Slaughter and the Dogs - Cranked Up Really High

This was 'Slaughter and the Dogs' debut single. Hailing from Manchester, but frequent visitors to London and in particular "the Roxy". If you get the first 'Roxy London Wc2' album which appears to be deleted now (so I will most probably post this sometime) you will find two tracks from 'Slaughter and the Dogs"

This is one of the all time punk classics, noisy, fast and furious. There other single releases were mixed in my opinion, some excellent, some average, I will post a few more of the good ones.

I originally did not plan to post music that was still readily available, however from some of the comments in the past posts, some visitors have said this blog has helped give awareness of some of the classic bands were around in the late seventies. So this is for those who have not had a chance to hear 'Slaughter and the Dogs' before and will hopefully lead them to buying some of their classic albums.

Band: Slaughter and the Dogs
Label: Rabid Records
Year: 1977
Tracks:
1. Cranked Up Really High
2. The Bitch



If you like this then go and buy their classic debut album now:

Do It Dog Style

Neither of these postings are on the above album, so if you want digital quality then go and buy this excellent collection of their singles:

The Punk Singles Collection

The Roxy London WC2: Jan- Apr 1977

One of the great punk classic live albums of all time. The recording is raw and very real, you can hear everyone standing around chatting, and banter between the audience and the bands. You could easily mistake this for a bootleg. For the first time on ASFM we have Eater and X-Ray Spex with the classic 'Oh Bondage Up Yours', but for me the its toss up between Wire and Johnny Moped, and even though I'm a massive Johnny Moped fan, 'Lowdown' by Wire just about wins. I love the way the song just stops, goes quiet and then "Thats the lowdown", Brilliant. Then followed by the classic '12XU', what more could you want.

So come on then, whats your favourite track? Leave a comment and let everyone know.

Ripped from a not so glorious hissing tape:


Bands: Various
Label: Harvest
Year: 1977
Tracks:
1. Runaway - Slaughter and the Dogs
2. Boston Babies - Slaughter and the Dogs
3. Freedom - Unwanted
4. Lowdown - Wire
5. 12XU - Wire
6. Bored Teenagers - The Adverts
7. Hard Lovin Man - Johnny Moped
8. Don't Need It - Eater
9. 15 - Eater
10. Oh Bondage Up Your - X-Ray Spex
11. Breakdown - The Buzzcocks
12. Love Battery - The Buzzcocks

If you like this album, then here is a few more you need to go out and buy:

This Wire album has the full sets for two nights, with a couple of unreleased tracks, a must for any Wire fans.

Live at the Roxy London: April 1st & 2nd 1977

For X-ray Spex a few more tracks (8) at the Roxy

Live at the Roxy Club

If you like Eater this has nearly got everything that you will need

The Compleat Eater

For all of the other bands check earlier ASFM postings for recommendations