original UK cover for I'm Alright Jack & the Beanstalk]] --> The results were issued by Toshiba as ''Not of This Earth'' in Japan in November 1995, with "Prokofiev" as an unlisted 'hidden' track. In April 1996, the [[Marble Orchard]] label issued the album in the UK, now titled ''I'm Alright Jack & the Beanstalk'' (inspired by a phrase used by an acquaintance of Scabies'). This had apparently been the planned title of the album all along, but had been considered too much of a mouthful for the Japanese market. The cover was a 3D [[Lenticular printing|lenticular]] design, using the Japanese artwork as a background for a risqué animation. This version of the album was also issued in [[Germany]] and [[Sweden]]. The album also saw a release in the USA in 1996, but this release, on the [[Cleopatra Records|Cleopatra]] label, was titled ''Not of This Earth'' once again, and featured totally different cover artwork. <!-- Deleted image removed: [[Image:Damned NotOfThisEarth.jpg|thumb|The US cover for Not of This Earth]] --> By this time, the new line-up was breaking up. Vanian wanted to return to his [[Dave Vanian & the Phantom Chords|Phantom Chords]] project, and also argued with Scabies over writing credits from the album. The band would split once again, and by August 1996 would be reforming once more – this time with Vanian accompanied by Captain Sensible instead of Scabies. The Vanian/Scabies/Shaw/Dollimore/Moose line-up have featured on two other Damned releases – the remix EP ''[[Testify (EP)|Testify]]'' and the live album [[Molten Lager]]. Much confusion has sprung up about the ''Not of This Earth''/''I'm Alright Jack & the Beanstalk'' album. The Damned's official site formerly carried the unhelpful message "Not intended for release in this form" on its [http://www.officialdamned.com/docs/disc/disc_oddities.htm#jatb discography page] on the album, and the music press often referred to 2001's ''[[Grave Disorder]]'' as the group's first release since ''[[Anything (The Damned album)|Anything]]'' in 1986. Several sources list it as a compilation album. To further the confusion about the album's name, [[Castle Music]] reissued it as ''I'm Alright Jack & the Beanstalk'' in the USA in 2002, with [[Imperial Music|Imperial]] doing the same in Japan. Recently, thanks to the ease of importing CDs and the rise of internet shopping, copies of the US release of ''Not of This Earth'' can be easily found in Europe, with Cleopatra also reissuing the album in ''The Damned Box Set'' in 1999 (with the ''[[Testify (EP)|Testify]]'' remix EP, and compilation ''[[The Chaos Years]]''). The Castle release (also reissued in the UK in 2002) featured a non-lenticular sleeve based on the original Japanese artwork, and also included the four tracks cut at the [[November 29]] [[1993]] Radio 1 session as bonus tracks. ==Track listing== #"I Need A Life" (Shaw, Millar) – 3:20 #"Testify" (Shaw, Millar) – 2:56 #"[[Shut It]]" (Shaw, Millar) – 2:48 #"Tailspin" (Shaw, Millar) – 4:13 #"Not Of This Earth" (Shaw, Millar) – 2:55 #"Running Man" (Shaw, Millar) – 5:06 #"My Desire" (Shaw, Millar) – 2:48 #"Never Could Believe" (Shaw, Millar) – 4:57 #"Heaven Can Take Your Lies" (Shaw, Millar) – 3:49 #"Shadow To Fall" (Shaw, Millar) – 3:02 #"No More Tears" (Shaw, Millar) – 5:14 #"Prokofiev" (Millar,James) – 3:24 ==Production credits== * '''[[Record producer|Producer]]''': ** [[David M Allen]] * '''[[Musician]]s''': ** [[Dave Vanian]]: [[Singer|Vocals]] ** [[Kris Dollimore]]: [[Guitar]] ** [[Alan Lee Shaw]]: [[Guitar|Theme Guitar]], [[Singer|Backing vocals]] ** [[Rat Scabies]]: [[Drum]]s ** [[Moose Harris|Jason "Moose" Harris]]: [[Bass guitar|Bass]] NB: Alan Lee Shaw is credited with "Theme Guitar" - a typically off-the-cuff way of saying "rhythm guitar". * '''[[Musician|Guest Musicians]]''' ** [[James Taylor (jazz)|James Taylor]]: [[Hammond Organ]] ** [[Glen Matlock]]: [[Bass Guitar]] on "Tailspin" and "Never Could Believe" {{The Damned}} [[Category:The Damned albums]] [[Category:1996 albums]] [[it:Not of This Earth (The Damned album)]]