"The Shadow Of Love" was a single released by The Damned in 1985.

It was released in several formats, with the 10" and 12" versions featuring different mixes of "The Shadow of Love", as well as a bonus track, "Would You". Limited numbers of the 7" single included a bonus record, featuring Rat Scabies

Rat Scabies

Christopher Millar , better known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known for his tenure as the drummer for The Damned....

' solo single "Let There Be Rats", previously only available via mail order. The song was promoted with the help of a video directed by Peter Cornish, and reached #25 in the UK charts.

MCA

Music Corporation of America

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 also issued the single in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, with the German 7" featuring a slightly different mix of "The Shadow of Love".

Track listing

1. "The Shadow of Love" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) - 3:51
2. "Nightshift" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick)

Bonus Tracks on 10" version: -

1. "The Shadow of Love (Ten Inches of Hell Mix)" (Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) - 6:32
2. "Would You" (Mason, Scabies, Jugg, Vanian, Merrick)

Production credits

• Producers:
  • Jon Kelly
    Jon Kelly
    Jon Kelly is a British music producer who has produced albums and singles for Chris Rea, The Damned, Kate Bush, Pele , The Beautiful South, Prefab Sprout, Deacon Blue, Heather Nova, The Levellers, Fish, Lynsey De Paul and Nolwenn Leroy.-References:...
    
     on "The Shadow of Love"
  • The Damned on "Nightshift" and "Would You"

• Musicians:
  • Dave Vanian: Vocals
  • Roman Jugg
    Roman Jugg
    Roman Jugg is a keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s....
    
    : Guitar
    Guitar
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    , vocals on "Edward the Bear"
  • Rat Scabies
    Rat Scabies
    Christopher Millar , better known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known for his tenure as the drummer for The Damned....
    
    : Drum
    Drum
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    s
  • Bryn Merrick
    Bryn Merrick
    Bryn Merrick is a musician who was a member of Cardiff-based punk band Victimize and who later joined The Damned between 1983 and 1989. He recorded the bass for albums Phantasmagoria and Anything. He replaced Paul Gray in 1983, when Paul went to UFO...
    
    : Bass
    Bass guitar
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