Biography
Raymond Ian Burns (born 24 April 1954), known by the stage name Captain Sensible, is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He co-founded the punk rock band the Damned in 1976, originally playing bass before switching to guitar. He is known for his distinctive appearance including a red beret and sunglasses, typically with white frames. Sensible embarked on a solo career during the 1980s, achieving a UK number one hit with his version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Happy Talk" (1982) and further hits with "Wot" (1982) and "Glad It's All Over" (1984). In 2006, Sensible founded the Blah! Party. He continues to perform in the Damned.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Damned Damned Damned
1977
Batman Forever (Original Music From The Motion Picture)
1995
Machine Gun Etiquette
1979
Short Music For Short People
1999
Phantasmagoria
1985
Another Great Record From The Damned: The Best Of The Damned
1981
The Black Album
1980
Strawberries
1982
Learning English, Lesson One
1991
Let Them Eat Bingo
1990
Animal Liberation
1987
Music For Pleasure
1977
Darkadelic
2023
Don't Worry About Me
2002
Where The Wild Things Are
1992
Final Damnation
1989
Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart
1988
Smash It Up
1979
New Rose
1976
The Greatest Living Englishman
1993
Her Fall
1992
Yummy!
1990
The Peel Sessions
1987
Mindless, Directionless, Energy. - Live At The Lyceum 1981 -
1987
Credited work
1,469 releases · 248 albums · active 1977–2026
- Performance · 3,838
- Other credits · 226
- Production · 138
- Engineering · 26
Studios: Rockfield Studios · Britannia Row Studios · Old Barn Studios · RMS Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Damned
- Johnny Moped
- Sonny Vincent
- The Cleaners From Venus
- The Sensible Gray Cells
- Hard-Ons
- U.K. Subs