Tunnel in November 1987. MCA and The Damned parted ways the following year. Reception The Ottawa Citizen gave the album a positive review, describing the album as "varied but not disjointed" and that the Damned had become a "superb pop band" that make a "better pop band of the '80s than it did a punk band of the '70s". The Vancouver Sun also praised the album, stating that the Damned "have made the switch to mood music quite well, almost rising to the level of the mighty Stranglers". The review compared the album to music by Simple Minds, opining that the album was what they "want to sound like, moody and atmospheric without getting all doomy and gloomy". A retrospective review from AllMusic was negative, awarding the album 2 stars and calling it the worst album of the original group's catalogue. The review specifically pointed out "Restless" and "In Dulce Decorum" as meandering, and noted that the tracks "Psychomania" and "Anything" were the only tracks that "generate anything approximating the energy of the Damned's best music". When later asked about the Phantasmagoria and Anything albums, Vanian said that "some of the production in retrospect could have been done a little better, but it was the '80's. Some of those songs were just as heartfelt as anything that had gone before despite the frills and ruffles". Track listing Personnel The Damned Dave Vanian – lead vocals Roman Jugg – guitars, keyboards, vocals Bryn Merrick – bass, vocals Rat Scabies – drums Additional musicians Blue Weaver – keyboards Paul "Shirley" Shepley – keyboards Paul Wickens – keyboards Suzie O'List – backing vocals Kurt Holm – trumpet Production Jon Kelly – production, engineering, mixing (2, 7, 9) Henrik Nilsson – additional engineering Lance Phillips – additional engineering Alan O'Duffy – additional engineering Ken Thomas – mixing (3, 6, 8) Nigel Walker – mixing (1, 4, 5) Howard Raybould – album cover carving Jef Hartley – album cover painting Booce – album cover painting The Leisure Process – design, art direction Nick Knight – photography Charts Certifications Notes References 1986 albums The Damned (band) albums Albums produced by Jon Kelly MCA Records albums