From the earliest days of the band, Vanian had adopted a vampire -like appearance onstage, with chalk-white makeup and formal dress. With Sensible gone, Vanian’s image became more characteristic of the band as a whole. The Damned signed a recording contract with major label MCA Records , and the Phantasmagoria album followed in July 1985, preceded by the UK No. 21 single ” Grimly Fiendish “. Other hits from the same album were ” The Shadow of Love ” with a gloomy gothic sound, and the lighter ” Is It a Dream? “.
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