[1] Initially consisting of vocalist/songwriter Shane MacGowan (known at the time as 'Shane O'Hooligan'), bassist/songwriter/original punk artist Shanne Bradley, guitarist/artist Roger Towndrow and drummer Adrian Fox (AKA "Arcane Vendetta"); the Nipple Erectors performed their first gig at the Roxy Club in Covent Garden in 1977.
The line up for this recording was Shane MacGowan (vocals), Shanne Bradley (bass), Gavin Douglas (guitar) and Mark Harrison (ex Bernie Tormé Band) on drums.
This line up included Macgowan and Bradley plus John Hasler (ex Madness) on standup snare drum and Scots/Irish Folk Fiddler David Rattray.
In 1984, Shanne Bradley co-founded the Men They Couldn't Hang to play "The Alternative Country and Western Festival" in March 1984 at the Electric Ballroom in Camden.
In 1987, Big Beat released an anthology LP named Bops, Babes, Booze and Bovver, credited to "Nips n Nipple Erectors".
The line-up consisted of Shanne Bradley, Shane MacGowan, Eric "Le Baton" Baconstrip, and Fritz Douglas.
A rehearsal with a drummer Mick Cronin was arranged at Philly Ryans Bar, Nenagh, Tipperary, Ireland.