'Man Chest Hair' liberates 17 heroic outbursts of rare and unreleased Northern testosterone from Mancunian pop's awkward coming of age purple period. The hairy funk and hard rock foundations of Manc punk and metal laid down by the self-sufficient post-beat unsignables.'Man Chest Hair' documents the missing link between The Hollies, The Hermits, Hamburg, Hannett and Hotlegs with a heavy emphasis on dirty drums and filthy fuzz from beneath the black rainclouds of Greater Manchester."A sonic polaroid of plump 1970s Lancashire technology in action. Let's hear it for real men that built their own studios from denim, rock, wool & sweat"- Graham Massey (808 State)