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Rat Scabies
real name Christopher John Millar
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Rat Scabies is credited on 908 releases across 203 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1977–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
908
Credits
203
Albums
6
Decades active
185
In collections
Biography
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Drummer, born 30th July 1955 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England.
As drummer with The Damned from 1976 to 1995 (except for a brief period during 1977-78), and then 2023 onwards, he was one of the best known figures in punk - mainly because of his name, and penchant for burning and otherwise destroying drum kits - but also as the self proclaimed "fastest drummer in punk"
He played with various outfits after leaving the band in ‘95, and had a bizarre return to prominence with the release of the book "Rat Scabies and The Holy Grail" (Fourth Estate) which has Rat enthusiastically hunting for treasure in the French Pyrenees... The original Damned line/up reformed in 2022 for a (COVID delayed) reunion tour. Then in late 2023 it was announced Rat was rejoining permanently.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
908 releases · 203 albums · active 1977–2026
- Performance · 2,520
- Production · 41
- Other credits · 34
- Mastering · 9
- Engineering · 9
Studios: Rockfield Studios · Britannia Row Studios · RMS Studios · Electric Ballroom
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Damned Damned Damned
1977
Machine Gun Etiquette
1979
Batman Forever (Original Music From The Motion Picture)
1995
Strawberries
1982
Phantasmagoria
1985
Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
1988
Anything
1986
Another Great Record From The Damned: The Best Of The Damned
1981
The Black Album
1980
Music For Pleasure
1977
Joe Strummer 001
2018
Oi To The World! (Christmas With The Vandals)
1996
Learning English, Lesson One
1991
Smash It Up
1979
Neat Neat Neat
1977
Meddle Reimagined - A Tribute To Pink Floyd
2023
Final Damnation
1989
The Light At The End Of The Tunnel
1987
Eloise
1986
The Peel Sessions
1986
The Captains Birthday Party - Live At The Roundhouse
1986
Live Shepperton 1980
1982
Friday 13th EP
1981
I.R.S. Greatest Hits Vols. 2 & 3
1981
Frequent collaborators
- The Damned
- Various
- Damned
- Captain Sensible
- Chaotic Dischord
- The Members
- Nosferatu (4)
- Sid Vicious
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