Horse of the Dog

Horse of the Dog (stylized as Hörse Of the Dög) is the first album by the British psychobilly band The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.[1]

Horse of the Dog
Studio album by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Released	30 September 2002
Genre	Psychobilly, indie rock, hardcore punk
Length	25:22
Label	No Death, Universal Records
Producer	Paul Tipler
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster chronology
Original Two Track Demo (2001) Horse of the Dog (2002) The Royal Society (2004)

The album was ranked 12th out of 20 by Kerrang! magazine as their Album of the Year in 2002.[2]

Track listing

1. "Celebrate Your Mother" (McKnight & TEMBD) - 2.33
2. "Chicken" (Diamantopoulo & TEMBD) - 2.47
3. "Whack of Shit" (Huxley & TEMBD) - 2.18
4. "Psychosis Safari" (Norris & TEMBD) - 2.52
5. "Giant Bones" (Huxley & TEMBD) - 1.46
6. "Fishfingers" (Diamantopoulo & TEMBD) - 2.07
7. "Charge the Guns" (Huxley & TEMBD) - 1.25
8. "Morning Has Broken" (Huxley & TEMBD) - 2.33
9. "Team Meat" (Huxley & TEMBD) - 2.45
10. "Presidential Wave" (Huxley & TEMBD) - 4.06

B-sides

Amongst the list of B-sides below, live tracks, demo tracks and videos were also released on most of the singles from the album.

Song	Length	Release(s)
"Alex"	2:43	B-side of "Morning Has Broken"
"Return December"	2:15	B-side of "Celebrate Your Mother"
"Torrential Abuse"	2:54	B-side of "Celebrate Your Mother"
"Briefcases for Girls"	2:15	B-side of "Psychosis Safari"
"Ho Ha"	3:05	B-side of "Psychosis Safari"
"Turkish Delights of the Devil"	2:58	B-side of "Chicken"
"Horse of the Dog"	4:05	B-side of "Chicken"
"Palomino's Dream (by The Boogs)"	2:49	B-side of "Chicken"
"Sacred Metal"	4:08	B-side of "Chicken"

Personnel

• Guy McKnight - vocals
• Marc Norris - guitar
• Andy Huxley - guitar
• Sym Gharial - bass guitar
• Tom Diamantopoulo - drums
• Paul Tipler - producer
• Mat Willis - executive producer, management
• Will Bartle - recording assistant
• Jeremy Gill - mixing assistant
• Ollie Dunn - mixing assistant
• Phiesta - design
• Leigh Anne Walter - photography

Singles

Date of Release	Title	UK Chart Position
11 March 2002	"Morning Has Broken"	83
16 September 2002	"Celebrate Your Mother"	66
8 July 2003	"Psychosis Safari"	26
8 May 2003	"Chicken"	30

References

1. Aaron Merat (14 August 2013). "The fan-boy's burden: a love affair with disaster – or, discovering that your musical hero now works in retail". Fact.
2. "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 2002". Retrieved 17 July 2019.