Horse of the Dog

Horse of the Dog
Studio album by
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Released30 September 2002
Length25:22
Label
ProducerPaul Tipler
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster chronology
Horse of the Dog
(2002) 		The Royal Society
(2004)

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

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

On the 5th October 2022, in conjunction with the album marking it's 20 year anniversary, it was announced that a limited edition vinyl re-released was being produced to commemorate the band's release. Also included in the bundle is a second vinyl with all B-sides from the album's singles and liner notes from Edgar Wright, who directed the music video for Psychosis Safari.

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
  • 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.