Naz Nomad & the Nightmares
In 1984, legendary British punk rockers the Damned decided to pay homage to the 1960s garage and psychedelic groups that influenced them by releasing a covers album under the name Naz Nomad & the Nightmares. The album in question was entitled Give Daddy the Knife Cindy and featured the Damned spin on tunes by the Seeds, the Electric Prunes, Kim Fowley, and numerous other forgotten rock pioneers. It’s been out of print for a while, of course, but you can get a taste of the Naz Nomad experience by watching these live clips from 1989 (why they were Nazzing it up that late, I don’t know…I also don’t know why Rat Scabies isn’t in a psychedelic disguise like the rest of them):
“Can’t Stand This Love, Goodbye”
Pretty good stuff. Easy to hear how these tunes helped form the crux of the Damned’s famous sound.
