"Shut It" is a song by the Damned, released as a single in September 1996 on

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. The song was released to promote the '' Not of This Earth'' album, recorded by a new lineup which featured longtime members

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Rat Scabies Christopher John Millar (born 30 July 1955), known by his stage name Rat Scabies, is a musician best known as the drummer for English punk rock band the Damned. Career Millar was born in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. He played drums with Tor ...

, and new members Kris Dollimore (

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Allan Lee Shaw ''Not of This Earth'' is the eighth studio album by The Damned. It is often called ''I'm Alright Jack & The Beanstalk''. History The album has a convoluted history. Following the Final Damnation concerts in 1988, the original line-up of the ...

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). The single was only released in the US. In 1997, just one year after the release of the single, "Shut It" was remixed by Paul Raven and released as "Shut It (Paul Raven Remix)" on Cleopatra's ''Industrial Mix Machine'' compilation.

Track listing

# "Shut It (Die Krupps Mix)" (

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) – 2:51 # "Shut It (Album Version)" (Scabies, Shaw) – 2:49 Bonus track on CD single: # "The Shadow of Love (Live)" ( Jugg, Scabies, Vanian, Merrick) Recorded 11 July 1985 at

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Production credits

* Producer: ** David M Allen *

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** Kris Dollimore −

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− drums **

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* Guest Musicians **

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on "Shut It" **

Roman Jugg Roman Jugg (born 25 July 1957 in Caerphilly, South Wales) is a keyboard player and guitarist. He began his career in the Welsh punk band Victimize in the late 1970s. An acquaintance of Paul Gray, Jugg was originally hired in late 1981, recor ...

− guitar on "The Shadow of Love" **

Bryn Merrick Bryn Merrick (12 October 1958 – 12 September 2015) was a bassist who was a member of Cardiff-based punk band Victimize. He later joined the Damned between 1983 and 1989, replacing Paul Gray, who had left for UFO. Merrick's first release wi ...

− bass on "The Shadow of Love" ** Paul "Shirley" Shepley − keyboards on "The Shadow of Love"

References

{{The Damned 1996 singles The Damned (band) songs Songs written by Rat Scabies Song recordings produced by David M. Allen 1995 songs