NAZ NOMAD AND THE NIGHTMARES – I HAD TOO MUCH TO DREAM (LAST NIGHT) 7″ – Nr MINT 1984 DAMNED PSYCH PUNK

Naz Nomad And The Nightmares – I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night)
(Big Beat Records  1984  NS93)

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Naz Nomad and The Nightmares was a one-off project featuring the members of British punk and gothic rock band The Damned.

Naz Nomad and The Nightmares released one album entitled Give Daddy The Knife Cindy in 1984. The album was packaged to look like the re-issue of a 1967 soundtrack album to a (fictitious) low budget American horror film. A copyright notice on the front cover claimed the film was “Copyright 1967 American Screen Destiny Pictures”, and credits are given for the film’s stars, director and producer.

The album itself featured covers of songs by garage rock and psychedelic acts who had influenced the Damned, plus two original numbers in the same style. Each member of the band took on pseudonyms different from those used in The Damned for the project.

“I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)” is a song written by Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz which was recorded in late 1966 by the American garage rock band the Electric Prunes. Released as the band’s second single in November of that year, it reached number 49 in the UK and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending February 11, 1967. It was also the lead track of the band’ 1967s debut album, and became more widely known as the opening track on the 1972 Nuggets compilation of 1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock.

Tracklist

• Dave Vanian as Naz Nomad – vocals
• Roman Jugg as Sphinx Svenson – guitars; also as Ulla – keyboards
• Rat Scabies as Nick Detroit – drums
• Bryn Merrick as Buddy Lee Junior – bass guitar