''Horse of the Dog'' (stylized as ''Hörse Of the Dög'') is the debut album by British rock band
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
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. It was released on 30 September 2002, on the No Death label in the UK.
The album was ranked 12th out of 20 by ''
Kerrang!
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'' magazine as their Album of the Year in 2002.
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
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, who directed the music video for Psychosis Safari.
Track listing
#"Celebrate Your Mother" (McKnight & TEMBD) – 2.33
#"
Chicken
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" (Diamantopoulo & TEMBD) – 2.47
#"Whack of Shit" (Huxley & TEMBD) – 2.18
#"
Psychosis Safari
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" (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.
Personnel
*
Guy McKnight
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (often referred to as Eighties Matchbox, 80s Matchbox, TEMBD, TEMBLD or shortened to just Eighties or 80s) were an English rock band from Brighton, formed in 1999. They released three albums, ''Horse of the ...
– vocals
*Marc Norris – guitar
*
Andy Huxley
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The ...
– 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
References
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2002 debut albums
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster albums