The Christmas release from local punk rockers, the Macc Lads, is, "The nastiest, sexist, rudest, lewdist, drunkest, most disgusting record ever made."

But despite their claim. or more probably because of it, they have won a recording contract from Heavy Metal Records, who distribute through the major label E.M.I., for a first cut of 5,000 copies.

All 19 songs are about Macclesfield-or as they know it, "The centre of the universe."
And every one of them lives up to the billing.
In fact they are so outrageous that a top P.R. executive at E.M.I. resigned when she first heard the album, called "Beer and Sex and Chips and Gravy".

The Macc Lads are a cross between The Sex Pistols and Peter Cook's and Dudley Moore's depraved comic duo, Derek and Clive. Their pet hates are homosexuals and Londoners and chips without gravy.

The music paper, Sounds, an authority on these things, described their lyrics as, "Disgusting"
The paper goes on: "We are talking sewer, 90 percent of the lyrics are unprintable, but cleaned up versions of their songs would appear weak, limp and lifeless."

But they still voted them pick of the week and a must for a recoding contract.

Mr Gitt, the man who signed them up said: "Of course some people will take offence, but if you treat them in the right spirit they are very funny and highly original."

The last time they played in Macclesfield was on April 1, 1983, at Lemon Kellys. The police had to be called in and the owner had his nose broken when things got out of hand.

Dave Hill, the owner of Lemon Kelly's, which has since closed down, said: "It was a tremendous evening. But as usual some yobs spoiled it for everyone by causing trouble. For what they are, the Macc Lads are very, very good. Macclesfield should be proud of them."

-Headmaster of the school, where the Macc Lads were educated did not wish to comment