DAWN OF THE DEAD

The Damned’s Dave Vanian, April 1977

From the shoot that gave Nissen and Samiof the cover of Slash #1. “The Damned came over and played at the Starwood,” says Nissen. “And that was a big thrill. We had never had a punk band come over from London before. And I wound up taking pictures backstage, with a flash. Then they came to Screamers’ house. And we did a shoot with them there, which was really fun. And they were very cheeky and very nice and very weird.”