Slaughter And The Dogs - "Do It Dog Style" LP

Slaughter & the Dogs first came to the Blank Generation's attention when they bagged the support slot to the Sex Pistols' legendary Manchester debut in July, 1976. They were named by combining album titles from Mick Ronson and David Bowie, covered Velvet Underground and New York Dolls material, and grew their hair back as soon as it seemed reasonably safe to do so. Consequently, their glam-angled three-chord plummets always seemed slightly contrived, yet the cartoon yob ludicrousness of Do It Dog Style is nothing short of irresistible. The Cult's Billy Duffy started his career in a later Slaughter lineup, and Morrissey auditioned for their perpetually up-for-grabs vocalist role, but ultimately all you really need to know about Slaughter is that their drummer was called Mad Muffet. --Ian Fortnam