Horse of the Dog

Horse of the Dog
Horse of the Dog
Studio album by The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
Released	30 September 2002
Length	25:22
Label	No Death; Island;
Producer	Paul Tipler
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster chronology

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

"Celebrate Your Mother" (McKnight & TEMBD) – 2.33
"Chicken" (Diamantopoulo & TEMBD) – 2.47
"Whack of Shit" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 2.18
"Psychosis Safari" (Norris & TEMBD) – 2.52
"Giant Bones" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 1.46
"Fishfingers" (Diamantopoulo & TEMBD) – 2.07
"Charge the Guns" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 1.25
"Morning Has Broken" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 2.33
"Team Meat" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 2.45
"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

^ 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.
^ "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 2002". Retrieved 17 July 2019.

[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.

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