Slaughter & The Dogs

Slaughter and the Dogs are an English punk rock band formed in 1975 in Wythenshawe, Manchester. Their original line-up consisted of singer Wayne Barrett McGrath, rhythm guitar Mick Rossi, drummer Brian "Mad Muffet" Grantham, lead guitarist Mike Day and bassist Howard Bates.
Slaughter and the Dogs were founded in 1975. The band name is a mix of Slaughter on 10th Avenue and Diamond Dogs; the band had previously been called Wayne Barrett and the Mime Troupe. They were one of the first punk rock bands in North West England, and they supported the Sex Pistols at their gig at Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall on 20 July 1976. This concert, more than any other single event, spawned Manchester's punk scene, which was concentrated around the Electric Circus Club.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel discovered the group in 1977 and would play some of their records on his radio programmes. He saw the band perform at the Chelmsford City Punk Festival on 17th September 1977, which he mentioned in The Listener in a piece later republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (pg. 182).
==Shows Played==
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*12 May 1977: 'The Bitch (7")' (Rabid)
*07 June 1977: Cranked Up Really High (7") Rabid
*23 June 1977: unknown
*24 August 1977: You're A Bore (7" - Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone? / You're A Bore) Decca
*29 August 1977: The Bitch (7" - Cranked Up Really High) Rabid Records
*29 September 1977: Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone (7") Decca
*08 November 1977: Cranked Up Really High (v/a album - Streets) Beggars Banquet BEGA 1
*18 November 1977: Dame To Blame (7") Decca
*23 November 1977: Johnny T (7" - Dame To Blame) Decca F 13743
;1978
*13 April 1978: You're A Bore (LP - Live Slaughter Rabid Dogs) Rabid 
*05 May 1978: Victim Of The Vampire (album - Do It Dog Style) Decca
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*08 May 1979: Cranked Up Really High (7") Rabid
;1980
*14 June 1980 (BFBS): Cranked Up Really High (v/a album - The Crap Stops Here) Rabid
*18 June 1980: Cranked Up Really High (7") Rabid
*03 July 1980 (BFBS): Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone
*27 August 1980: Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone? (7”) Decca
*30 August 1980 (BFBS): Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone
;1981
*29 March 1981 (BFBS): Boston Babies (album - Do It Dog Style) Decca 
;1984
*25 June 1984: Cranked Up Really High
*04 July 1984 (BFBS): Cranked Up Really High 
;1991
*31 August 1991: 'Cranked Up Really High (Compilation LP-Martin)' (Factory)
==External Links==
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